I've watched this happen too many times. A company announces its expansion into a new market. There's excitement, capital is committed, and the board is confident. Eighteen months later, the whispers start: timelines have slipped, breakeven keeps moving further out, and everyone's wondering what went wrong. The usual suspects get...
When organizations talk about leadership, they often rely on familiar terms such as vision, confidence, and decision-making. Yet when senior leadership hires fail, the issue is rarely a lack of intelligence or experience. More often, it stems from the deeper qualities of a good leader not being...
Strategy decks are getting sharper.Leadership outcomes, however, often aren’t. Across Indian organisations, bold strategies are being approved with confidence. Yet months later, execution slows. Momentum fades—transformation stalls. Not because the strategy was flawed—but because the leaders hired to deliver it were optimised for a different business chapter. This is the alignment gap...
In today’s boardrooms, one concern is rising quietly—but decisively. It is not the CEO who lacks experience. It is the CEO who believes they already know enough. Across Indian promoter-led firms, PE-backed companies, and listed enterprises, boards are increasingly cautious about CEO overconfidence. While experience gaps can...
This article examines how a leader’s personal style unconsciously influences hiring choices, affecting culture, team performance, and the organisation's trajectory. It reveals the psychology behind CXO hiring decisions, blind spots leaders often overlook, and how self-awareness drives better leadership outcomes. What Your Leadership Style Reveals About...
“You can’t scale a company without scaling its leadership.” – Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn As Indian tech startups transition from product validation to rapid growth, the challenge isn’t just innovation or funding—it’s building a leadership team equipped to scale with intention and impact. Growth requires...
