How To Turn Executives Into Wizards

  Master Strategic Acumen for Faster Growth  in the AI Age A cumen   C atapults T rusting  I ndividuals & O rganisations to N onpareil S pots   Most people are aware of their IQ, EQ scores and the big five personality traits, but are unaware of the level of their 'ACUMEN" or in many cases even the exact meaning and scope of this vital word. It is, in fact, the distillation of all these indices and is the foundation of one's performance and achievements. Some research studies indicate that about 65% of business leaders feel that insufficient business acumen limits their organisation’s strategic growth. Add to that the fact that the rise of AI is transforming business operations, creating both new opportunities and greater complexity that demand a more advanced form of business acumen. As change accelerates at an unprecedented pace, sharpening business acumen has become a strategic imperative. In this blog post, we explore why it matters now more than ...

  C redible H ighly A cceptable & N ovel G rowth E ngine C hange L everages, A ccelerates & I nspires M inds For C harity , H umility , A ccessible , R ejuvenate , I nclusive , S incere , M esmeric , A mity       Tectonic changes like AI, ChatGPT, Claude, Elon Musk’s brain chip ‘neuralink’, flying cars, humanless factories, human embryo incubators, colonizing of Mars, mining on the moon, etc., have turned the world upside down. It will continue to be so, given the incredible speed of change. Chaos will become more intense. Similar changes in the past had also created fears, anxieties, and chaotic conditions. But leaders with a clear vision initiated policies and techniques to turn change into benefits, expanding businesses and institutions, and in turn raising the standards of living.  Therefore, we cannot keep on watching the incoming changes with awe, fear, and anxiety. All of us have to initiate changes and usher in newer products and se...

“Imitation is degradation of self,” says King James. How very true! In the Oxford dictionary, the synonyms of ‘imitation’ are sham, fake, counterfeit, bogus, spurious, phoney. It is, in fact, an offence and a lot of court cases deal with violations of copyrights, trademarks and plagiarism as well as stealing of secret data. There is no wonder, then, that almost all agree with King James in their hearts. But still, there is all-round conscious or subconscious imitation going on, though no one will admit it.  Against this background, one wonders how the imitation of others’ behaviours and qualities, which goes under the 'exalted' idea of ‘Role Modelling’, is highly commended and widely practised.    The term ‘Role Modelling’ was introduced by sociologist Robert Merton and further developed by Albert Bandura. Bandura found that "individuals tend to be active observers of their environments. During these observations, people make note of the behaviours exhibited by others...