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Moments of truth in the incredible McKC journey
Speech at McKC Values Day, July 26, 2013 I am so happy to be here with you today. The 8 wonderful years I spent at McKC has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. Sometimes in life you are at the right place at the right time, and you find a perfect alignment…
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Evolution of leadership – “Leadership by Consciousness”
Talk at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, December 12, 2013 It is a real privilege for me to be here at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and spend the day with you. I have been asked to share thoughts on evolution of leadership. I feel very humbled by this ask as I am a mere student in…
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Advice to MBA students for recruitment
Speech at School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL), November 30, 2013 Recruitment season is a crucial period for MBA student. It is a moment of truth when you aim for your dream job that will give you an attractive payback on all the investment of time and effort you have made into getting into a MBA…
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Path forward for Global In-house Centres (GICs)
Synopsis of the session I had taken on Global In-House Centres for a management group at FIL India An Overview Global In-House Centres (or ’Captives’ as they are often called) were initially set up as global delivery centers to support technology and contact center operations, primarily to leverage the availability of suitable talent at much lower cost in…
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Spiritual Balance – a necessity in today’s material world
Excerpts from my speech at the launch of the book Uber Karma. August 25, 2013 We are in the age of hyper-consumerism, where there are many attractions and temptations. We are always running after outer trappings of success – money, possessions, power and position. However, this is a trap. We are caught in a never…
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Building blocks for a successful career
Excerpts from my talk to the new batch at IIM Lucknow, July 20, 2013 Today I would like to talk to you about building a successful career. When you join MBA, the main thing on your mind is career success – what type of job should I aim for, what I should focus on during…
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Lessons from Steve Jobs incredible life story
Steve Jobs is one of the most fascinating icons of our age. He had revolutionary impact across multiple industries – personal computers, mobile phones, music, movies, retailing. His record of innovation and transformation is unbelievable, perhaps the tallest amongst business leaders in recent history. Recently I read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs. It is…
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Life Lessons from Marc Woods on achieving your full potential
Last month I had the opportunity to hear Marc Woods in a business offsite in London. Marc Woods is a truly inspirational story. He was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager. He had his leg amputated but still went on to win 12 Paralympic medals participating in 5 Paralympics. Marc spoke powerfully about “how to achieve…
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Innovation – a call for action for the Indian IT/BPM industry
NASSCOM Regional Council Haryana organized a CEO thought leadership session on Innovation on May 17 in Gurgaon. The session was led by Prof. Rishikesh from IIM Bangalore who has written two books on innovation and is regarded as one of the foremost experts on this topic in India. We had a star cast of industry leaders…
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Evolution of Global In-house Centers (GICs) and the new ask of GIC leaders
NASSCOM GIC (Global In-house Center) forum in NCR launched a leadership series earlier this year to facilitate development of the next generation of GIC leaders. Through this note I am sharing the opening speech I made at the 1st GIC Leadership Series event in Gurgaon on January 18 on the evolution of GICs and the…