Corporate Leadership

The roots of global success

Ajay Banga leading the World Bank makes us think once again about what is making Indians popular in decision-making positions

Aparajitha eyes new deals after 76% stake buy in Quess Corp arm Simpliance

The firm aims to become the top player in India' compliance segment; currently has 1,700 employees and over 1,750 clients across 25 states

Bollywood stars, corporate bosses fire up Mumbai, Delhi luxury house mkts

Experts attribute the trend to stamp duty cut by Maharashtra govt, reduction of prices by developers saddled with unsold inventory

France's Teleperformance bets on India for mid to senior leadership talent

Indian is also significant in the company's stated target of becoming a Euro 10 billion company by 2025

Deepak Parekh, Anil Ambani among corporate leaders to pay tribute to Mistry

Family friend and NCP leader Supriya Sule joins hundreds of SP group employees and others at the funeral Tuesday morning. Reliance Jio chief Akash Ambani among mourners

BS Awards for Corporate Excellence 2021: Samina Hamied lauds team effort

Cipla, which has seen a generational change in its leadership, draws 40 per cent of its revenues from India and 21 per cent from the US market.

Businesses need to adapt to new models, unconventional thinking: Munjal

Organisations need to adapt to new models and unconventional thinking going ahead, Hero MotoCorp Chairman and CEO Pawan Munjal said

Moving beyond a zero-sum approach

In many situations, acting for oneself as well as the group gets the best results

Why Blue Circle is not like professional networking platform LinkedIn

Though a great product, LinkedIn has become too cluttered as a platform for senior leaders to network and connect, says Blue Circle founder Siddharth Anand

PM Modi meets leading American CEOs; encourages them to invest in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met a group of five top American corporate leaders on a one-on-one basis from a range of diverse sectors ranging from drones to 5G

Biocon controversy: Sebi's insider trading laws may need an overhaul

Sebi regulations define "insider" as a company associate who is trading in the company's shares based on unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI) to make a quick buck

Interweave partners UN Women to implement UN's WEP in corporates in India

Interweave said it has partnered with UN Women, the United Nations entity for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, to enable corporates implement Women's Empowerment Principles in India.

Women CEOs show more inclusive leadership style during Covid peak: S&P

Women CEOs emphasised empathy, adaptability, accountability and diversity more frequently than their male peers in public communications during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis from S & P Global in collaboration with researchers from the University of Paris.On average, women CEOs scored higher for positive sentiment and used words related to trust more frequently than men.Utilising advanced natural language processing of 4,958 earnings calls conducted from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020, the report represents the results of a joint project between analysts, data scientists and academics affiliated with S & P Global's recently launched Diversity Research Lab and Pantheon-Assas Management Science Research Laboratory (LARGEPA), the management science laboratory within the University of Paris 2 Pantheon-Assas."Our research identified clear gender affinities for key concepts and words during the peak pandemic period across nearly 8,500 companies

Rules to judge leaders by

Book review of The CEO Test: Master the Challenges that Make or Break All Leaders

Biden seeks to appoint 20 American corporate leaders to US-India CEO Forum

Established in 2005, the US-India CEO Forum brings together leaders of the respective business communities of the two countries to discuss issues of mutual interest

Delivering quality work will build trust equation: PwC's Sanjeev Krishan

We would continue to focus on building the trust equation, said Chairman Krishan

Boards and digital governance

Digital governance concerns itself with establishing a framework or rules for laying down or smoothening a company's digital presence

The tech headaches of working from home and how to remedy them

From shoddy Wi-Fi to digital distractions, our tech can make remote work miserable. Brian X Chen has tips on how to overcome the problems

It is all about global risk mitigation

Anemic condition, or slowing down factors of different nature, continue to prevail in all major economies

Will screening test for independent directors improve corporate governance?

The government cannot and should not intervene in the appointment of directors in non-government companies, writes the author