Ashish Mathur

The recent T20 World Cup offers valuable lessons in LEADERSHIP that can be applied to various facets of life and work. Here are ten key takeaways: 1. Class is Permanent: - Virat Kohli: Even if a leader faces temporary setbacks, their inherent skills and qualities will shine through at the right moment. 2. Team Cohesion: - Rohit Sharma: When a leader falters, a cohesive team steps up to support and cover for them, demonstrating the power of unity. 3. Perseverance: - India vs. South Africa: Never give up; success can still be achieved even when the odds seem insurmountable. 4. Resilience: - Hardik Pandya: Leaders can rise from the lowest points with determination, even when faced with widespread doubt and criticism. 5. Hard Work and Humility: - Rahul Dravid: Long-term dedication and a humble approach eventually yield positive results. 6. Consistency: - Jasprit Bumrah: Consistent effort and performance build a solid foundation for success over time. 7. Sheer Willpower: - Rishab Pant: Overcoming seemingly impossible challenges requires strong willpower and determination. 8. Comeback After Defeat: - India's T20 Comeback: Significant setbacks are part of the journey, but the focus should be on making a strong comeback. 9. Teamwork: - India Team: The success of any team or organization relies on the contributions of all its members, highlighting the importance of collaboration. 10. Value of Small Contributions: - Surya's Catch: Even the smallest efforts can make a significant impact, emphasizing the importance of every role in achieving a common goal. These lessons illustrate that leadership is about resilience, teamwork, consistency, and the ability to rise from setbacks. They remind us that every contribution matters and that maintaining humility and perseverance can lead to lasting success. what's your opinion on this ?

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I am sharing Some experience on Introspection or Reflection. 1. What are the various components of introspection 2. Frequency - Weekly / Monthly & Annual 3. The various vectors to introspect 4. Finally a tool kit so you can think and apply if you find it helpful something to think about, finetune fir yourself & implement...

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Look up our article in Business Standard - "CFO India Inc KRA for FY 2025" CFOs with ability to leverage technology are getting into the next orbit of leadership and institution building in FY 2025! Thanks Mahadeo Karnik Thanks Business Standard

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Plain white sneakers v/s Statement heels : What’s more professional? It was almost 2pm, but the HR NEXUS 3.0 event was supposed to start by 1pm. Scared and anxious we were waiting for people to turn up and even went on thinking what if the Delhi People actually went out party early on Saturday, But Delhi people being fashionably late, did start pouring in on the Saturday afternoon, ditching last minute plans😇 HR NEXUS 3.0 one of a kind experience was the brainchild of FriendsSquare which was held on 4th May, with our motive to form a community for people in areas of Human Resource, Diversity & Inclusion, Organizational Psychologist to have meaningful conversation rather than just deciding ki “Isse baar Fun Friday mein kya Karna hai”. We started 4 months back with lots of ideas in mind but a single goal of having a networking event which really served its purpose. From team meetings to thinking on ideas in breakout rooms we compiled everything. Google documents, spreadsheet were best friends for 4 months with a rollercoaster of emotions. Inviting people to add them in our WhatsApp community groups to thinking about interactional activities that were informative yet engaging, we had a surprise stored for everyone who joined in🤗. The journey started with the theme ' ‘Beyond the Age Gap: Paving The Way For Multigenerational Teams’ which is the need of the hour. The next hunt for a perfect venue that served the purpose of how we pictured our event and #RadissonHotel, helped us achieve it all. Meeting the bright minds from across generations and understanding and listening to their different perspectives gave us a platform to grow. While we were upset and anxious about people not turning up at the start, once they did start pouring in, it was overwhelming and surprising to have them recognising me by a single phone call with them or just being the admin of the WhatsApp group. While we might have underestimated ourselves the event was a testament to all our efforts and #hardwork. Together, we celebrate our #victories, learn from our #setbacks, and grow stronger with each passing day. Our journey is a testament to the resilience and determination of women everywhere, and I am grateful to walk this path with each of you by my side. PS: A little context to my title, I had decided to wear white sneakers initially for the comfort but then had to jump into my statement heels.

