Vladimir Lenin and leadership legacies
This article first appeared in DNA India on March 8th, 2018. The media was dominated on Tuesday by images of a Vladimir Lenin statue being brought down. A scene eerily …
Accountability must start from the top
This article first appeared in DNA India on Feb 22nd 2018. Punjab National Bank (PNB) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. The scam involves the sanctioning …
What constitutes a high-performance rewards and recognition system?
This article first appeared in DNA India on December 21st, 2017. Organisations know that employee engagement plays a huge impact on multiple facets of the business including the top and …
Firms that fail to adapt will collapse
This article first appeared in DNA India on Nov 30th, 2017. In his book Collapse, Jared Diamond gives the example of a Norse settlement in Hvalsey, Greenland, which flourished for …
Giving free rein to employee creativity
I first heard the name of Gillian Lynne from a wonderful TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson on how to bring about a learning revolution. Gillian is the choreographer for, …
Culture audit in the time of M&A
This article first appeared in DNA India on October 19, 2017. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are fraught with a great deal of excitement and risk, smiles and tears. Unfortunately, tears …
Thaler, Nudge Theory and Behavioral Change
This article first appeared in DNA India on October 12th, 2017. This year’s Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to behavioral economist Richard Thaler for his work on “nudge …
Organisational culture and the law of evolution
This post first appeared in DNA India on September, 14th, 2017. Morgan Witzel, in his book “Management from the Masters”, has looked through history at what he terms Universal ‘laws’. …
Should Google have fired the employee?
This post first appeared in DNA India on August 10th, 2017. The recent diversity issue at Google has created a buzz around the world. For those who haven’t heard, a …
Don’t get into HR if you lack empathy
This post first appeared in DNA India on 13th July, 2017. Last week, Twitter was abuzz with a viral audio clip from an employee of Tech Mahindra. The audio clip …
