July 31, 2025
Middle Management Is Dead. Long Live the Irresistible Manager Bhushan Kulkarni’s book reminds us why the best managers aren’t promoted. They’re followed. “My span of control […]
June 3, 2025
We are bombarded with information. From labels on food to ads to a million dashboards at work, health checkups … we seek information based on how […]
May 12, 2025
College had prepared me to be a great employee. The office had a dress code and a boss instead of the professor, right? I was so […]
February 16, 2025
DesignRush.com is a B2B marketplace connecting businesses with agencies through expert reviews and agency ranking lists, awards, knowledge resources, and personalized agency recommendations for vetted projects. […]
February 6, 2025
The private equity firm Blackrock has almost 250 companies in its portfolio. That means they need to select 250 CEOs to run these businesses. That portfolio […]
July 10, 2024
We have no idea about the world of work when we are in our teens. We make up our mind based on stories. Madame Curie, Einstein […]
January 5, 2022
We tend to equate charisma and leadership qualities. While it takes a charismatic leader to re-energize a team that has given up, the problems of charismatic leaders far outweighs the positives. The conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on multiple counts of fraud is a warning for us.
October 12, 2019
Narcissists focus on looking good themselves. They often do not grow the second line of leaders, so that there is no one who has the “stature to challenge their decisions”. Many start-ups are as guilty of not investing in building a second rung of empowered and capable leaders.There could well be a better choice than choosing between the two extreme leadership models that we have seen. The price is paid by the employees and common investors. This must change.
May 27, 2019
The most inspiring name on the 2019 list of leaders is Greta Thunberg. She is a 16 year old student activist who is campaigning for climate change. On Twitter page she describes herself as "a 16-year-old climate activist with Asperger [syndrome]". Her work on climate change earned her a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. Making her a year younger than Malala who won it at the age of seventeen.