By Pilli Chaudhuri Freelance Consultant @IndusGuru Margaret Mead, a famous American anthropologist’s saying “we won’t have a society if we destroy the environment” is a hard-hitting truth that every individual has to understand today. All human endeavors including extraterrestrial exploration, scientific progress, industrial prowess, economic upliftment and improved standard of life sound futile and pointless, without the […]
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By Salil Mathur (A consultant with IndusGuru) As the nation moved closer to the general elections, the economists of political leanings churned out fervent essays, which were largely rhetorical and made little impression or were not even read. Through the 1990s and early 2000s the economists and planners worked strenuously to present Congress as the […]
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By Jill Mehta Freelance Consultant @IndusGuru The gig economy is growing larger than we can think. The reason behind this dominating growth of gig economy lies in the fact that most of us would prefer a flexible, independent and controlled work environment where we own what we do. 9 to 5 jobs with fixed payroll structure […]
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By Pilli Chaudhuri Freelance Consultant @IndusGuru Science and technology have increased the average life expectancy of human beings by a decade since 1990’s, thereby extending the healthy lifespan of executives who retire at the, now, young and active age of 60. Science says work keeps humans healthy, both mentally and physically. But when the corporate framework retires […]
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As India draws towards the cross-roads again in an election-year, we at IndusGuru came to the end of another ‘event-ful’ year – in more ways than one! And time to reflect on promises made and promises kept, and then to make some resolutions for the future. IndusGuru – Gurukul’s launch event – “Thriving in the […]
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By Brijesh Desai Published on April 1, 2019 on The Free Press Journal Freelancing has truly come of age for the modern corporate professional in India. In an era of increasing life-spans, and shortening career-spans, how can experienced professionals prepare themselves for the changing demands of jobs and careers? And how can they adapt and […]
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By Jill Mehta, Freelance Consultant @ IndusGuru “Every time you borrow money, you’re robbing your future self.” ―Nathan W. Morris The decision to go into debt alters the course condition of the company. You no longer own it, you are owned. Anil Ambani led Reliance communication had a similar experience with debt. Rcom’s debt increased to Rs. 47000 […]
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The Platform economy is changing the world as we know it. In the first 3 parts of the Platform Wars we discussed the rise of monopolies, emergence of new age disruptors, and the battle for protection of Intellectual Property. The Platform economy is changing the world as we know it. In the last 4 installments […]
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By Pilli Chaudhuri Freelance Consultant @IndusGuru Various civilizations of the world have spent the last two centuries fighting for their independence. Does risk come with independence? Definitely, it does! But the real question is: Is this risk worth it? Independence is taking things under one’s own charge and this definitely needs walking through new roads. Having said […]
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The Platform economy is changing the world as we know it. In the first 3 parts of the Platform Wars we discussed the rise of monopolies, emergence of new age disruptors, and the battle for protection of Intellectual Property. Let us turn to the defining issue of the Platform economy during the last year – […]
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