Category Archives: Author Speak

Management by Idiots

Arup Roy Choudhury Arup Roy Choudhury is the Chairman & Managing Director, NTPC Limited, one of the largest and best run power companies in the world, since September 2010. He…

There is now lesser dependence on Western validation for artists to be ‘discovered’ in their own country

Parul Dave Mukherji, Dean of School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU What’s your definition of ‘contemporary art’ in Asia? How is it different from, say the last 20 years? The…

Behavior More Important than Skill

by John Knights What are the key thoughts of your book ‘Leadership Assessment for Talent Development’? First of all, the world is changing fast – especially society, communications and technology-…

Investment in Branding Always Pays

Rajat K Baisya, author of Branding in a Competitive Marketplace  Books by professionals with rich and varied experience usually have useful insights and perspectives to teach and share.  Rajat K…

Begin With Baby Steps

Azim Jamal offers simple practices and techniques gathered from his interpretation of Sufism and his life experiences for inspired living in his new book ‘Business, Balance & Beyond’ When self…

Win in India, Win Everywhere

Ravi Venkatesan, independent director, Infosys, former chairman, Microsoft India Indian companies have perfected the art of thriving in chaos. For MNCs yet to take the plunge, it is a scary…

Mantras for Successful Expat Career

Stefano Pelle is a rare expat executive with rich experience across continents. He is an avid student of Economics, Political Science and Management with degrees from Insead and London School…

Smartness is not enough

If the first twelve years are any indication, the twenty-first century risks going down in the history as a century of scandals. The leaders involved in scandals did not lack…