Discover the most-read stories across the Founding Fuel network over all time.
Two of India’s iconic companies—Tata Steel and ITC—find themselves at the cusp of a huge upheaval. And it once again raises serious questions about the role of the board in supervising executive management
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
Most consumers trust earned media - recommendations from friends and family - above all other forms of advertising
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In this extract from his book, ‘Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India', Vinay Sitapati talks about the attributes that enabled Rao to manage the politics of reforms. His ability to assess the situation and play mouse, lion or fox—as need be—was Rao’s paramount political skill
Vinay Sitapati
Political scientist, journalist, lawyer
There are a complex set of reasons why people leave organisations. Blaming it on your HR department is the easy way out. The smarter way is to understand the root causes and work as a leadership team to fix it
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO, Leadership Centre
EkStep Foundation is the technical partner of a new global philanthropic initiative Co-Impact. What exactly is it bringing to the table?
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
The Simputer showed that India can design an innovative tech product. What holds it back? Its capability in hardware manufacturing and very little experience in marketing a new category of devices.
N Dayasindhu
Co-founder and CEO, itihaasa Research and Digital
What business leaders can do to encourage prodigies to flourish
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
On March 1, Ravneet Singh Gill will assume charge at YES Bank. Will the entry of the quintessential MNC banker from Deutsche Bank be able to calm the troubled waters swirling around YES Bank?
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
Global Capability Centres have played a big role in the development of Indian engineering and innovation capabilities. Protectionist trends like the US-China trade disputes now raise important questions for India
Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB, Professor of Strategy
The Chinese have done it again. With the Uber-Didi deal, they have shown the world how to carve out a near monopoly in urban transportation that’s also highly regulated and hugely competitive
Haresh Chawla
Investor, Entrepreneur
After scaling up, do you get a professional to lead as CEO or continue at the helm? Where do you draw the lines between ownership and management? Is it better to exit totally or wait until the kids have grown up? If they want to, how do you induct them? When a crisis happens, do you step in or let professionals handle it? These are questions that Anand Deshpande, founder and chairman of Persistent Systems, has wrestled with and opens up on in this candid conversation
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What Uber, Netflix and Walt Disney Company show us about thriving in a tech world; leadership skills for sustainable success; and how human behaviour shapes decisions
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner, Advent International
The three-month-long takeover saga is reaching its climax. What happens next? (Updated on December 6, and December 24, 2022)
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
Why the Red Label Kumbh Mela ad backfired and the do’s and don’ts for brand custodians when designing their communication
Piyul Mukherjee
Co-Founder, Quipper Research Private Limited
We rarely get a live case study to engage with and test a proposition. The unfolding Infosys saga offers us a ready-made case to test my last week’s essay, ‘The leadership paradox’
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO, Leadership Centre
