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'Earn Trust, Build Bonds'

The potential of people comes out when you give them challenging assignments, empower them and give them the space to make mistakes.

'You Must Lead By Example'

Courage is the topmost trait of leadership, which means you refuse to back down, come what may.

'Give More To Earn More'

The planning process is a holistic bottom-up approach that ensures everybody is involved... It's where strategic goals are decided collectively and drive action and progress at every level.

'Honesty Is the Best Corporate Policy

Building a bond of trust between all stakeholders, be it employees, clients or investors, helps tide over crises and generate goodwill.

Retail Battlezone

With e-commerce poised for exponential growth in India, the country is fast emerging as the new battleground for global retail giants. Can local players withstand the onslaught?

The Flip Side

The Walmart-flipkart deal is a possible nightmare for the tax department t given the complex holding structure of the indian e-commerce giant.

collateral damage

changes in tax treaties will reduce round-tripping and make fdi numbers less impressive than they are now.

Interview - John B. Veihmeyer

Businesses want more consistency in regulations across borders.

Pushing The Boundaries

Taking calculated risks and thinking long term separated the best CEOs from the good ones.

Trusted Banker

M.K. Jain led a successful transformation of South-based Indian Bank. He is now heading the much bigger IDBI Bank with multiple challenges.

Double The Bank

Romesh Sobti, who has turned around the mid-sized private sector bank over the past 10 years, is now working on doubling the size in the next three years.

The Short And Long Term Impact Of Demonetisation

The Centre's move to demonetise high-denomination currency has shaken up the economy.

RIP Black Money!

A series of curbs on black money has had tax dodgers fearing the worst.

Bucking the Trend

Manpasand Beverages aims to have revenues of ₹5,000 crore in the next five years.

Plateful of Profits

La Opala has done well to dominate a market once considered a domain of only foreign brands.

The Fall Of The Unicorns

They were all part of the fabled $1 billion plus valuation club. Now they have run into trouble.

Agenda For Modi 2.0

Top economic experts debate how the government can hit the ground running.

“I LEARN BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO BE BAD LONG ENOUGH”

Business consultant and life coach David Wood feels great things happen when you get out of your comfort zone and allow new opportunities to come in. In a conversation with Business Today’s Aprajita Sharma, Wood says people should train their minds and counter negativity. Edited excerpts:

Decoding Consumer Emotion

THE BENGALURUBASED COMPANY’S AI-POWERED SaaS PLATFORM HELPS CONSUMER BRANDS UNDERSTAND PEOPLE’S ‘EMOTIONAL’ RESPONSE.

Unbiased Recruiter

Social robot Tengai can ask all the right questions without any human bias.

A Summer Treat

WITH THE SUMMER heat creeping in, ceiling fans are bound to be in great demand.

India Inc's Crown Jewels At Risk

Indian promoters, especially first generation entrepreneurs, run the risk of losing control over their best assets after pledging shares to raise money.

Minimal Support

Did the government announce MSP hike before planning for infrastructure backup?

Xinomi All Set For The Big Game

After displacing Samsung from pole position in smartphones, Xiaomi aims for a bigger play in Indian consumer durables.

Tax Buoyancy Is Not Much. We Need To Keep Watching

The man at the centre of the government’s mega tax reform, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, shares with Dipak Mondal his experience of seeing through the one year of GST.

How Private Equity Firms Hire CEOs

They do it a lot and have learned what to look for.

Is R&D A Prodigal Child?

Getting returns on R&D investments is a tough challenge, but success largely depends on appropriate value creation.

Distress Call

State-run BSNL and MTNL, credited with laying the country’s telecommunication infrastructure, are battling for survival, owing to mismanagement and mounting losses. Can the government rescue them?

In Search Of New Ethos

A HARD LOOK AT WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IS LEFT OUT OF THE BIGGER FRAMEWORK DOMINATED BY GOVERNMENTS AND ECONOMIC FORCES.

Giving Voice To Apps

THE BENGALURUBASED B2B COMPANY OFFERS A MULTILINGUAL VOICE INTERFACE SO THAT DEVELOPERS CAN SYNC IT WITH ANY MOBILE APP.