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Balesh Raghurajan
- May 25
- 4 min
Six Leadership Practices to drive Ownership in teams
In a country known for engineering excellence, an airport construction takes nearly 30 years to complete. Touted as a national pride, the...
Thilak Iyer
- May 19
- 3 min
What Exactly is Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset is often misunderstood. Sometimes it is thought of as a Mindset for Business Growth. Sometimes it is associated with...
Balesh Raghurajan
- Apr 4
- 4 min
Culture is like low code software
Few years ago Surf Excel launched a hit commercial with the tagline “daag ache hain”. There were many commercials made with the same...
Balesh Raghurajan
- Mar 3
- 3 min
How do we get more out of Agile?
The journey to an agile culture is often fun. There are twists and turns, melodrama and action, shock and awe, but it all ends well !!...
Balesh Raghurajan
- Feb 11
- 4 min
Redefine, Reimagine, Reboot your agile culture
Agile has been the buzzword in work environments for a while. True to its definition, an Agile work environment paves the way for...
Vikram Peddakotla
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Lack of Attention is what’s driving Attrition
Paying attention to 3 key essential emotional connect elements will reduce attrition and increase organizational affinity.
Balesh Raghurajan
- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
Decoding The Great Resignation
Often referred to as the Great Resignation or The Resignation Pandemic, the phenomenon has been causing some serious concerns not just in...
Vikram Peddakotla
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
3 KEY Cultural Imperatives for a Hybrid Work Model
Achieving success in a hybrid work model requires dedicated focus on curating and driving mindset shifts to ensure a thriving work culture.
Balesh Raghurajan
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
It's the PEOPLE !!
Investors recommended that we close stores and fire people – as if people were the problem – Hubert Joly, author of Heart of Business and...
Balesh Raghurajan
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
How's your sunshine vitamin?
Despite being a tropical country, many Indians are deficient in Vitamin D. Depending on how low it is, a prescription course of...
Balesh Raghurajan
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
Building purposeful people centric organizations
The global availability of vaccine is improving rapidly though there is still huge disparity between the rich nations in the west and...
Vikram Peddakotla
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Psychology of Organizational Purpose
“Leaky Bucket” is a term that an executive used when the conversation moved to attrition. And a similar conversation with a senior leader...
Uma Sankar
- Jun 3, 2021
- 5 min
Tuning into your EQ wifi to work remotely
Scrambling to manage the logistical issues that arose after shifting to a remote working scenario, Ravi now found himself relieved that...
Balesh Raghurajan
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
Learnings from the French Revolution
French Toast is an all-age, all-time favourite breakfast food. The aroma from a freshly baked Croissant with a dollop of butter is...
Balesh Raghurajan
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
Are you a progressive leader?
Based on the recent elections held in few states in India, CSDS-Lokniti did a survey and found that what mattered more to the voters was...
Balesh Raghurajan
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
Why Democratize your workplace
When Ricardo Semler revolutionized management thinking in the 1980s and 1990s, he was way ahead of his time. He was extremely progressive...
Thilak Iyer
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
Amazon stories
Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer and one of the most valuable companies having just been founded in 1994 (just!). Amazon...
Vikram Peddakotla
- Mar 9, 2021
- 5 min
Never Train your Employees
Learning needs to be looked at as an ‘experience’ and not just a ‘skill upgrade’. Never provide training engage them in learning experiences
Balesh Raghurajan
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
Ecosystem to thrive
Many companies go through large transformation or OD programs that sets themselves up for growth. The dilemma faced most often by them is...