·Leadership & Organisation
How to build a strong board
Bring in the right mix of competencies, facilitate constant involvement, encourage critique and your board can be a source of competitive advantage
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Harsh Mariwala
Chairman | Marico
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·Economy, Policy & Society
Is the R&D tax break really an incentive to innovate?
There is opposition to the proposed withdrawal of R&D tax breaks in India. But did the perk really propel companies to research and innovate?
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Sachin Joneja
Independent Consultant
·Leadership & Organisation
And what about the business of tolerance?
A fair workplace and good corporate governance depend on how tolerant business leaders are to criticism and dissent
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K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO | Leadership Centre
·Technology & the Future
This week in disruptive tech - November 17, 2015
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: the future of food, terrorism, human interactions and work.
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
Want 'Make in India' to succeed? Improve the ease of doing business
In this extract from chapter 3 of his book, 'An Upstart in Government', Arun Maira says, the regulatory environment affects small enterprises the most. Every moment that the owners divert to dealing with government functionaries are moments taken away from the functioning of their enterprises
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Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
·Leadership & Organisation
The end of training
The effectiveness of old-style leadership programmes is questionable. One way to reboot the training model is to take a more problem solving approach to learning
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Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Leadership & Organisation
Climbing the ladder of business responsibility: A time for real leaders to show up
True business leadership lies in pursuing a higher purpose than merely obtaining a larger monetary valuation of the business
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Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
·Economy, Policy & Society
The future of manufacturing—and what it means for Make in India
Technological progress is changing the nature of work in ways we don’t realize. For India’s push into manufacturing to be successful, we need to prepare for manufacturing as it will be five years from now
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Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
·Economy, Policy & Society
Will India muddle along, fall apart or will the flotilla advance?
How can one be sure of India's future trajectory? This extract from chapter 7 in Arun Maira's book, 'An Upstart in Government', explains three scenarios that sketch out what the condition of the country will be if the forces that affect it play out
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Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
·Technology & the Future
This week in disruptive tech - November 9, 2015
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: artificial intelligence, 3D printing, the sharing economy, and drones.
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Leadership & Organisation
Overcoming entrenched views
If the story is in their heads, it is hard to change
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Indranil Chakraborty
Founder | Storyworks
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
What layoffs at Zomato, TinyOwl and Housing.com says about online start-ups in India
Are they the first signs of a bursting bubble or that the start-up ecosystem is robust and can make midcourse corrections?
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
The dragon mellows
Some reflections on a recent trip to China: The Indian growth story is opening some more doors, the impact of the slowdown is showing in wage rates and costs, and there's a concerted move to clean-up
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Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
·Leadership & Organisation
Integrity versus high performance
Should you replace an effective but dishonest guy with an honest but ineffective individual?
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Subroto Bagchi
Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist
·Technology & the Future
This week in disruptive tech - Oct 31, 2015
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: genomics, Internet of Things, wearables, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence.
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel