In this issue

The cover theme of the August issue is Crisis Management. Eric J McNulty and Leonard J Marcus, Associate Director and Founding Co-director (respectively), National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, Harvard and co-authors, You’re It write that leading through a crisis unveils many hidden opportunities for transformation. Sridhar Samu, Senior Associate Professor, Great Lakes Institute of Management and Anubhav Mishra, Associate Professor, Jaipuria Institute of Management state that rapidly changing consumer patterns during a crisis require a dynamic strategy aligned with the pulse of the market. Girish Mainrai, Chief Manager and Area Manager, Bank of India analyses how marketers turned the Covid-19 pandemic into an opportunity for growth through diversification and other innovative tactics. Joydip Dey, a management consultant and former Vice President-Human Resources, Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited explains how workforce rationalisation, if carried out with strategic diligence, can lead to immense gains. Dr Debashish Sengupta, Professor at Royal University for Women, Bahrain and author of The Life of Z and The Life of Y makes a case for fostering a genuine culture of care to engage with employees in times of uncertainty.

The meta-leader

True crisis, those incidents that threaten the viability of an organisation or where lives are on the line, are among the most vexing challenges for executives.

6 mins

Seize the opportunity

Rapidly changing consumer patterns during a crisis require a dynamic strategy aligned with the pulse of the market.

6 mins

Turning the tide

Marketers have managed to turn the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity through their innovative approach vis-à-vis generating demand and staying connected with consumers.

5 mins

The intangibles

Workforce rationalisation can lead to immense gains—many of them seemingly unrelated to the aspect of sheer ‘numbers’—but only if carried out with strategic diligence.

5 mins

Stay connected

In times of uncertainty, leaders must foster a genuine culture of care to engage with employees.

6 mins

Too important to leave to chance

“Hard work, diligence, persistence, and a positive attitude are all very useful if you want to succeed. They’re essential… But they’re insufficient. None of them will deliver success unless you also harness the power of opportunity.” Richard M Rothman talks to Indian Management about his latest book, The Power of Opportunity.

6 mins

On a new path

COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented challenge to humanity.

4 mins

Through a new lens

When caught in the flux of change, the best bet for those at the helm is to liberate their thinking from well-entrenched patterns and prejudices and view things from a different perspective.

7 mins

Venture forth

Tales of adventure often belie the leadership capabilities demonstrated by explorers, but they offer rich lessons for business professionals, opine Amy Posey and Kevin Vallely, co-authors of Wild Success: 7 Key Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn from Extreme Adventures.

6 mins

Get Rid Of The Box

Removing the boundary conditions that limit our thinking can lead to entirely different outcomes.

4 mins

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Indian Management strives to be a monthly management journal of high Quality targeted at middle and senior managers. It aims to be a credible source of insight, information and inspiration for management professionals. Through in-depth features, articles, live cases and caselets, research analysis, reports, reviews etc., based mainly on Indian experiences, Indian Management endeavors to consistently deliver to its readers a Journal that explores and imbibes the available knowledge and best practices pertaining to all aspects of management.