“Why should I have to talk about my work or my achievements? Shouldn’t the results that I have managed to achieve year on year, my sincerity, my non-political approach, be enough in themselves, to speak for me and the value I bring”? Sentiments similar to these have been echoed time and again by many of the people I have had...

Walmart announced its strategic partnership with Microsoft  to further accelerate Walmart’s digital transformation in retail, empower its associates worldwide and make shopping faster and easier for millions of customers around the world. This partnership is to take on Amazon the biggest online competitor. The technology partnership would be focused on using artificial intelligence, Machine learning and other technology tools to help...

It is safe to say that today’s leaders are expected to do more than ever before. Aside from being emotionally intelligent, self-aware, charismatic, inspirational, worldly and capable of interacting with and leading a diverse workforce, they also need to be specialists in a variety of different fields in order to make informed decisions. Primarily, they need to keep their...

Skill India Mission partners with Facebook India to mobilize and train youth across different sectors and help them to earn a better livelihood, aiming to this on 17th July Facebook and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) entered into a strategic partnership to empower youth and entrepreneurs with digital skills in India. The partnership, signed in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, will enable Ministry of...

In the digital age,the role of a Leader is expected to be very challenging in view of the emergence of disruptive technologies.  A new leader who can effectively draw value from a large number of data,yet to combine this with creative thinking and inspiring visions. Especially in the present times when competition is very severe, Leader’s radar system should cover...

Rakesh Verma is the Chief Executive Officer of Simon India Ltd., Adventz Group, a diversified multi-business conglomerate with revenue of approximately USD 3.5 bllion. Simon India executes EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning) projects in Oil & Gas, Chemical / Petrochemical, Cement and Power sectors. Rakesh has previously worked as CTO with Samsung Heavy Industries, a South Korean conglomerate, with net...

TOTAL, a global integrated energy producer and provider,has today signed a partnership agreement with TCS , a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, has signed a partnership agreement with to create a digital innovation center based in Pune in the state of Maharashtra, India. Marie-Noëlle Semeria, Senior Vice President and Group Chief Technology Officer, Total, said, “For a large industrial...

The only thing predictable about future is that it is unpredictable! The rate at which business processes are changing driven by developments in the technology, make it impossible for even astrologers to risk a guess at the kind of challenges we will be facing in just 5 years from now. The best one can do is to use available data...

Earlier Incentives were predominant and effective motivational tools for sales, marketing or related profiles where the performance can be measured in numbers (invoicing/ order booking/ Profit/ discounts etc.), but to motivate the other profile where performance measurement was not as easy in comparison to the sales and marketing profile, different parameters needed to be searched and evaluated. Thanks to scholars...

 “Information is no more a premium commodity, but Application of knowledge is” Digitalization brought information at our finger tips, Automation reduced the quantum of mundane work, Descriptive, Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics already occupied their space in Decision Support Systems through processing the data and facts, Digitalization in globalization scenario brought varied customer expectations, increased competition among businesses and thereby complexity. Leadership...