Introduction This blog begins by reviewing a classic – Why Nations Fail – the Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daren Acemoglu and James A Robinson, and then moves on to more contemporary themes around how ‘civilization erasure’ as a construct is being deployed to bring in authoritarian regimes that would impact prosperity and […]
Book Review: The Journal of Leadership – How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out
Book Review The Journal of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out Authors – Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink, and Ramesh Srinivasan Introduction Several strands or threads of reading make me write this review on the book. The first thread is that of ‘familiarity’ (tinged with nostalgia) with one of the […]
Working with Groups: Tandem Leadership, Splitting, and Mirroring
Preamble This becomes the seventh blog in the series of “Working with Groups”, where in the earlier six blogs, I have explored the impact of western thought on group dynamics, group therapy, and change management teams. If you like this blog, I would love to hear your views on how I have mapped the historical […]
Organizational Alignment & The PLUR1BUS Effect
Introduction I know that it is too early to write about the PLUR1BUS series, especially when I have seen only the first two episodes, but rarely has it happened to me that a narrative can be so hard-hitting and provocative in its nascence. I run the risk of jibes and ‘I told you so!’ as […]
The Survivors – A Netflix Series
A Deep and Poignant Dive into the World of Sorrow, Grieving, & Rage Introduction The Survivors is perhaps the most ‘understated’ narrative on Netflix. For a complex and poignant tale. It chooses not to ‘over-sell’ itself. It kind of lurks on your screen, as you wade through tons of Netflix offerings, waiting to be discovered. […]
The Power and the Captivity of Narratives
Part 1.1 The Calm Mind in the Here and Now Any successful cricketer would reveal his or her secret of high performance in the sporting arena and there are enough such interviews and podcasts on the internet. He or she would speak of the discipline and the sheer rigor in being able to play every […]
Adolescence, Boy Psychology / Immature Masculinity, and the EUM Lens
Gagandeep Singh 21 min read · Just now Introduction This note is written as I prepare to join Kartik Shah for our EUM based podcast in the month of May. While the blog presents my initial thoughts were around the Netflix serial — titled Adolescence, and the theme of ‘immature masculinity’ — which often gets […]
Trump Tariff Economics – What lies beneath?
Introduction Thirty-four years ago, I was enrolled in a master’s degree in economics, and found myself comfortably numb, and of course leaning to the left as any wannabe intellectual – quoting Marx and then something happened… On 24th July 1991, the finance minister – Dr. Manmohan Singh (who later became a brilliant prime minister of India […]
Paatal Lok Season 2
A murder mystery in the foreground of the gestalt of market capitalism & growth in India Introduction After having written rather long blogs on Kohhra, Udtaa Panjab, and Dahaad, I was quite worried that one more blog on the intricate web of crime, murder, political vendettas, police organizations, and the subaltern social systems where weary, […]
The Triumphant Politics of Joyful Change
Introduction Indian politicians and political parties have been mimicking their US counterparts for the past decade or so. For example, they have learnt that astutely devised narratives built on great research help. Mr. Modi is supposedly to have hired an international PR agency – APCO, and this was later denied by APCO, to build a […]
Incorrigibly romantic ... 