Leadership
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Leadership in context
Warren Buffett once said:“When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.” While this is true in the context of wider market and competitive forces beyond management control, I find this equally true in the context of… Continue reading
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Managing Uncertainty:
Many may assume that top executives have access to all the necessary data and operate with certainty. However, the reality is quite the opposite: as one climbs the career ladder, the level of uncertainty increases. Effectively managing uncertainty is one of the most essential skills for executive success. Continue reading
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Does an organization need to have a Chief Innovation Officer role?
You might see innovation as a top corporate objective but when it comes to executive responsibility nobody seems to have a clear responsibility for innovation. You might argue that everyone in the organization is responsible for innovation and that very thought leads to mediocre outcomes with innovation. You may not necessarily have a Chief Innovation… Continue reading
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How smart leaders and organizations deal with disruptive change?
The very processes and values that constitute an organization’s capabilities in one context, define its disabilities in another context. organizations have capabilities that exist independently of the people who work within them. An organization’s capabilities in the form of: Processes and values are not flexible. Process and values that were fit for dealing with a… Continue reading
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AI trends for CTOs, CIOs and IT leaders for 2025
Rate of change for AI is going to accelerate further in 2025. As CIOs, CTOs and IT Leaders prepare for the future, many of them are overwhelmed by the incredible speed of technology innovations, specifically in AI. Top strategic technology AI trends that technology leaders will need to focus on in 2025. Let’s explore each… Continue reading
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Power of listening
Sometimes the best way to communicate is to say nothing at all. Continue reading
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Leader’s role in innovation
Leader doesn’t need be an innovator. To innovate, leader’s role is to: Continue reading
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VUCA and Future-fit Organizations
The U.S. Army War College coined the term VUCA in 1987 to describe or to reflect on the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity of the post-Cold War world. The world today is much more VUCA than it was in 1987 and organizations need to be proactive in moving from an ad hoc approach to trendspotting… Continue reading
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Role of a ‘Futurist’
Organizations increasingly are having some sort of ‘Futurist’ roles. These individuals are typically tasked with anticipating future trends and create long-term strategies. However, I believe, rather than having specialised role of a ‘futurist’, every leader must be somewhat of a futurist. As encyclopedia defines, Futuring is the field of using a systematic process for thinking… Continue reading
Thinking Space 