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Strategic thinking has been a side topic for the past decade whenever I taught innovation. However, last year I got an opportunity to ...

I have been a big fan of Daniel Kahneman and his work for over a decade. And the admiration has only grown over the years. However, there...

When I finished reading “ Into thin air: A personal account of the Mt. Everest disaster ” by Jon Krakauer a couple of weeks ago, it was ...

Walter Isaacson begins chapter 30 of the biography Steve Jobs titled “The Digital Hub” with a “What next?” workshop Jobs facilitated in...

Imagine a company that operates 10,000 convenient stores of which 8,000 are named QwikMart and 2,000 are named FastMart. It is observed ...

I have known Prof. Richard Rumelt of UCLA primarily through his interviews and carry a lot respect for his perspectives on strategy. I ...

Technology creation has been a key driving force for many breakthrough innovations over the past several centuries, be it printing pres...

Why I read the book : I got interested in “ Understanding Michael Porter ” by Joan Magretta when I read following remark of Porter in an int...

Sudhir Kumar (SK) played a key role in turning Indian Railways around during 2004-2008. However, initial years in his tenure in Bihar were d...

In an interview Andrew Grove narrates his experience at one of the exit interviews while being CEO of Intel. Steve, a young employee who is...

If designing a good strategy is difficult, then designing a strategy as if implementation matters is far more challenging. Louis Gerstner ar...