A company's original story can still be powerful
Nike has a marketing staffer whose ONLY job is to tell the original Nike story to all new employees.Apple University, set up by Steve Jobs,Ā inculcates employees into Appleās business culture and...
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Thank you mom and dad!
Multi-talented Marcus Cicero said, "A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue,Ā but the parent of all other virtues." Go ahead and thank someone today. A family member ... a friend ... a neighbor...
View ArticleDoing business in India: the Uber experience
India's sales pitch is "Come and do business here," but the actual experience for foreign firms is often hostile. The banning of Uber is merely the most recent example. Times of India TIMES VIEW today...
View ArticleWhat 3 key Indians are saying about innovation and India
The chairman emeritus of Tata Sons,Ā Ratan Tata, says, "Indians could solve problems given to them, but they weren't so accomplished at identifying new problems to solve."CEO of Infosys Vishal Sikka...
View ArticleMedical education in India: Black market sale
A substantial percent of students simply BUY seats at medical colleges in India. They need not qualify for admission. "In most places, seats are sold even before the results of the All India Common...
View ArticleAre "emerging economies" also the most corrupt?
India, China, and Russia are among the original BRIC countries. They are also among the top three in the list of countries having the largest outflow of black money. Click to read.
View ArticleThis Christmas, India is unsure whose birthday to celebrate
December 25 is not only a day marked to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ, but is also the birthday of scores of others including a former Indian prime minister Atal Vajpayee. So, India's HRD...
View ArticleCurbing religious violence: Bhagat's take
Many religious texts contain violence as well and some groups interpret them as a call for violence. Chetan Bhagat says, "(The Hindu text) Gita's famous saying 'a virtuous war must be fought' can be...
View ArticleGrow with English, but also be grateful to them that gave it
Thanks to the English language, Indians with spoken English skills are successful in India.English has also given them success abroad. For example, it gave them an early advantage over many other...
View ArticleGrace needed for leadership
Generosity, respect, redemption, and sacrifice may sound spiritual, but they are all going to be required for leadership, said Warren Bennis, who is regarded the pioneer of the field of Leadership. In...
View ArticleValue-capture innovation
Most companies focus their innovation efforts on value creationā investing in setting up and running R&D labs, etc.Ā Ā They assume that if value is created, rewards will follow. Some of these...
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How to hunt down profitable ideas
Imagine you know a person who has not only advised 100s of top brands as varied as Victoria's Secret and IBM, but also (through a high-growth innovation firm he founded) continually learns from...
View ArticleToday: P&G and other large firms are refocusing on "focus"
"Focus" has returned to the boardroom! Folks at large companies such as P&G, GM, Ford, Pfizer, and GE are questioning the benefits of scale and the wisdom of managing multiple/divergent product...
View ArticleToday: a lot of innovations, but mostly trivial
Today's innovations and startups are:Smaller than what we saw 20 or 30 years agoApps masquerading as platforms, platforms masquerading as breakthroughsComing from startup incubators, not labs or...
View ArticleDoes spending $11 billion on CRM-software help understand CR?
"Despite the $11 billion spent on CRM software annually, many consumer companies don't understand customer relationships at all. They aren't aware of the variety of relationship types and don't...
View ArticleEinhorn speaks and crashes fracking stock!
I have heard of stock price tumbling in reaction to an expert's comments. But it was almost surreal actually watching Bloomberg TV show two live events side by side. On the left, it was hedge fund...
View ArticleWould execs forgo innovation-spend if it meant missing earnings figures?
Facebook had a humble IPO and yet earned about $3 billion in profits last year. Twitter had a great start with shares rising 282% from its offering price and yet shares are back where they started....
View ArticleChina: Kevin Rudd's framework in the context of on-the-ground business reality
"For decades Western companies have invested capital and endured red tape," but now China is using bullying tactics to make life hard for Western multinationals (Fortune Oct 27, 2014). Of course, the...
View ArticleSingapore success and the US connection
The nation of Singapore is admired the world over. Founding father Lee Kuan Yew (who died recently) envisioned the big picture as well as sweated the details to take Singapore FROMĀ a country of unruly...
View ArticleMath skill: linked to selfishness and unethical choices
Some countries boast math skill (almost to the point of sounding like they're the sole owners of this unarguably important skill). These folks would be very disappointed with the findings of a study by...
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