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Jan 15, 2025 | 
foundingfuel.com | T Surendar |Forbes India |Indrajit Gupta
Five days have passed since the viral video of the L&T chairman SN Subramanyam berating his own staff at an internal townhall surfaced on social media.
Except if you were living under a rock, it is unlikely that you would have missed the seemingly unending storm that the video triggered. The meme fest and the commentary on LinkedIn and Facebook seem to have a life of its own.
To be sure, it could have been a great teachable moment for India’s largest independent, diversified conglomerate.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
foundingfuel.com | Indrajit Gupta
[From Unspalsh]
The Indian passenger car market will soon see a fork in the road on its journey towards electrification. Until now, pure electric vehicles (EVs) have been the flavour of the day. But hybrid technology is now emerging as an important game-changer, providing more potent and effective alternative to wean customersaway from the internal combustion engine (ICE) to cleaner options.
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May 9, 2024 | 
rediff.com | Indrajit Gupta
The top-notch faculty at Crotonville, including Noel Tichy, Ram Charan, Vijay Govindarajan, along with GE's top leaders Jack Welch, Gary Reiner, Bill Conaty, Jeffrey Immelt and Susan Peters, together delivered sought-after programmes on leadership to generations of early-stage leaders, mid-tier and senior managers from all over the world, recounts Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: The Crotonville campus.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
foundingfuel.com | Indrajit Gupta
[Photo from GE]
Two weeks ago, when GE announced it was selling off Crotonville, its iconic centre for leadership training and learning, it sparked off an interesting debate about the future of corporate universities.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
foundingfuel.com | Indrajit Gupta
[With Cuckoo Paul and Sveta Basraon]
Iftar at Bhendi Bazaar (aka Bohri Mohalla) in South Mumbai is a sensory overload. Every evening, in the holy month of Ramzaan, the food businesses take over the streets as they expand their kitchen and set up tables on the sidewalks, lit up with fairy lights. You’ll find gourmands from all walks of life and faiths rubbing shoulders with Muslim families breaking their roza.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
thenorthlines.com | Indrajit Gupta
By Indrajit GuptaOn February 9, when Santrupt Misra announced he was formally joining the Biju Janata Dal as its national spokesperson, there was intense speculation that the Aditya Birla group veteran may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha. That eventually proved to be untrue. But now, there is a distinct possibility that the party may field him as a candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. With the elections barely weeks away, a final decision could be imminent.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
rediff.com | Indrajit Gupta
Many ethical, competent corporate leaders aspire to join public life today. However, the transition to politics is far from easy, observes Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dham, right, welcomes former Congress leader Manish Khanduri, left, as he joins the Bharatiya Janata Party in Dehradun, March 9, 2024.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
foundingfuel.com | Indrajit Gupta
[From Pixabay]
On February 9, when Dr Santrupt Misra announced he was formally joining the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as its national spokesperson, there was intense speculation that the Aditya Birla Group veteran may be nominated to the Rajya Sabha. That eventually proved to be untrue. But now, there is a distinct possibility that the party may field him as a candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
rediff.com | Indrajit Gupta
At the heart of Paytm's slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy, notes Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Vijay Shekhar Sharma. For more than three weeks now, the indignation and diatribe launched against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for its action against Paytm Payments Bank have beggared belief.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
rediff.com | Indrajit Gupta
The toughest part is to tackle human behaviour. On the Atal Setu, says Indrajit Gupta, I chose to drive at a consistent speed of 80 kmph in the middle lane. Vehicles on the right lane were clipping along at 150 kmph, way over the maximum permissible limit of 100 kmph. On occasion, I had to slow down or dodge vehicles suddenly pulling into the middle lane from the side. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes.
