IIM Bangalore
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Empathy, adaptation, and bottom-up approach: 3 ways to design businesses better
There is a need to revisit some of our core assumptions about business, economy, and work. Find a new way of thinking about how we design and run organisations, and organise the economy in the 21st century, such that the human experience, voice, and empathy is at the centre
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Founder or investor, who should be the 'keepers' of an enterprise?
Founders running crazy to achieve growth at all costs is not new to the world. But the investors in these companies are equally answerable. Here's how
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What are the hindrances to the growth of Indian family businesses?
Family businesses play a crucial part in the economic growth of a country when they move with the times. Many Indian family businesses are still stuck with the traditional ways of functioning. Here's what they need to do to break archaic chains and flourish
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Himachal Pradesh Vs Uttarakhand: A tale of development for two Himalayan states
At a broader level, both states fall under the ambit of the greater, lesser and outer Himalayas. However, these mountainous states differ in critical areas that have intrinsically led to the facilitation of entrepreneurship in Himachal Pradesh and indifference in Uttarakhand
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Preparing for crisis management: The contact, direction, and distance approach for communication
The role of communication as a strategic function is incomparable, especially during a crisis. Here's how carefully planned channels of communication serve as the conduit between the aggrieved and leadership teams for quick and fast relief and redressal of grievances
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The Jack Welch way: 11 measures entrepreneurs should take to be the true leaders of their ventures
Here we apply Jack Welch's leadership wisdom to entrepreneurship to help entrepreneurs better manage the entrepreneurial process
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Autonomy of gig work: Myth or reality?
The short-term experience of performing tasks by choice and getting paid immediately is gratifying. However, there may be less apparent long-term consequences
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5 hurdles India needs to overcome to become a global drone hub by 2030
IIM-Bangalore identifies some of the potential roadblocks and suggests initiatives that can help the government and the industry to achieve the vision
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Why consistent communication through a crisis is important
Organisations headed by leaders who value and commit to being active enablers of consistent communication perform with ease and can face any crisis confidently
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Holistic approach is necessary to free women of 'motherhood penalties' at the workplace
The modern workplace continues to be stifled by patriarchal impulses. We need younger men and women to take charge or at the very minimum, ensure that their voice is heard when workplace policies are contemplated
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National Education Policy needs to strengthen core engineering disciplines for the success of Industry 4.0
The current placement-driven engineering education model has been pushing traditional engineering students towards the IT sector. The right kind of regulatory oversight to ensure interdisciplinarity is necessary to stop engineering colleges from becoming the fabrication centres of footsoldiers for IT and emerging technology markets