I recently finished reading “The ride of a lifetime” by Rober Iger who was the Disney CEO for 15 years before stepping down in February 2020. He steered them through a period of strong growth marked with many major acquisitions. These include Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox. Iger started his career at …

  One of the most important traits for a successful leader is their emotional intelligence. It is about their ability to be aware of their emotions, manage them well and handle interpersonal relationships with empathy. This has become even more relevant during the pandemic. We are separated by physical distances, we are confronted by unfamiliar …

  A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of watching the performance of Asiad Circus in Seelampur in Delhi. It was a lovely experience but it left me with mixed feelings – I was happy to see a simple yet entertaining show, but I was also sad to see the state of the …

  I watched the movie “The Founder” which traces the story of Ray Kroc, one of the most successful American businessmen. The golden arches of McDonald’s are immediately recognized symbols across the world. The credit for this largely goes to Ray Kroc, known (falsely) as “The Founder” of McDonald’s. Ray was responsible for taking the …

  I recently read the book ‘Leadership on the line’ by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. It is an interesting book which takes a very practical view on Leadership and gives some simple yet powerful lessons on how one can become a better leader in today’s world. Some of the lessons that I picked up …

  It is the beginning of yet another new year. It is that time of the year when the pundits and gurus pull out their crystal balls and gaze into it to fore-tell the future and make their predictions. I don’t have any such intentions, but I thought that this is as good a time …

  There is Rio 2016 fever that  has gripped the world these past few days, with medals being won and records being broken. The one name that has been there on every Indian’s lips is Sindhu. She was the top searched athlete in Google India. She has indeed achieved something that no Indian athlete has …

  It has been 8 weeks since the lockdown was announced in India. We have all adjusted to it in different ways. For some of us, work from home [WFH] has become the new norm- we are using technology more than ever before and are rediscovering our passions. Meanwhile for a large part of the …

I was recently in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh for our Annual conference. For those of you who haven’t heard of Cox’s Bazar, it is in the south-west part of Bangladesh and is one of the world’s longest beaches with a 120 km long unbroken stretch of sand. The fresh air and the pristine atmosphere inspired …