Author name: Shashi Sastry

If there ever was a problem we should look at as an opportunity, it is the coronavirus pandemic. It has somewhat slowed the depredations of burning fossil fuels, rampant construction and unbridled mass travel.

We are driving fast in the car of technology. The road is smooth, and our foot is heavy on the accelerator. We are not braking, and we have no seat belts on.

We are driving fast in the car of technology. The road is smooth, and our foot is heavy on the accelerator. We are not braking, and we have no seat belts on.

If our opinion of our fellow man or woman is even half factual, it’s a miracle anything gets done at all.

The moment someone sits at the head of a conference table, we have a power dynamic that is often more regressive than progressive.

Businesses have to be profitable and grow, but a harsh regime is not the key to long-lasting success. When a subordinate makes a mistake or is slow, how his manager or leader treats him has far-reaching consequences. If the leader…

A manager will experience stress, often intense. How she handles it for herself will affect her happiness and abilities. But what should she do with it for her team? Pass it on fully? Multiply it? Or block it out?

The senior-most managers of an organisation must spend one week every month doing the work of the rank and file. Doing, not observing. Spend a day taking customer support calls, spend a day selling, spend a day developing a new…