The Smart Manager - March - April 2108

En este número

The cover theme of the March-April issue is ‘community power’. Experts—Howard Partridge, author of The Power of Community; Christine Comaford, author of Power your Tribe; Muniinder Anand, Center for Creative Leadership; and Chris Dyer, author of The Power of Company Culture—share their views on various aspects of this subject.
We have featured an exclusive interview with Rasmus Hougaard, founder of Potential Project, on how leaders can enhance their performance by being mindful. Another interview with P C Musthafa, co-founder of iD Fresh Food, gave insights on the aspects of building brand trust. Kumar Mehta, author of The Innovation Biome, highlights the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of innovation whereas Archana Jerath from SHRM points out the pitfalls and challenges of a flat organization.
A special section, Customer Cues, throws light on three different perspectives of consumer needs, demands, and changing dynamics with experts Niranj Sangal, OMA Emirates; Christopher Higgins, IdeateLabs; and Rati Shetty, BankBazaar, exploring different angles of consumer connection. Jean-François Manzoni, Albrecht Enders, Anand Narasimhan, Thomas W Malnight, Bettina Büchel, Goutam Challagalla and Ivy Buche, IMD, elaborate on the result of transformation in organizations.
In our regular sections, we have Denise Lee Yohn, author of FUSION busting myths on organizational culture. Morgen Witzel, The University of Exeter Business School, describes the power of ideas and their implementation.