The title Chief Innovation Officer is now in vogue in India. No problem with one more designation, but time to ask the question who is leading Innovation in your company? How do you deal with “incremental” versus “disruptive” innovation. It is common knowledge that both these types require different processes and leadership, without which you [...]

From where I come from, Pink Floyd’s 1979 magnum-opus “The Wall” remains one of my hot favourities for more than one reason. Another Brick-in-the-Wall was a dark representation of a flawed system. As a product of education-as-we-knew-it, I always held a wish that someday our great country would also provide great higher education. Education that [...]

We have perhaps overdone organizing. Between the slew of competency maps and role definitions, the real potential of high performance teams is falling in between over-organized business units and matrix structures. On the other hand there is vitality, responsiveness and action happening in more social settings. The natural groups in the lunch and break rooms, [...]