Think Tank

(Indian Companies) (Business) The 100 CC Strategy – flip-flop or tactical?  Many a time I have wondered why business leaders say any particular thing in the interviews. Why do they reveal much of their business strategies? Haven’t we read the MNCs talking about their ‘India plans’ in the newsprint, or Mahindras announcing their strategy for commercial [...]

(Indian companies) (Management) Baffling Corporate Decisions Business decisions are becoming more and more difficult to interpret. What appears apparent in the beginning is not so in reality and many a time we understand them only by looking beyond the obvious. It seems corporate now a days don’t feel any dilemma in what to keep secret and what [...]

Indian companiesThe American financial sector is in the turmoil. From Bear Sterns to developments with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the crisis unfolded and took companies like AIG and Lehman Brothers in the grip. Coveted institutions which took generations to reach the enviable positions were down in some months.  It is all in the newspapers [...]

Indian Companies Indians know how to play game! Few Indian companies have the size and the might that can give global firms a shiver. This incident gives a change.   Mahindra & Mahindra is World’s third largest tractor manufacturer. The # 1 is John Deere from the US. John Deere is considered one of the flag bearers of [...]

Indian Companies Few Good Companies I am sure some of you must have had missed this news. In January this year, Infosys fined its CEO for a technical violation of company’s insider trading rules. The fine of Rs 5 lakh would be donated to charity. And this is the third time that Infosys has penalized a member [...]

Indian Companies‘Second Career’ by the Tatas  Last month, the Tata Group launched India’s first advertisement campaign to convince women who have taken career breaks to return to the workplace.  “Second Career is an innovative way of making use of this unique talent pool which has been largely ignored by the industry. The women are as [...]

HCL Technologies:  1.      ‘Employee first, customer second’: Because of its shock value, this initiative invited world wide interest. 2.      ‘U’and ‘I’ approach: Employees could directly approach and query President Mr. Vineet Nayar.3.      Trust Pay: 85% of the salary of employees were made fixed, including bonus, along with a trust in them to deliver results. 4.      [...]

Marico Industries Recently, Mr. Harsha Mariwala, MD, Marico Industries was on our campus to deliver his lecture on ‘Marico’s Journey”. He spoke on his and his company’s journey, right from the day of inception to today. Here are some innovative practices that Marico has implemented:  o       Only two grades: Company realised that the expectation of being [...]