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Is a Debt-free Company Better than one with Debt?
Is a debt-free company a sign of achievement for a company? Should all businesses become debt-free? Or does debt actually have a benefit?
Srinivasa Addepalli provides a perspective on this question that has a personal finance application too. Should you take a loan to buy a house? Or repay your loan from your savings?


Five Super-easy Questions Leaders Ask To Create A Learning Culture
To build a learning culture, leaders have to change the dialogue they have with their teams.
Yamini Gupta shares five questions that leaders can include in their meetings and reviews to make learning part of the business language.


3 Steps to Get Ready to Quit My Job
How do I quit my job, is an oft-asked question. Everyone wants to quit their jobs and be on their own, or start a new venture.
These fantasies remain as such because they are not backed up with sufficient intent and preparation. Srinivasa Addepalli describes three steps that could get you ready.


A Secret of Learning from my Piano Lessons
Srinivasa Addepalli reflects on his experience of trying to learn a new skill and his discovery of a secret of learning.
What does it take to learn a new skill or capability, and why we often fail?


Presentation Skills You Can Learn from Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is the platinum standard for presentations. He has inspired many leaders and books have been written about Jobs’ presentation secrets.
In this post, Srinivasa Addepalli shares 3 lessons from Steve Jobs that we can all apply in our business presentations.


Are you being defined by your labels?
Often, we let ourselves be defined by labels, either imposed by others or by ourselves.
Labels can be helpful, but can also limit our potential. How do we ensure that we benefit from the labels without letting them constrain us?
Usha Rangarajan delves into this topic.