September 2, 2025
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Why Your Company Needs a Chief Learning Officer (And How to Know If You’re Ready)

Companies die—quietly, in their sleep. Because skills age like milk, not wine. When medieval European mapmakers encountered blank spaces on their maps – areas they knew existed but had little concrete knowledge about – they would often populate these unknown regions with drawings of fantastical beasts, sea monsters to show […]
August 30, 2025
How to be a CEO

Why CFOs Are Becoming the New CEOs — And What It Takes to Make the Leap

In a rapidly changing business landscape, the journey to the CEO seat is no longer a straightforward climb. Instead, it requires a winding path of immersive experiences and unconventional leadership development. More CFOs are being considered for CEO roles, bringing valuable skills like risk discipline and a deep understanding of value creation.
July 31, 2025
BVook Review The Irresistible Manager

Book Review: The Irresistible Manager

In a world where middle management is disappearing, Bhushan Kulkarni’s *The Irresistible Manager* offers a warm, practical guide for navigating the complexities of modern leadership. With insights on building trust, fostering team growth, and embracing AI disruption, this book challenges managers to reflect on who they need to become in uncertain times.
July 15, 2025
Upgrad wishlist 2025

UpGrad: What Professionals Want

Half of India’s workforce didn’t participate in formal skilling last year—not due to lack of interest, but due to poor access (66%) and irrelevant content (34%). upGrad Enterprise’s latest report, ‘Skilling Smarter: A strategic guide to training across generations,’ unpacks what’s broken in current workplace training strategies, drawing insights from […]
July 11, 2025
Fluke and chance

Book Review: Why Fluke by Brian Klaas Will Change How You See Success, Luck, and Control

When the flight took off on 12 June 2025, there were 242 passengers and crew on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the Air India flight bound for London from Ahmedabad. Everyone died EXCEPT the passenger in seat […]
July 10, 2025
Human Brain

Why You Need Neuroscience to Fix Your Talent-Management Crisis 

Businesses are grappling with a talent paradox. Despite massive investments in learning and development, employee engagement remains stubbornly low. Training programs fail to stick, feedback sessions backfire, and high-potential employees quietly disengage. The problem isn’t what we’re doing—it’s that we’re fighting against how the human brain actually works. Here’s how […]
July 2, 2025
Ratatouille

Ratatouille: Unlikely Lessons in Career Identity

Ratatouille is a movie about career identity, hidden potential, mentorship, gatekeeping, and creative risk. The film that took seven years to make I watch Pixar movies especially on long flights. I was traveling back from Peru. This time I watched Ratatouille. Ratatouille is a traditional French vegetable stew—simple, rustic, and […]