I had a chance to listen to Prof. CK Prahalad at the CII conference in 2007 and he was sharing his thoughts on how India can grow at double-digit. he was an amazing human being and a management guru. I am sharing key takeaways, which I remind myself in my prayers almost every day: His […]
I have been wondering if any institution has “Failure” as a core VALUE, despite most leaders of the new economy encourage people to fail and learn from that experience. I have struggled why Failure should not be a value, even though in order for us to be successful, we should never worry about Failure. Could […]
During my visit to Mumbai in October, I met with fund managers, most fund managers and some of the Gurus identified the price of oil (and $ /Rupee) as the single biggest risk to the markets. My experience of having seen commodity cycles and having been a trader (many years ago) was that Oil will […]
My first meeting with Ritesh Aggarwal of Oyo was 15 months ago, we have become good friends. I have tried to decipher his reasons for success, here are some takeaways from our interactions. Ritesh has a dream to get to 10% of the unorganized market in the hotel segment. He is very focussed on Growth […]
I was having a meeting with Meghna founder of styledotme, along with her partners. We were having a freewheeling chat on higher purpose and values. I was extremely happy with the interaction and we had a few takeaways from our discussion: 1. Build an institution driven by Higher Purpose and Values 2. Power of the […]
Founders who are obsessed with creating an Institution, driven by higher purpose and wanting to leave a legacy must be convinced that they can choose their ecosystem partners, Including investors to deliver amazing outcomes and create value for all stakeholders. Some of the criteria for choosing investors could be:- 1. Alignment amongst investors and founders […]
Here are the characteristics. Each of the following has a story but have tried to use only keywords to keep it short: – Creative and Imaginative – Discipline and Focus – Energy and Hardworking – Perseverance and Wisdom – Passion and Courage – Obsession for excellence – Agility, Flexibility, and Inflexibility – Riaz and Tapasya […]
Have faith in these beliefs, and you can rewrite your own destiny- My thoughts. Our personal beliefs play a huge role in how we view our life. They often have a profound impact on our thoughts, emotions, actions, and behavior. Our framework of beliefs also provides a structured process through which we evaluate and estimate […]
Gratitude My way. I say this at least once during the day. I thank Durga Maa for giving me such a wonderful life full of happiness which is even beyond my dreams and also thanks specifically for below: Thanks for what I am, what I have. Thanks for helping me Smile all the time. Thanks […]
My sincere thanks to all of you for your good wishes and blessings. It’s been 21 years of wonderful journey with the Hero Group, which is 2/3 of my total work experience, I have learned a lot working closely with the members of Munjal family and various organizations within the Hero Group. There is a […]