July 23, 2025
Book cover and newsletter discussing AI talent poaching and $300 million offers. Ideal for Star Hires, Companions & Packers seeking insights into talent strategies.

Star Hires, Companions & Packers

Aamir Khan. Amitabh Bachchan. Yash Raj Films. ₹300 crore budget. Blockbuster ambition was written all over. But The Thugs of Hindostan tanked. So did The Lone Ranger in Hollywood—Johnny Depp, Disney, $250M budget. In sports, PSG signed Messi, Neymar & Mbappé—three G. O. A. T. s. But no Champions League. […]
February 15, 2025
Cartoon depicting a person questioning L&D priorities: "Why AI training for some and old skills for others?" Balancing core versus emergent skills on a budget.

Limited Budget for L&D: Should you invest in core skills or new emergent skills?

Skills Showdown: Core Values vs. Emerging Trends – Where to Bet Your Training Bucks? Employees want to keep up with the latest “hot” skills while your core business feels like it’s lacks the core skills at every level? What does the research say? It’s tempting to chase the next big […]
February 15, 2025
Book cover of "Training from the Back of the Room" by Sharon L. Bowman, offering 65 insightful strategies for effective and engaging training methods.

Book Review: Training from the Back of The Room by Susan Bowman

Before you read further Can you do a quick search about cognitive neuroscience? Write down the notes and the urls in the comments Have a quick chat with an expert on how to make learning multisensorial. Write about your own experience of how you have learned something that you use. […]
February 13, 2025
Boots image with text: "Career Development Ideas That Can Be Done on a Shoestring Budget." Explore insights from LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2025.

The Big Idea from LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2025

Want to be the darling of the employees? Become a Career Development Champ – invest in their careers. I will also share what you can do when you have NO BUDGET allocated for this. This year I got quoted in the LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2025 so am really thrilled. […]
February 6, 2025
Inside Blackstone's CEO Playbook: A detailed search process highlighting key traits, interviews, and assessments for leadership roles, with billions at stake.

Inside Blackstone’s CEO Playbook: 90 Days, Dozens of Interviews, Billions at Stake

The private equity firm Blackrock has almost 250 companies in its portfolio. That means they need to select 250 CEOs to run these businesses. That portfolio is worth billions. They turned CEO hiring from an art to a science. Blackstone’s approach to hiring CEOs is a comprehensive and rigorous process […]
February 4, 2025
AI Snake Oil book cover with two geometric snakes, exploring AI capabilities and myths. Dive into 2025’s Year of the Snake and Snake Oil insights!

2025 is the Year of the Snake and Snake Oil

People with less knowledge about AI are actually more open to using the technology. The difference in adoption propensity the “lower literacy-higher receptivity” link. You would imagine the opposite to be true, but it is not. There is something truly magical about some aspects of AI for example. ChatGPT made generative AI accessible to some people. This is the honeymoon period of AI. Everyday there are new claims about what it can do. Before you rush in to invest your money in AI, it is important to learn more.
February 3, 2025
Cartoon of a person on a rooftop, holding a kite, ready to pay for a higher spot. It's a fun take on economy vs. business class for everything.

What happens when there is an Economy & Business Class for EVERYTHING

We are sleepwalking into a society where money dictates access to nearly every facet of life. If you can pay for it, there is an easier option available that is priced higher than what the masses can afford. The Platinum Club is not just for frequent flyer miles. It now […]