
Measuring and managing performance
K Ramkumar, Executive Director of ICICI Bank, talks about how ability combined with motivation brings forth performance. But you cannot manage ability; you have to manage motivation and commitment
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K Ramkumar, Executive Director of ICICI Bank, talks about how ability combined with motivation brings forth performance. But you cannot manage ability; you have to manage motivation and commitment
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The Pitcairn family offers several lessons on how you can sustain a family business across not one, not two, but several generations.

CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner

A literal and figurative screen has come up between learning and growth on one side and teaching on the other. Two senior school students and a teacher offer a view into a system that is falling short

Piyul Mukherjee
Co-Founder, Quipper Research Private Limited

Starting your own business is not something that is right for everyone. Or for our world
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Job destruction, fake news, polarisation. Rapid advances in technology are blamed for these. Is that claim justified? Are other factors at play? Who will regulate technology?

Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India, Member, Planning Commission

Donor fatigue has started to set in, even as the pandemic continues to wreck havoc with people’s lives, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged sections. Here are the biggest causes that need immediate and urgent attention—and here’s how you can contribute

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Insights from Larry Weidel’s book ‘Serial Winner: 5 Actions to Create Your Cycle of Success’
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How to make your pitch credible, viable and persuasive enough for someone to believe in you and want to put their money on your idea
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A special Independence Day conversation with Arun Maira, Sundeep Waslekar and Nachiket Mor on what it might take to build a world that works for everyone—and how entrepreneurship can play its part in that transformation
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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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The public debate around the recent tragedy has been far too simplistic. The fact is that India hasn’t been able to root out vector-borne diseases for centuries. And simply blaming the government of the day won’t cut ice

Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Twitter is not one, but three. It is a protocol, an app, and a media company. And being all the three is doing it no good

N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Companies like Amazon, IKEA and Ritz-Carlton are proactive in anticipating customer's needs and nipping problems in the bud
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The ability to frame a problem, a relentless striving for a better solution, and careful patenting are some of the lessons

Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB, Professor of Strategy

A learning session with Arun Maira, Harish Hande, Mekhala Krishnamurthy and M Rajshekhar
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