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The amorality of Nitish Kumar
·Economy, Policy & Society

The amorality of Nitish Kumar

Once upon a time he was called sushasan babu and had a reputation for being an idealist. Now, he is known to play his cards close to the chest and worships at the altar of power

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

An insider’s account of Indian telecom
·Business & Strategy

An insider’s account of Indian telecom

Sam Pitroda's biography, Dreaming Big, provides much needed perspective from the inside into how Indian telecom came out of the boondocks to be a force to reckon with

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Behind ITC’s hotels demerger
·Business & Strategy

Behind ITC’s hotels demerger

Chairman and MD Sanjiv Puri is trying to kill three birds with one stone

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

The difficulty of cross-selling
·Business & Strategy

The difficulty of cross-selling

How far can businesses push the power of platforms to sell new types of products? The past week offered some interesting pointers

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

The myth that is the Indian liberal
·Economy, Policy & Society

The myth that is the Indian liberal

Apparently, there is a battle raging between Indian liberals and orthodox forces. Unfortunately, much like unicorns and pink fairies, the Indian liberal is a myth

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

The nonsense that is gut instinct
·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

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

WFH: Drinking from a fire hose
·Leadership & Organisation

WFH: Drinking from a fire hose

We’ve pitchforked into action without any process or an established way of working. As a leadership team, what can we do right now to handle this disruption and help settle things down inside our enterprise?

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Kavi Arasu

Kavi Arasu

Leadership and Talent Development Professional

Would you much rather self disrupt or self destruct?
·Business & Strategy

Would you much rather self disrupt or self destruct?

To those who reckon banks are going to keel over and die in the face of disruption from non-traditional contenders, I have a piece of advice. Hang on. It isn't going to happen so fast

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K Ramkumar

K Ramkumar

Founder and CEO, Leadership Centre

Does your team have runners or passive riders?
·Leadership & Organisation

Does your team have runners or passive riders?

In his book ‘Move Your Bus’, Ron Clark talks about the different kinds of people companies typically have—high performers, the dependables, average workers and deadweights—and what leaders can do to get the best out of their teams

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The science of improving your work life
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

The science of improving your work life

Caroline Webb, author of ‘How to Have a Good Day’ and chief executive of Sevenshift, on what you can do to have a more fulfilling work life

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CKGSB Knowledge

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