Leading in a VUCA World: VUCA 2.0
13 May 2019 Change is the only constant in this world. The last few decades have seen enormous changes, accelerated by technology, which have had far-reaching consequences. The geo-political landscape changed with the end of the cold war, civil society underwent many changes – new communication platforms and channels such as WhatsApp emerged; technology changed […]
Corporate Governance: Adopting the Golden Rules
14 May 2019 As corporates expand their global footprint and seek foreign investments and markets, safeguarding the interests of different stakeholders becomes critically important. To build and sustain investor confidence, corporates need to have transparent and good governance practices in place because mismanagement and false projection can cause immense financial and reputational loss. Pioneering corporate […]
Achieving a Financially Inclusive India with MSMEs
25 May 2019 Entrepreneurship flourishes in India – from a small corner shop to small businesses, people toil day and night to turn their dreams into a reality. Many start as very small enterprises and grow bigger to become a part of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, which has emerged as a […]
Holistic Well-being Programmes
10 Jun 2019 Human capital forms the heart of any successful enterprise, especially during tough economic times, and this is well-known amongst HR professionals. Employees provide creativity and innovation to any organization – whether in technology and product design or in distribution networks and service delivery, it is this human capital which plays a pivotal […]
Ethics in the Era of Digitalization
12 Jun 2019 Digitalization is one of the global megatrends, and with the ever-growing adoption of digital technologies and digital applications, it has become almost omnipresent. An increasing number of corporates across sectors are in the midst of digital transformation, which is a crucial component of their business strategies. As per reports, by 2025, the […]
The Practice of Yoga to Enhance Workplace Productivity
18 Jun 2018 The United Nations(UN) recognized Yoga as an “ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India”. Today, Yoga is practiced in different forms in various parts of the world and has gained immense popularity over the years. To raise awareness on the many benefits of practicing Yoga, the UN declared 21 […]
Access to Credit will Boost MSME Growth
22 Jun 2018 The Indian MSME sector has expanded substantially over the years and contributes significantly to India’s growth and employment. MSMEs contribute approximately 45% of India’s manufacturing output, 40% of the overall Indian exports and provide employment to around 117 million people. With a large presence of MSMEs in the Indian rural sector, these […]
Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in India
14 Jun 2019 India has one of the most stringent corporate governance framework in the world. The legislators have been introducing various changes in the governance structure of companies and various other investment vehicles to make them more transparent and robust. In 2013, the parliament enacted the Companies Act 2013 (“Act”), which brought in the […]
The Business of Yoga
20 Jun 2019 Yoga has been an integral part of Indian culture since times immemorial and has been practiced across the country by many people. This ancient Indian science, which brings harmony between the mind and body, was taken to the western world by Swami Vivekanand, who popularized it there and found many ardent followers […]
The Culture of Remote Work
26 Jun 2019 Every time one gets caught in a traffic jam on the way to office, one thinks of working remotely. Employers too are toying with the idea of remote work. The good news is that gradually, remote work as a concept is gaining ground. Just as data processing moved from centralised to distributed, […]