“Success is no longer about changing strategies more often, but having the agility to execute multiple strategies concurrently. And success requires CEOs to develop the right leadership capabilities, workforce skills, and corporate cultures to support digital transformation.” – Pierre Nanterme, … Read More
Author Archives: Ashish Manchanda
From Rs. 200 to Rs. 30 Cr: Culture is your bamboo tree
On a particularly dismal day of 1990, a 17-year-old boy arrived at the Bandra station in Mumbai. An acquaintance of his had promised him a job. The boy had abandoned his studies after class 10th to support his seven siblings and … Read More
Growth and Development is the only constant for new-age companies
“An organization’s ability to learn and translate that learning into action rapidly is the ultimate competitive advantage.” — Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO1 In today’s fast-paced world, the growth of a company is intertwined with that of its employees. … Read More
Create right habits for a true High-Performance culture
“We are really competing against ourselves, we have no control over how other people perform.” – Pete Cashmore, CEO Mashable1 In today’s world of globalization and competition, Darwin’s theory about “survival of the fittest” stands true for the organizational setting … Read More
Wellbeing: An apple a day, not enough to make an employee stay
“We are embedding health and wellbeing at the heart of our business strategy because our people are our greatest asset, and we recognize that a healthy, happy and committed workforce is vital to our business success.”11 – Alex Gourlay, Co-Chief … Read More
Ownership: the mindset shift from ‘company’s work’ to ‘my work’
“In our experience, we have seen that accountability or ownership matters as much as anything else people do on the job. It means that everyone makes a personal commitment to achieving the organization’s results. Creating the right culture is not … Read More
Organization’s communication patterns feed into its culture
“We treat employees as units of productivity, workers to do our bidding. We interact with people but don’t form relationships. Unsurprisingly when we treat people this way they do not feel empowered or motivated.” – Be Understood or Be Overlooked, … Read More
Give employees a sense of purpose to have the fastest rowing boat
“We know we need to deliver the kind of top-tier financial results our investors, associates, and all our stakeholders expect. And we also know something else. We know we need to do it with a sense of purpose, a moral … Read More
Organisation’s Core lies in its Human Capital
“Employees are a company’s greatest asset – they’re your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company’s mission.” – Anne … Read More
Culture: Whose cheese is it to move?
It was around mid of March 2018 when the news of two senior-level executives from Nike quitting came out. This came out as a result of behavioral misconduct by a select few managers ad executives. What followed was a greater … Read More