·Leadership Practice and Development
The Blind Spots of India Inc
Disability inclusion, leadership imagination, and the limits of intent
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·The Geopolitics of AI
India’s AI Moment
As major powers turn artificial intelligence towards science and national security, India must widen its AI vision beyond inclusion and productivity
·The Geopolitics of AI
India’s AI Gambit: The Choices That Will Define Power
Speed is not strategy. The real battle is over sovereignty, science and state capacity
·AI, Leadership & Decision Making
Anatomy of a Prompt
On prompting, intent, and the discipline of asking well
·Leadership Practice and Development
When AI Raises the Average, Who Protects the Breakthrough?
Artificial intelligence is superb at optimisation. But transformation still comes from the deviations leaders choose to back.
·Organisational Culture, Transformation and Change
The Quiet Work of Branding
Five shifts shaping how organisations build clarity, continuity and trust in 2025
·Organisational Culture, Transformation and Change
When Stories Move Faster Than Systems
Why AI-accelerated narratives are exposing leadership and capability gaps across organisations
·Corporate Strategy
The Best Stories of 2025
Ten of our best work through the year—on business, leadership, and geopolitical trends
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
When A Leader Stumbles
How an airline’s crisis became an industry’s test. The concluding part of a two part special series
·Organisational Culture, Transformation and Change
The Paradox of Excellence
How IndiGo’s greatest strengths created the conditions for the December 2025 crisis — and what it reveals about the limits of high-performance systems. Part One of a two part special series
·Corporate Strategy
The New Perimeter of National Security
Why India’s corporate leaders can no longer separate digital risk from strategic resilience
·Leadership Practice and Development
The One Leadership Skill We Forgot to Teach
In an age of noise, overload and drifting meetings, facilitation is no longer a “tool”, it’s a core leadership discipline
·AI Ethics & Governance
Are LLMs Just Clever Parrots?
Inside the growing chorus of doubt from AI’s own pioneers
·Leadership Practice and Development
Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: How to Escape the Halfpinion Trap
In a world of echo chambers, courage and curiosity keep us honest
·AI Ethics & Governance
The Rage of Parents
Around the world, families are fighting back against AI harms. Why is India still silent?
·Leadership Practice and Development
Terry Szuplat on the Art of Powerful Communication
Seven takeaways from a conversation with President Barack Obama’s speechwriter
·Leadership Practice and Development
From Cubs to Leaders
What the tiger’s journey through the wild teaches us about leadership growth
·AI, Leadership & Decision Making
The Real Shifts Happening with AI
Notes from 'Reshuffle: Who Wins when AI Restacks the Knowledge Economy’, Sangeet Paul Choudary's new book
·Corporate Strategy
John Kay on Purpose, Profit—and the Perils of Thinking Like a Hare
In conversation with D Shivakumar, the acclaimed economist revisits the soul of business—from Boeing’s fall to Apple's hollow shell—and what real strategy should look like
·Leadership Practice and Development
They Don't Make Them Like Tino Anymore
McKinsey’s first Indian hire. Mentor to generations. Architect of an enduring legacy
·Leadership Practice and Development
Zoho’s New CEO, Same Grounded Playbook
As Sridhar Vembu steps back to focus on AI, Shailesh Davey takes the lead, steering Zoho into the future, on its own terms
·AI Ethics & Governance
When AI Cheats Its Creators
Deception is no longer a human trait. AI has learned it too
·Leadership Practice and Development
Character is about who we choose to be
Insights from General Stanley McChrystal’s new book ‘On Character: Choices That Define a Life’. The book is in Shivakumar’s list of best books of summer 2025
·Leadership Practice and Development
My 10 best business books of summer 2025
On what makes a leader, how to stop wasting energy on the wrong things, speaking well, the history of attention, understanding India’s economic planning, and more
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
After the Crash: A Test of Leadership and Legacy
In the shadow of the Air India AI171 tragedy, the Tata Group faces a crucible moment—echoing a corporate crisis from four decades ago that still defines leadership under pressure
·AI, Leadership & Decision Making
Our extended minds and AI notetakers
Transcription tools enhance our intelligence, allow us to revisit conversations and glean insights we might have missed, and share knowledge with extended teams. Here's what you need to know to select the right one for you
·The New AI Enterprise Architecture
Beyond AI: A new dawn
Most AI today works within the boundaries set by human designers. New tools like Google's AutoML-Zero challenge that boundary
·Leadership Practice and Development
The checklist trap: How we turned leadership into a lifestyle product
Leadership conversations are increasingly about what can be measured and instant results. Yet, many of the most powerful shifts in leadership show up quietly
·AI at Work
AMA: How to make AI work for you?
Tanuj Bhojwani and Anmol Shrivastava answer questions on how to make AI a part of your lives
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
FF Live: Managing Corporate Reputation in the Digital Age
18 takeaways on crisis management and trust-building
·AI Ethics & Governance
At the top and bottom of the AI debate
Along the march of AI, two issues need attention: one is of regulation. The other, equally critical, is ensuring that the poor can access and learn the best and latest tech
·AI, Leadership & Decision Making
AI natives are here. Are you keeping up?
Are you adapting, exploring, or waiting for change to push you forward?
·AI, Leadership & Decision Making
AI’s Best-Kept Secret: It’s Not the Tools, It’s You
In a world brimming with AI possibilities, it’s easy to get lost in the hype. But the magic is not in the perfect tools, it’s in using them thoughtfully. Whether you’re a beginner or already well-versed, the key is to start simple and experiment boldly. Like learning to ride a bike, the more you engage, the more natural it will feel. Here’s how I am learning
·Crisis Leadership, Reputation and Trust
How L&T completely muffed up a valuable teachable moment
Around the world, CEOs, even the smartest of the lot, are known to occasionally suffer from a foot-in-the-mouth disease. Yet there are playbooks in place on how to deal with such crises–something that L&T has chosen to ignore.
·Leadership Practice and Development
Leaders vs. bosses: What does it take to become a leader?
Fireside chat: Ajay Piramal, Nitin Paranjpe and Dr Anil Khandelwal, in conversation with Indrajit Gupta
·Leadership Practice and Development
Founding Fuel Live | The Best Business Books of 2024
A Founding Fuel Live conversation between D Shivakumar and Ramesh Srinivasan, co-author, ‘The Journey of Leadership’
·Corporate Strategy
My top ten business books of 2024
The best books of the year on how the past informs the future, tackling tough situations, and technology
·Leadership Practice and Development
Practice making mistakes
An extract from ‘The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out’ by Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink and Ramesh Srinivasan
·Leadership Practice and Development
The red flags in your team
An excerpt from Dr Dana Sinclair’s new book, ‘Dialed In: Do Your Best When It Matters Most’
·Leadership Practice and Development
Behind Crotonville’s demise
It is tempting to dismiss corporate universities as a relic of a bygone era. The reality may well be a bit more nuanced