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Data Storytelling for Business - is the topic of the one-day MDP that I shall be conducting at the Gujarat Employers' Organisation (GEO), Vadodara on July 12. It gives me immense pleasure to continue my association with GEO. Modern business is generating gigantic amount of Data every second and we are all surrounded by it. But stakeholders are only looking for what the data says. And incidentally Data does not speak. Data only speaks what the presenter wants it to speak. In order to share meaningful insights to stakeholders, data needs to be clubbed with stories that makes data narrative engaging and decision inducing. How do we do that is what we shall be discussing in the session. This is a topic very near to my heart and I am extremely excited to be interacting with participants. #cii #sgcci #gcci #aima #textile #apparel #gujarat #storytelling #traninganddevelopment #istd #istdvadodara ISTD Vadodara Chapter #datastorytelling #bangladesh #vietnam ZUNOKS Consulting #appinionBD

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Skilled India report : Over 35% B tech students are unemployable, 30% of MBA, 60% of ITI and over 75% of polytechnic students are uenmployable. There is a huge gap in what is required and taught. Outdated textbooks, concepts not relevant to present day requirements. If companies hire those with gap in skills, they have to spend minimum 6 months to make them employable and ready for the Job. Not all companies have such budgets for training plus the employees might leave after 6 months or a year so what about ROI spent on training? Agility and Unlearning need to be developed to survive and thrive in a fast changing environment. Satya

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I recently had the honor of conducting a leadership and motivational training session in Marathi for the teams at Maruti, Nexa, and Arena. Speaking in one's mother tongue not only bridges communication gaps but also deepens connection and understanding. Key Learnings: Cultural Relevance: Tailoring leadership messages to fit cultural contexts enhances receptivity and impact. Language as a Leadership Tool: Using native languages can significantly boost morale and engagement. Adaptability: Adapting to diverse linguistic needs is crucial in today’s globalized business environment. Your thoughts and experiences on using native languages in professional settings are welcome. Let’s discuss! #LeadershipDevelopment #MotivationalSpeaking #CorporateTraining #Marathi #ProfessionalGrowth #AvinashChate

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✍️'Cut' for Increasing Velocity of decision making - Intuitive Ten Percent Rule, (not for cost cutting please) : '...He said that the layoffs are not meant to cut costs and that the company expects to re-hire the same number of employees, primarily in its engineering, product and sales divisions. More than 1,000 of the employees being cut “are not meeting expectations,” Goodarzi said in the letter. The company is also reducing the number of executives by about 10% to increase its “velocity of decision making.”...' - Extract #expectations #firingrehiring #rehiring #trends #decisionmaking #jobcuts #itjobs #velocityofdecisionmaking #tenpercent #velocity #bloodlesscuts #infotech #itcompany #layoffs #skdscans

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Lot of talk around inflation and wealth erosion. There is another type of inflation that erodes wealth of the mind i.e. not continuously Learning and improving oneself. If one thinks that they have learned enough and have stopped learning will first become stagnant and then redundant in the rapidly changing skill demand and evolving market. Keep learning and enhancing your skills to be able to ride the wave of change and growth. #inflation #learning

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"SERVICE OF NOTICE/ORDER" Section 169 Service vs Communicated in context of Uploaded on Portal, Sent through Email, Physical Copy.... sometimes I feel lost in this maze.... What about you? I feel your position is not different then mine...is it? Let's throw some light on this: 1. RAGHAVA- HES- NAVAYUGA (JV) - Telangana High Court (2024) 16 Centax 12 Where notices for personal hearing were sent to different e-mail id than assessee's registered e-mail id, assessee was deprived of opportunity of personal hearing; the impugned order being violative of principles of natural justice was to be set aside. 2. CHEMSILK COMMERCE PVT. LTD. - Allahabad High Court (2024) 18 Centax 9 Since no physical/offline notice was issued to or served on assessee before cancelling its registration and essential requirement of rules of natural justice had remained to be fulfilled, impugned order was to be set aside. 3. C. EKAMBARAM - Madras High Court (2024) 19 Centax 305 Where assessee was not served with show cause notice by GST Authorities as it had shifted to a new address and same was returned by postal authority with remark "no such person in the address", GST Authorities were to be directed to serve a copy of show cause notice on assessee at new address and thereafter pass fresh assessment order. 4. VIBGYOR SERVICES - Delhi High Court (2024) 15 Centax 423 Where an order-in-original remained unserved due to undelivery and was subsequently delivered later, limitation for filing appeal shall commence from date of actual service, not original date of order. 5. VIVAAN ENTERPRISES - Allahabad High Court (2023) 12 Centax 70 Where assessee's registration was retroactively cancelled on 14-8-2019, with no outstanding tax liabilities and subsequently proceedings initiated via e-mail to assessee's accountant, order initiating proceedings was to be quashed without expressing an opinion on case's merits. 6. JAK COMMUNICATIONS PVT. LTD. - Madras High Court (2024) 81 GSTL 457 Where notices were uploaded in web portal only and same were not at all physically served to assessee and, thus, assessee was unaware about said notice, impugned assessment order was liable to be set aside. 7. FINO PAYTECH LTD. - Bombay High Court (2024) 17 Centax 229 Where assessee had changed their address on GST portal twice, but show cause notice was sent to old address and thus assessee was not served show cause notice and could not participate in adjudication of show cause notice and eventually revenue proceeded to adjudicate show causenotice while passing ex parte order-in-original, since impugned order adjudicating show-cause-notice was in breach of principle of natural of justice, and was to be set aside. Thanks Raja Abhishek NIRC Candidate - 2024

