Tag Archives: Business Strategy

Are you goofing off at work?

If you are asked the question, “are you goofing off at work?” what would your answer be? Most or all of us might reply to it as, “no, of course not!” with a certain amount of righteous vehemence. That answer … Continue reading

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Key Performance Indicator

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For a long time this topic has been a ticking time bomb within me and I now need to explode. The immediate provocation is the blog published by Bernard Marr on September 25, 2013 (http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130925053608-64875646-the-4-kpis-every-manager-has-to-use Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is … Continue reading

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Repeatability – The bane of Innovation

I was recently asked by the Co-Founder and CEO of Agile 2 what I thought about “The Repeatable Model” espoused by Chris Zook and James Allen in their book and by the concept promoted by Bain & Company. I thought … Continue reading

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What is Corruption?

Self-righteousness in public gaze has become a way of life as we continue to revel in this reality show – fishbowl syndrome of a world that we have begun living in. The amazing aspect of our social persona is the … Continue reading

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Talent & Innovation

I am writing on this subject of Talent & Innovation after abandoning an alternate subject that I had already written for this edition. I felt that could wait a week further while this could not. I have been in a … Continue reading

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Unique Versus Universal? Not Really!!!

The term Innovation hinges on a key pivot which is experience. Unless an innovation is experienced, it cannot be commercialized. There is no innovation in the absence of commercialization.  And again, commercialization should not be confused with commoditization. On this … Continue reading

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Big Hype About Big Data

A geography teacher once came into a class to teach his children with a huge map of the world. And right in front of the children, he tore the map into pieces and set it on the table. He then … Continue reading

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Distribution & Reach is the Cornerstone of Innovation

Distribution & Reach is the cornerstone of Innovation. It basically addresses the context and conditions of the customer to access an enterprise offerings; products, processes and services at the rate of use. Apple was and is considered a benchmark for … Continue reading

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To Telecommute or Not?

The fundamental construct about Enterprise Strategy and Organization design is its “relevance” and therefore the “context” addressed at any given point in time in an enterprise life cycle. When such introspection occurs, the Human Capital Management Process and Systems are … Continue reading

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Abusing Innovation

I came across this recent article / nomination (http://www.forbes.com/special-features/innovative-companies.html) from Forbes for the world’s most innovative companies. As an Indian I am happy and proud when my country and countrymen win accolades globally. But I begin to cringe when these … Continue reading

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