HR leaders tell us what skills can be considered as the right indicators of a great manager. In today’s changing…
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Working professionals have different perspectives about assigning a project to a cross-functional team. But what is it that leads to…
Setting an example to all leaders, Sanjiv Kapoor, the chief commercial officer of Vistara Airlines, defended his employee against a…
The primary characteristic of a progressive and growing company is its learning culture. Yes, we need learning interventions, and technological…
Two decades back, the word ‘CEO’ may have conjured up images of a 60-year old person, with professional experience of…
They say, diversity and inclusion flows from the top, and it is rather true. Till the top leadership is not…
If one or two members of a team are found to be underperforming, it is quite understandable. But what if…
The small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector is not growing at a pace, it should have been. The sector which…
The internship season is on and companies are hiring interns in full swing. But, when I think of my personal…
Businesses are changing. Many successful companies treat their line managers as entrepreneurs, who are not just responsible for delivery but…
Indian mining conglomerate, Vedanta, is all set to launch its new succession planning programme in May, which will require its…
Organisations in India—the established ones as well as the startups— prefer people with significant local experience to take on CXO…
A TimesJobs survey, called ‘Women in Corporate Boardrooms’, which covered about 500 women in leadership roles and a 1000 women…
Driving innovation is imperative to any organisation looking for growth. Recognising this, Future Generali India Life Insurance or FGILI has…
Disruptive leaders are those who possess uncommon qualities and characteristics that help them become future ready. These leaders drive organisations…
A quintessential factor that eventually makes or breaks a team is its leader. Theodore Roosevelt once said, ‘a leader leads…
Companies love appreciating and encouraging their best performers. And why not? After all, it is these people who become the…
A very good friend of mine shared one of her experiences, where a team member was more favoured by her…
When Indra Nooyi became the CEO of Pepsico in 2006, she met Steve Jobs who advised her that as a…
Today, we present two individuals from two different companies, occupying two different hierarchical levels, and belonging to two very different…
Leadership is about mobilising people to extract the best out of them emotionally and intellectually. However, companies often face situations…
It isn’t rare to find a lesson or two at the unlikeliest of places. A couple of days back, I…