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✍️ Exclusive Current Affairs for Prelims 2024. Extremely crisp, meticulously crafted based on previous year questions, crafted with dedication to help you excel. ✍️Instead of drowning in a sea of materials, aspirants should prioritize understanding key concepts deeply first. What is the record of PT365 over the past 6 odd years (except 2016)? First Priority should always always be the Previous Year Questions, then revision and then Mock tests. Questions asked from PYQ in 2023(considered the toughest ever) 1. Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri (CDS-2023, UPSC-1999, 2020) 2. Charter Act, 1833 3. Due Process of law 4. Chief Purpose of Constitution 5. Judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights(1st amendment act) 6. Jhelum Krishna, Kolleru Lake 7. Ports 8. deciduous trees 9.Hills 10. Central Banks & Monetary Policy 12. Capital Markets 13. MSP for Niger 14.Intangible investments (Indirectly asked in 2018) 15. 15th Finance Commission 16. Green Hydrogen 17. G-20 (asked in 2020) 18. Archaeological excavations (NDA 2022) 19. Caves 20.India’s Trade Exports 21. Earth atmosphere 22 Tropical Soil 23. P waves & S waves 24. carbon capture and sequestration 25. Carbon fibres 26. Satellite Navigation System (IRNSS & GPS already asked) 27. Agni & Ballistic Missile 28. mercury pollution 29. green hydrogen  30. Self-Help Group 31. India & Groundwater extraction 32. Nagoya Protocol (term mentioned in 2015 and 2016) 33. election to the President of India (asked in 2018- Though the question was extremely extremely tough because of options) 34. Literary work & Author (Devichandraguptam & MilindaPanha was asked and not the rest two) 35. Jainism and Soul 36. Constitutional Bodies 37. Finance Bill and Money Bill 38. Scheduled Areas  39. Community Reserves (though extremely tough) 40. Uranium  41. Some mushrooms (2019) 42. Marsupial (UPSC-2001) And Cut-off shouldn’t cross 84. Likely to be released today Always prioritize mastering previous year questions and fundamental concepts over excess study materials. Our focus is on clarity and efficiency, ensuring you utilize minimum resources while maximizing understanding." #upsc #ias #prelims2024 My Telegram Channel Link : https://t.me/upsciasworld

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‘Dear Stakeholder, Send me the data discussed as soon as possible. Rohit.’ This is how I used to write an email during the initial phase of my career. As soon as this email went out, my manager called me, Manager : What have you sent? Me : Email asking for data we discussed in the previous meeting. Manager : Send me a draft of every email you are about send for the next two weeks before you hit send to the stakeholder. Me : Sure! From a blunt hardcore operations experience (pre-MBA) where email was rarely sent, Coming to consulting (post-MBA) where communication was key especially with stakeholders, The two weeks were a transformative journey for me, My email communication got way better in a short span of time, thanks to my manager who played the role of teacher and not a manager. In the early stages of our careers, we’ve all stumbled and made mistakes, both significant and minor. Yet, as long as those mistakes are made just once, they’re all part of the journey. This is why I give all my juniors the freedom to commit mistakes and try to play the role of a mentor which back in the day someone else played for me. Sonam Kishore If you like the above post, follow Rohit Singh for more. #communication #corporate #stakeholder #consulting #management #email #professional

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Our #servantleadership workshops are designed for maximum learning transfer. The design of the program ensures a strong commitment to action after the workshop. This is done through enhancing personal awareness through the 360 degree report. The activities, the reflection times, the group discussions, sharing of experiences and learnings, case studies, action planning etc., make sure that the participants walk out of the workshop completely transformed and ready to act. Check out this short video to see how we do this. Let us create more #servantleaders

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Some are doing it proactively & voluntarily. Others feel they have no other option but this. Watch this to learn why so many IT professionals quit their jobs for an MBA. And what it means for you if you're in the same industry.

