·Leadership & Organisation
The nonsense that is gut instinct
Conventional wisdom demands our instinct is always right. But all evidence suggests this we ignore instinct and rely on data
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
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Discover what's capturing attention across the Founding Fuel network this week.
·Economy, Policy & Society
If not tax breaks to seed innovation, then what?
What the government ought to focus on is, encouraging Indian science to set up businesses and increasing the competitive intensity of the marketplace
SJ
Sachin Joneja
Independent Consultant
·Business & Strategy
The ROI of business storytelling
Storytelling has a 28.06 times return on investment!
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Indranil Chakraborty
Founder | Storyworks
·Economy, Policy & Society
The rise of the big spenders of China
The Chinese buy more and travel more, and brands are going out of their way to woo Chinese shoppers, both at home and abroad
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Neelima Mahajan
Editor in Chief of Think: Act Magazine, Roland Berger
·Business & Strategy
Revisiting innovation at the bottom of the pyramid
How do you come up with the disruptive differentiators that will serve the unique needs of the millions of Indians with limited purchasing power, and who are difficult to access? Co-create and build ground-up
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Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
·Technology & the Future
This week in disruptive tech—November 29, 2015
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: driverless cars, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence and 3D printing.
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Leadership & Organisation
Am I too old for my company?
The average age in companies is getting younger and these employees are wired differently. How do you deal with the organizational consequences of that altered reality?
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Subroto Bagchi
Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist
·Business & Strategy
How Alibaba pulled off its Singles Day shopping fest
Alibaba broke all records with sales of $14.3 billion on Singles Day this year. How did it manage this amazing feat?
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Knowledge Partner
·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
·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?
SJ
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
KR
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
AM
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission