“All of us are frauds in some way or the other. Some cheat the banks, many cheat the taxman, some cheat their spouses, etc. There is a psychological kick in cheating and not getting caught. Fraud is inherent in the human psyche. All of us are prone to get trapped in this psyche. Most of … Continue reading
You are in your late 30s or early 40s, a parent and a manager. You are responsible for steering the future of quite a few people including your own! You have another two decades or so to manoeuvre as a professional, find new purposes, earn good money and be happy with your life. Your financial … Continue reading
We all ‘celebrate’ our Independence Day unfailingly and identically for decades and for each year that passes by. We should and we do honour the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Individuals, who contributed towards making India an Independent Nation. We unfurl our national flag, sing the national anthem, teach our kids the Vande Mataram … Continue reading
Although Maslow did not talk about narcissism in his paper on human motivation, it surely is an intrinsic part of the self-esteem needs. This is a motivational trait based on the pathological development of an individual. It is dependent on the unfulfilled need of the individual for praise or approval in its childhood and … Continue reading
Democracy is literally, ‘rule by the people’, derived from the Greek dēmokratiā, which was coined from dēmos (people) and kratos (rule). Well, are we ruled by the People of this country? The Business Standard reported on 29th May 2019, “the average assets of an MP are now 345.8 times that of an annual income … Continue reading
Leadership has been dissected to the core! Thousands of people have pontificated upon as well as practiced the trade or art of leadership and tens of thousands of books & studies have been published (including by this author), particularly over the last two or three decades. More significantly, millions have read most of all … Continue reading
As the largest and one of the youngest democracies of the world trundles into another general election in its tryst with the future, the rest of the world appears to be quite a bland place with examples of similar challenges already botched up in dispersed patches around the globe. The rise of the Right, fundamentalism, … Continue reading
In 1947, a dudish leadership epitomised by Nehru gleefully took over the reigns of independent India. They wore their soft intellectual hearts on their sleeves, a hangover from the freedom struggle led by those like Gandhi who shed his sartorial tastes in empathy with the millions of peasants toiling every day for the landed feudal … Continue reading
‘ASCENT – A Practising Manager’s Growth Mantra’, (published by Random House, Gurgaon, India; 2014; ISBN 978 81 8400 623 0). A book on Growth Management with the onus squarely on Leadership is primarily for practising Managers. Foreword by Jonathan Gosling, Professor of Leadership and Co-founder of IMPM. Available on Amazon, Flipkart, Crossword, etc. Links at the … Continue reading
My first book for Managers, published by Random House with a Foreword by Jonathan Gosling, Professor of Leadership and Co-founder of IMPM is now available on Amazon, Flipkart, Crossword, etc…few links: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00LPJ8T8U/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?tag=bbus-20 flipkart.com/ascent-practising-managers-growth-mantra/p/itmdy2ygpwehcpjc http://www.amazon.in/Ascent-Practising-Managers-Growth-Mantra/dp/8184006233