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We are doing a lot of corporate trainings and need exceptional folks to help us deliver with quality! Please see the post from dōnō consulting below. #trainings #faculty #learning #technology #datascience #ai #parttime

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WHY BUSINESS ARE FAILING AT AN INCREASING RATE - BOTH BIG & SMALL " The reason why firms fail is perhaps the central question of strategy" - Michael Porter (1991, Strategic Management Journal). This question has dogged me for quarter of a century - WHY FIRMS VANISH? Since the day I stood as a young costing manager on the shop floor of a US MNC, surrounded by CNC automatic machines a quarter of a century ago in 2000. 25 years have passed by - the question stills burns! Over a period of time with thousands of hours of reading and delving deep into two mainstream theories of strategic management literature - Dynamic Capabilities Theory and Paradox Theory I have arrived at a tentative answer - certainly not the final one. There are 3 principle reasons:- a) Failure to arrive at the truth - Being a PRISONER OF PAST SUCCESS. This is especially true of F-1000 firms. The truth about customer/competition/society/technology is something else and the company big bosses perceive it as something else! By the time the TRUTH COMES IN RAGS it's too late. The damage has been done. Kodak may be a classic example. The recent spate of busts in the Indian ed-tech sector is repeating the tale. b) Failure to handle or manage conflicts - Today a manager's job is riddled with conflicts. He/She is pulled in multiple directions at the same time. Scarcity of resources, multiplicity of pressures - which are interconnected and constant change in the business environment has made a manager's job extremely complex and this is resulting in high employee turnovers, shortage of talent and erosion of knowledge capital c) Failure to forge deeper connections - THIS IS THE BIGGEST AND MOST SEVERE OF ALL THREE. A firm today is AN OPEN SYSTEM. Connected with customers, beyond customers - the civil society, the regulators, technology developers, channel partners in multiple ways. The MBA textbooks are a major culprit here - who emphasize that a firm is a closed system and starts strategic management with obsolete frameworks such as five forces, BCG matrix and SWOT. Majority of the MBA textbooks emphasize that the FIRM IS A STANDALONE SYSTEM - nothing can be more damaging!!! Young managers come out of premier institutes with this impression. THEY ARE LEFT AT SEA IN A HIGHLY INTERCONNECTED OPEN SYSTEM. A firm today has to forge deep connections with: - a) the society on ESG aspects b) the technology partners c) the regulators d) The trade blocks and resultant geopolitics - such as forging deeper trade ties with EU e) corporate accelerators - big brother-small brother partnerships f) With other large firms in a META ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE to tackle a complex and difficult challenge Together these six deep connections PROVIDE INIMITABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. ONLY A STRONG BUSINESS CAN SERVE THE SOCIETY AND MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE - THAT'S HOPE OF DELIVERANCE #competitiveadvantage #growth #sustainability #shareholdervalue #stakeholders #ESG

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I gave the intern working on my project very clear deliverables to own. While there are structured programs/projects for summer interns joining from B-schools. In the majority of cases, they are treated as additional support to consultants/managers to perform ad-hoc work. They are expected to deliver random analyses, Excel sheets, and PowerPoint presentations throughout their 8-week internship. But honestly, I feel it is an injustice to the intern, hindering him/her from the opportunity to learn. In the current project, I ensured that the intern was: 1.) Given very clear end-to-end deliverables to own. 2.) Provided with the complete context of the overall project. 3.) Given visibility into how the deliverables added value to the success of the overall project. This enabled the intern to: 1.) Ask relevant questions by understanding the complete context of the project. 2.) Have a sense of strong ownership and belonging to the core project team. Most importantly, it allowed the intern to evaluate both the work and the organization. Enabling them to make an informed decision about whether this is the place where they would like to build their career. If the organization gets a chance to evaluate the intern, the intern should also be given a fair opportunity to evaluate the organization. Do you agree? Let me know in the comments. _______________________________________________________________________________ If you like the above post, follow Rohit Singh for more. Repost this to help others! Let’s connect if you are seeking help or mentorship, click on the link in the comment section below! #MBA #Summerintenship #Interns #corporate #Consulting

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Are you a boxer or a coach? Abel Xavier Roy Archit Bhargava and I were having a really interesting chat about careers in B-School. Most B-Schools have this innate sense of making consultants. Any deviation in your daily routine that doesn’t fit the bill of a consultant, is immediately chucked out by students. Over the last 1 month, at Masters' Union , they have literally thrown us into deep waters of thinking - Entrepreneur first. So here’s the question: How do you know if you are an entrepreneur or a consultant, especially when you aren’t any of it? IMO, Consultants are coaches. Great at strategy, great at planning, great at having an eagle eyed view. Entrepreneurs are boxers. Always get punched around until they can hit back and win. Both of them need each other to survive. But the question is - which one are you?

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