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Adults do not learn since they are not aware of their capabilities. There is no motivation to learn.
Srinivasa Addepalli asks this controversial question: Is a slap in the face a necessary trigger that will encourage individual investment in learning and capability development.
The Bhagawad Gita is the greatest source of learning for all of us, but the context of the Gita also has wonderful lessons in learning.
Most professionals eschew the idea of learning, relying on their past academic accolades. Srinivasa Addepalli points out what he learnt about learning from the Bhagawad Gita.
Today, all our business communication has become virtual. How are virtual meetings different from the physical ones? And what must we do to be effective presenters in virtual meetings?
Srinivasa Addepalli shares his top 5 topics on how to make presentations to virtual audiences.
The SWOT framework is extremely popular in business presentations, yet it is misused widely, almost as an infographic.
Srinivasa Addepalli does a SWOT of the SWOT and shows how you can leverage the opportunity to convert it into a powerful action-oriented framework.
How to manage my boss is a question that we shy away from. Yet, it has direct and maximum impact on our career progress.
Srinivasa Addepalli shares what it takes to persuade your boss about yourself, and how you can use presentation opportunities to build your profile.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
In the past few weeks, news came of two great companies filing for bankruptcy. Both were global brands, very familiar, yet aspirational.
Post-corona, many other iconic brands could go the same way. Can we predict them, prevent them?
Most managers confuse customer value with price, resulting in price becoming the primary attribute for selling.
The confusion between value, price and cost causes us to lose money. Srinivasa Addepalli offers a simple framework to understand these three terms and also determine customer value.
Our school system is designed for linearity and mediocrity, an assembly line over spread over 12 years.
Can we use the Covid disruption to reimagine a different system, one that solves the problems of inadequate teachers and lack of choice?
Srinivasa Addepalli takes inspiration from the traditional Gurukul system to offer some suggestions.
Samit Shetty, CEO of Navi FinServe shares his top business books and also a realisation about his reading habit.
Business decisions, particularly those involving investments, require managers to build financial models and evaluate the attractiveness of the investment. As we go about this process, there are three financial concepts of decision making that are crucial.
Porter’s Five Forces is a popular strategy framework used by most managers. Are you using it as it was intended to, or are you getting it wrong?
The question came up, Should we give up our office space? For a small business like ours, office rent (and related expenses) constituted nearly 10-12% of our total monthly cost. The idea has been very tempting.
Why are large organizations often unable to handle sales or customer service issues at the operating level? Why does escalation become the norm?
When I look back at over 20 years of my professional life and think about the work tool that I have used the most and also been exposed to most frequently, it has to be PowerPoint.
Everyone is right in their own way – after all, what we experience drives our perception, conclusions and our belief of the ‘Truth’.
On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the importance of skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling. He made an interesting point about the difference between knowledge and skill.
For the investment community, one of the biggest challenges in current environment has been a poor risk reward setup across various asset classes when compared to historical metrices. It is a difficult choice…
A Conversation with Dr. Jagdish Sheth Future Conversations is a series of discussions with business leaders, academics and entrepreneurs by GlobalGyan. Dr. Jagdish Sheth is
Every time you have a good idea, execute it well, you wonder – how do I scale this?
Can I roll it out across a large population/organization? Indeed, in today’s global world, we often think something is worthwhile only if you can scale it to global scale.
Say the word communication and a plethora of related words come rushing in… listening, articulation, tone, pace, clarity, confidence, conciseness. And then some more: body language, sensitivity, biases, vulnerability and relevance.
While India has banned several Chinese apps, including the highly popular Tik-Tok, it has raised an interesting debate on why Indian apps (and startups) have not achieved the global success that Chinese (and, of course, US) apps have.
A recent article in Techcrunch reveals that Facebook has partnered with India’s Central Board of Secondary Education to launch “a certified curriculum on digital safety and online well-being, and augmented reality for students and educators in the country.”
Srinivasa Addepalli, CEO – GlobalGyan Academy, is currently reading ‘Stand Out’ by Dorie Clark.
The forces of distancing were already in motion. Corona virus has had a multiplier effect on distancing.
It would not be an overstatement if I said that during the three months of lockdown, I have spent more time with food than ever before. Not only has its consumption increased, but also my involvement in its preparation (and the aftermath) has not been insignificant. So, it is safe to say that I have given food a lot of thought!
Future Conversations is a series of discussions with business leaders, academics and entrepreneurs by GlobalGyan.
Ajay Nanavati is the former Chairman, Syndicate Bank and MD, 3M India. He is an innovation evangelist and a Director on the boards of several companies.
How do we create differentiation in low-engagement, mature product categories?
Successful leaders are able to connect (apparently) unconnected ideas. Critical to the concept of connecting such dots is that you must have enough dots to connect!
Now is a tough time for all leaders, faced with choices that are all bad, and outcomes that they have to live with forever. It is important for us to think of the role each of us plays in supporting or derailing leadership. In particular, there are two member types in every organisation that we must be wary of.
Watch India beat Sri Lanka in a cricket match, I saw a great example of leadership by the Indian captain, M S Dhoni
The day all of India was celebrating the successful launch of Chandrayaan 2, I was reading a fascinating piece on Hindu Businessline that raised an
A couple of years ago while browsing through a Crossword store, I came across this book on investing. What caught my fancy at that time
Google Maps in 2016 announced that their ubiquitous app map service would now be updated with offline functionalities. Basically someone can download directions while online
Its heartening to see your predictions play out. I had blogged some time back on ‘why it makes sense for E-comm to have a physical
This was a baffling statement my friend visiting me from Delhi made some days back. We were planning on meeting up close to office &
The other day, my colleagues and I were discussing an article about WeWork raising $4.4 billion from Softbank, at a valuation of over $20 billion…
The other day, my colleagues and I were discussing an article about WeWork raising $4.4 billion from Softbank, at a valuation of over $20 billion…
About four years ago, I began a new phase of my career as a consultant / teacher.
In his famous commencement address at Stanford, Steve Jobs shared a story…
In his famous commencement address at Stanford, Steve Jobs shared a story…
It is college admission time and we are outraged (again) as various Indian colleges announce their cut-off levels. A few at the Delhi University are
