“I think as a company, if you can get those two things right — having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff — then you can … Read More
Author Archives: Ashish Manchanda
Prepare your organization’s Culture before you cross the “Scale Up” chasm
“Scaling challenges nearly always come down to the same problem: the difficulty of spreading something good from those who have it to those that don’t – or at least don’t yet. It is always, in other words, the problem of more.” … Read More
Well designed Culture can help a company overcome a Growth Plateau
“Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.” – Kenneth E. Boulding1 All businesses hit bumps in their lifetime. However, sometimes these bumps tend to go on … Read More
A Strong Culture can help tackle business uncertainties
For how long would a company want to be successful? Undoubtedly, the answer would be ‘always’. All companies build themselves to be successful, and their focus remains on continuous growth. However, there are enough examples of brands, big or small, … Read More
Customer Satisfaction is a journey that starts with internal Culture
Take customers out of the equation and there is no business left. There is no doubt customer satisfaction is important, but exactly how much? According to a poll, around 82% of customers read reviews before purchasing a product/service, and 93% … Read More
Culture: The fraction of a difference between Good and Great
As per an HBR study1, 52% of Fortune 500 companies have either gone bankrupt, been acquired, or ceased to exist since 2000. Staggering isn’t it? Even the big ones aren’t safe. With the world becoming digital, connected, and smaller by … Read More
Leading & Scaling High-Performance Teams – Vishal Naithani, Head HR Shuttl
I am sharing some personal learnings on effectively Leading high-performance teams that have worked for me & what I have experienced working with Leaders who I have looked up to over the years. Honing and developing some of these will … Read More
Unlocking hidden productivity with Collaboration
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth1 Collaboration … Read More
Develop leaders for a self-propagating culture
“A leader’s job is not to do the work for others, it’s to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible”. – Simon Sinek1 Competent leadership has … Read More
For Innovation to succeed, one must embrace failure
Organizations begin with an idea and ideas are what make an organization. This whole process of inventing and reinventing is what innovation stands for. ‘Think Different ’ was a campaign run by Apple in 1997, which had the following slogan defining … Read More