Speech at WYSIWYG Conference, October 20, 2012 India is at a Cross-road. Like two sides of coin, we keep on flipping between Heads and Tails at the same frequency. We have seen tremendous economic progress over the past 10-15 years. This has created opportunities that we could have never visualized earlier. Our human potential is outstanding…

Excerpts of talk at IIT Delhi, Department of Management Studies, HR Conclave, September 15, 2012 Change for organizations is inevitable. The velocity of change in the business environment is higher than ever before. Global economic outlook continues to be uncertain, business cycles are becoming shorter, existing markets are declining and new one are becoming significant, customer needs…

We live in interesting times. Global economic outlook is uncertain and the velocity of change is higher than ever before. Business environment is challenging but is not just about doom & gloom; it offers many new opportunities as well. New markets are becoming significant, technology is continuing to evolve at a dazzling pace, and there is…

In this note I would like to share with you my experiences in Organization Transformation. There could be a question, why is this topic relevant?  Is it not the job of CEOs?  I think it is important for all business professional to think about this topic because there is massive change happening in the business world and…

Technology is continuing to evolve at a dazzling pace and changing the world around us significantly. There are four technology driven megatrends that are especially noteworthy – Big Data, Cloud, Social Networks and Mobile Devices. More than 4 billion people now use cell phones. If Facebook users constituted a country, it would be the world’s…

India is at cross-roads. We have seen tremendous economic progress over the past 10 years. We are world leaders in industries like IT and BPO, and many Indian companies are now recognized as global benchmarks. We have also seen growing self-belief in the country best exemplified by the confidence and exuberance of our youth.  However, many…

Speech at Sri Aurobindo Foundation Conference; May 19, 2012 Good afternoon friends. Thank you very much for inviting me to talk to you today. It is my pleasure and honour to be talking today to such an august gathering. At the onset, I would like to confess that I find myself quite inadequate to comment…

Convocation Address at FIIB, May 5, 2012 Friends, thanks much for inviting me to talk to you today.  It is a real honor and pleasure for me to be with you on this very important day in your lives.  Today you stand at a joyous and important milestone.  You are at the point of transition from…

I recently finished reading the “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramhansa Yogananda. He was one of the pioneers in taking Yoga and Indian spiritual wisdom to the West and this book chronicles his remarkable spiritual journey. In particular, the book describes his search for God and interactions with a variety of spiritual men and women.…

Value Addition has been a passionate personal journey for me for the past 10 years. It started at the McKinsey’s Knowledge Centre (MCKC) where I had the privilege to help build a world-class research and analytics hub over 8 wonderful years. My journey now continues at Fidelity where I have the opportunity to explore value…