Category Archives: Culture

Lie Spotting

On any given day we’re lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, shows the manners and “hotspots” used by those trained to recognize … Continue reading

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How to be the last Airline standing ? THINK DIFFERENT

Indigo has shown in the six years since its inception that it is one smart company (the only profitable Indian airline). In an interview with ET, Rahul Bhatia, the cofounder, reveals a smart executive at the helm who not only … Continue reading

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Transforming Villages with Open Source

This is hugely inspiring, could be a good idea for CEO’s in India and globally to link with their Corporate Social Responsibility and for various NGO’s. Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints … Continue reading

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Stop the Drama and Do the Work

Workplace conflicts that turn into melodramas can hurt productivity and team morale. Ed Muzio, president and CEO of Group Harmonics, explains how such conflicts play out and how to resolve them, so everyone can get back to work.

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Dean’s first day as CEO – big idea

A new cartoon series depicting corporate life in America. In this episode, our new CEO “Dean” starts his first day on the job with some big ideas.

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A hidden agenda behind multi-brand retail?

Author : Ajit Dayal , Article Courtesy : EquityMaster.com Shekar Swamy, the Group CEO of marketing and advertising agency RK Swamy Hansa, has written a very interesting 2- article series in The Hindu Business Line (June 16 and June 17) … Continue reading

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Daniel Pink: From Motivation 2.0 to Motivation 3.0

Daniel Pink describes why it’s so hard to make the transition from old-school control to new-age engagement—and how the most progressive organizations make the shift. Daniel H. Pink is the author of four provocative books about the changing world of … Continue reading

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‘Customer Engagement’: old wine in a new bottle or new realms of possibility?

Customer engagement is the new buzzword.  Whenever a new buzzword shows up it suggests that either we have ‘old wine in a new bottle’ or that  ‘new realms of possibility’ has shown up.  If you fall for the ‘old wine … Continue reading

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Am I working with or against nature ?

A brilliant presentation on the Biology of Business. Concepts from complexity science point the way to a healthier world for business, communities and individuals. These concepts explain explain the dynamics of change in living systems that affect business success in … Continue reading

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Short term or Long Term : How would you answer this question if you were the CEO?

When it comes to customer-centricity there is only ONE question If you grapple with the Customer stuff for long enough you get past all the surface issues – data, CRM systems, processes, metrics, people etc- and see that it all … Continue reading

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