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Innovation, Leadership

Why I consider Marissa Meyers decision a step in the right direction for Yahoo!

There has been enough being said about Marissa Meyer’s memo to all Yahoo employees about asking all employees to report to work in office and not work remotely. Most of the media and other leaders in the industry have gone on record saying that this is a step back into the past for Yahoo! Most have shared statistics about the higher productivity that people have been reported among people working from home or remotely and how other organizations are fostering creativity and encouraging more people to work remotely. I, however, agree that this is a step in the right direction […]

Ideas

How do you innovate “Innovation” ..

A couple of days ago, I submitted my entry for the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize Challenge run by Management Exchange. This challenge is about “Innovating Innovation” and will be judged by some of the greatest thinkers in innovation. You can find below my submission for the challenge. If you like my thoughts, request you to vote for my submission here. SUMMARY Its not the lack of ideas that stops organizations from being innovative, but the way resources are allocated & employees rewarded that is the key. We need to change the way we set and manage KPI’s, the way we allocate funds (quarterly budgeting […]

Strategy

Nokia To Cut 4,000 Jobs Worldwide, Transfer 3,000 Symbian Jobs To Accenture

Today, Nokia announced that it will cut its global workforce by 4000 by end of 2012 and transfer 3000 Symbian jobs to Accenture. Something on these lines was expected since Nokia signed a deal with Microsoft to use Windows Mobile 7 platform for its phones. In my blog yesterday, I had indicated that the high end mobile phone vendors were competing on the OS level and today, Nokia has announced that they will not fight the war on OS and will rather partner with Microsoft. This does not go well for Nokia. Though, I can understand the circumstances, under which […]

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Most entrepreneurs fail. Most know that they are most likely to fail. And yet, we have more and more people wanting to become entrepreneurs. I have been in that boat myself. You could also call me a failed entrepreneur. From my stint as an entrepreneur, I know first hand the challenges of starting and running a business. And a lot about closing down businesses as well. Unfortunately. Fortunately, I learnt a lot in the process. I learnt a lot post this experience by being a corporate entrepreneur. I learnt a lot by looking & working alongside entrepreneurs who persisted with […]