Upskilling focuses on enhancing the current skills of employees, enabling them to perform their existing roles more efficiently and to take on more advanced responsibilities. Image: Getty Images Reskilling and upskilling have become essential strategies for companies striving to maintain a competitive edge and adapt to technological advancements. This continuous learning approach benefits both employees … Read more
(From left) Sandeep Aggarwal, MD, Sanjay Aggarwal, chairman & CEO at Paramount Cables with third-gen scions Dhruv, Tushar and Parth Image: Amit Verma September 2007, New Delhi. An innocuous exclamation mark summed up the historic moment: No way! Sanjay Aggarwal takes us back to 2007. It was September 3 and Paramount Cables—the flagship cable brand of … Read more
Bubble tea vlogger Stacy Chen recording footage for her vlog at her company in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Image: Jade Gao / AFP© Sweet, milky and colourful—bubble tea is wildly popular in China, where people sipping through straws from large plastic cups is a common sight in high streets and shopping malls across … Read more
The Green Bank Telescope, a 100-meter fully steerable radio telescope, is seen near a farm in the Green Bank Observatory in the US National Radio Quiet Zone. Image: Brendan Smialowski / AFP© Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins its nightly vigil, scanning … Read more
Murlikant Rajaram Petkar, India’s first Paralympic gold medalist, receives the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind in 2018 Image: Ajay Aggarwal/Hindustan Times Via Getty Images Murlikant Rajaram Petkar vividly remembers the euphoria following Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav’s Olympic win in 1952. The latter became the first individual athlete in Independent India to bag a … Read more
Yves L Doz, Emeritus professor of strategic management, INSEAD Yves L Doz is emeritus professor of strategic management, INSEAD and the Solvay Chaired professor of technological innovation, emeritus. He is also co-author of Escaping the Growth Curse: The Path to Stronger Corporate Strategy. In an interview with Forbes India, he talks about the potential that … Read more
Tadashi Yanai, founder, Uniqlo.Overlooking the picturesque Sumida River, Fast Retailing’s headquarters in the Ariake district of Tokyo looks nothing like a traditional office. Built primarily for the company’s most popular brand, Uniqlo, the office features a 4.5-acre single-floor layout crafted to resemble a mini city. The workspace includes a winding interior street that spans the … Read more
Leaders with clinical credibility are more able to be influential in healthcare organizations and as system leaders than those coming from outside — though there will always be notable exceptions. Image: Shutterstock From his years of experience, Professor Brian Golden is emphatic about what makes a successful healthcare leader: “I’ve never seen a high performing … Read more
Global cinema is a vast and evolving landscape – a convergence of peak creativity and a pursuit of box-office earnings. There’s certainly a link between the most well-crafted movies and the biggest, most successful hits. Good filmmaking is rewarded commercially, like in any free market. And good films don’t just entertain their audience while they … Read more
(Top row from left) Padmaja Kacham, director at Padmaja Herbs and Foods, Naga Srinivas Kacham, managing director at Takkaiah & Padmaja Herbs and Foods, Ganesh Kacham, executive director at Takkaiah; (Bottom row from left) Shadbinda Kacham (son of Naga Srinivas Kacham), and Ramesh Gupta Kacham, director at Takkaiah Image: Vikas Chandra Pureti for Forbes India … Read more