The White Collared Gig Economy – I
Gig economy, gig workers, moonlighting, an IT services major firing some 300 people; all suddenly rather topical, isn’t it? Everyone is talking about it and has an opinion. Well, so do we. But, before we get there, let us do a quick snapshot on the genesis and what this...
The Humble Checklist
Here is a post about process execution using four aviation related incidents as examples. No harm was caused in three of those, but in the first one below, people lost lives. In essence flying a plane, and its operations on the ground are expected to be a streamlined process....
Before you start the Transformation…
Suhas Dutta As we engage with organizations taking baby Digital Transformation steps, we notice commonalities. Some of those commonalities pose stumbling blocks, especially in traditionally run companies. Most, are easy to guess e.g. lack of overall planning or strategy, inadequate investments, leadership / ownership at the wrong level or...
Bending the Consulting Moral Compass
Ethics has become an area of challenge for some players in the management consulting industry. The reason for this is complex in way of implementation....
The “culture” of free food and beer, birthday cakes, office parties and open floor plans
Last week has been interesting. Not just because of the usual webinars, online interviews and potential collaboration related conversations. But, because “culture” came up as a topic of conversation; and the repetitive occurrence makes me write this irreverent piece which might lose me some friends. Often, “collaborative” is how...