Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaExecutive leadership skills that mattered five years ago aren't sufficient on their own in 2026 — the bar has moved, and it's moved fastest in exactly the areas AI cannot replicate. I see this directly in how client briefs read...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaLeadership personality traits that drive high-performing teams are now backed by hard research, not just instinct — and the data increasingly tells us which specific traits actually predict team performance, rather than which ones simply feel like good leadership. This...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaLeadership development strategies directly determine long-term business success, and the data on this is no longer ambiguous — yet 83% of organisations still struggle to develop leaders at every level, which is exactly the gap I see forcing clients into...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaBangalore has evolved into one of India’s most important centres for technology, startups, financial services, consulting, engineering, and global capability centres. As organisations expand their presence in the city, hiring for senior leadership positions has become increasingly complex. Finding a senior...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaIn today’s fast-moving business environment, leaders are expected to make clear decisions under pressure, manage uncertainty, inspire teams, and deliver results consistently. For senior leaders facing complex organizational change, market disruption, or board-level accountability, executive coaching services can be a...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaThe Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) industry is one of India's fastest-evolving sectors. Digital banking, fintech innovation, AI-driven financial services, stricter regulatory compliance, cybersecurity threats, and changing customer expectations have transformed how organizations operate and compete. As businesses adapt...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaChief Growth Officers are becoming critical for modern businesses because growth itself has stopped being any single function's job — it now sits across marketing, sales, product, and customer experience simultaneously, and someone senior needs to own it end to...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaThe future of executive leadership is being rewritten faster than most boardrooms can update their succession plans — AI, geopolitical volatility, and shifting workforce expectations have converged in a way I haven't seen in twenty-plus years of executive search. The...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaWhy more Indian boards are treating interim leadership as a deliberate strategy, not a stopgap In my years leading executive search and leadership advisory work, I've sat with boards mid-crisis asking a version of the same question: we need a leader in this...
Reviewed By Vijay Karkare Managing Director @Cornerstone IndiaExecutive coaching helps leaders improve workplace management by giving them something almost no one else in their organisation will — an honest, structured mirror on how their behaviour actually lands on the people around them. In two decades of executive search, I've seen coaching...
