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Where do ideas come from?
Great ideas are built on a base of hard work and many small insights from a range of observations
Diwali cleaning for the mind
There is much good work, experiences and knowledge that exist in the world, ready to be tapped into and adapted to the firm’s context and prepare the firm for the future
Is imposter syndrome holding you back?
The syndrome shows its worst form when we are given a platform to operate on and we choose to occupy only a small part of it. But there’s a simple way to beat back the self-doubt that holds even accomplished people back. An excerpt from the book, ‘Lady, You’re the Boss’, by Apurva Purohit
Purpose-Driven Networks: Creating solutions to social problems, at scale
Complex societal issues require diverse set of capabilities—which reside in a variety of business and civil society organisations. When they come together as a self-coordinating network, they can create collective impact
How Zuckerberg dealt with a leak
How Facebook’s top leadership is dealing with the deeper issues of declining trust, why liberal studies matter, and building purpose-driven networks
What they don't teach you at the IITs
Entrepreneurs need to be able to understand humans, individually and as a collective. For them, a liberal arts education is necessary. Because the scientific method teaches you inquiry. But the humanities teach you to apply that inquiry to yourself
Purpose-Driven Networks: Sustaining large-scale movements of change
Social and political movements of change need to embed “moderators” who can connect and guide the flow of the movement—people who promote a dialogue and help create a consensus on action
Creating Ethical Leaders: Can ethics be taught?
Ethics can be learnt, though it may be considered difficult to teach. What matters is the kind of experiences young managers are exposed to. B-schools and firms play a crucial role in shaping their thinking through such exposures
When the solution you imitate doesn’t match ground realities
Merely copying an idea will not solve a problem. Like product innovators, policy innovators too have to keep the users and their environment in mind