Leadership
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When two leaders collide, the result can be less fraud
When the head of a family firm ranks lower in the family hierarchy than another leader at that firm, the misalignment can help prevent fraud in the emerging market context
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How Kuldeep Jain's CleanMax is greening India Inc
By providing renewable energy to corporates, Kuldeep Jain's CleanMax has been helping them meet sustainability goals while growing in size and credibility itself
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Indian philanthropists need to become bolder, lead with trust, look for new areas to fund: Rohini Nilekani
Winner of FILA 2022 Grassroots Philanthropist, Nilekani props up causes that others may find risky, and steers her philanthropy by having an ear to the ground, operating from a place of trust, and being liberal with her time for the causes and people she supports
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How Sandeep Bakhshi has quietly but firmly turned around ICICI Bank
Bakhshi's mantras which are, simply, well accepted banking principles have been executed perfectly by ICICI's executives—and the CEO has succeeded in nearly erasing memories of a troubled legacy while making it poised to be a benchmark for other banks
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Healthy people are happy people: Apollo Hospitals' Dr Prathap Reddy's mantra
Dr Reddy has been providing quality healthcare in India since 1983, and there are no signs of him slowing down as the FILA 2022 Lifetime Achievement awardee says, 'health has no holiday'
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India's richest give less than 1% of their wealth to philanthropy, but there is a ray of hope
Younger philanthropists, with tech entrepreneurs in the lead, are making thoughtful social investments, says the India Philanthropy Report 2022. While the country's super-rich need to push the envelope of giving, we also need to build an ecosystem that incentivises philanthropy
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How Metro Brands is evolving into a future-ready business with Farah Malik Bhanji and Alisha Malik
From leading an IPO to finding the right blend of offline and online retail, and a professional CEO, the third generation entrepreneurs are helping pivot and grow Metro Brands
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'What happens when a Gujju and a Baniya start a business?' You get boAt
While modern founders are known to pick growth over profitability in their early years, FILA 2022 Outstanding Startup winner boAt's cofounders Aman Gupta and Sameer Mehta have watched their bottomline with a hawk's eye since the first year of operations, and it has catapulted the audio and wearables company to the top across categories
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Underdog, animal instinct and top dog: Puma's giant leap into the Rs 2,000-crore club
The last big sportswear maker to enter India, Puma is now bigger than rivals Adidas, Nike and Reebok combined. Can the Big Cat continue to roar?
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FILA 2022 Unique Unicorn: OfBusiness and the real joker in the pack
Industrial goods and service procurement platform OfBusiness is the recipient of the inaugural FILA 2022 Unique Unicorn awards, and as cofounder Asish Mohapatra learnt a long time ago— the odd one out in a pack isn't the joker but the one who has the last laugh
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Senior leaders as chief reframing officers
The important role of leaders in giving their employees the space and permission to get creative