Rocking the boat: Going regional
One often sees that a change in leadership in an organisation or a function causes many changes. Among...
August 04,2021 READ MORE
Atul Takle
An out of the box interview: When potential team members decided
I was in Delhi, staying at our company’s swank guest house on Prithviraj Rd. The IPO road shows...
July 28,2021 READ MORE
Never stop learning. Our search for a global PR partner!
In August 2004, our firm went in for their long-awaited IPO. In India, we had two consultancies working...
July 21,2021 READ MORE
Bryan Adams. The Summer of 2004 (not 69). And India’s largest IPO.
It was the summer of 2004. Bryan Adams, and his superhit ‘Summer of 69’, was only meant for...
July 14,2021 READ MORE
John F Kennedy, being a maverick and shoveling snow
I really don’t know why John F Kennedy was one of my childhood heroes. I was just 6...
July 07,2021 READ MORE
Global or corporate re-alignment of PR partners
All of those in the PR profession, particularly from the consultancy side, are aware of the pain involved...
June 30,2021 READ MORE
Of Bill Clinton’s statement and the Bell Curve
Many of you would remember Bill Clinton’s statement the time he was facing allegations about his involvement with...
June 23,2021 READ MORE
Legacy of Values
Almost every company we know of have their mission, vision and set of values. Invariably, these manifest themselves...
June 16,2021 READ MORE
A post Asterix story about the need to add value all the time
Our organisation was about to embark on the most comprehensive business dashboard ever designed. It was a great...
June 09,2021 READ MORE
Sometimes, just throw the rule book out
Over 40 countries. More than 100 offices. Close to 70,000 employees and growing every day. Each speaking a...
June 02,2021 READ MORE
Of noodles, duck feet and culture
The IT services company I worked for had offices in over 40 countries. There was in this list,...
May 26,2021 READ MORE
The anatomy of an interview…over beer
I start this column with a disclaimer! I am not recommending that interviews should be conducted over a...
May 19,2021 READ MORE