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 lies ahead in HR tech space?
This post first appeared in DNA India on 4th January, 2018. It’s that time of the year when everyone is making predictions about, well, pretty much everything. In the HR …
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 …
Untying the GST Gordion knot
This post first appeared in DNA India on 16th November, 2017. The recent amendments made to the goods and services tax (GST) rates for multiple goods has had Twitterati abuzz …
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 …
The many ways to skin the Comp & Benefits cat!
This article first appeared in DNA India on October 5th, 2017 Organisations have multiple ways to reward their employees. Typically, compensation and benefits are the primary means for organisations to …
Uncovering how Deep Learning Works
This article first appeared in DNA India on 28th September, 2017. Neural networks and deep learning have been behind the flowering of artificial intelligence (AI) over the last few years. …
