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Srinath Sridharan
Independent markets commentator. Media columnist. Board member. Corporate & Startup Advisor / Mentor. CEO coach. Strategic counsel for 25 years, with leading corporates across diverse sectors including automobile, e-commerce, advertising, consumer and financial services. Works with leaders in enabling transformation of organisations which have complexities of rapid-scale-up, talent-culture conflict, generational-change of promoters / key leadership, M&A cultural issues, issues of business scale & size. Understands & ideates on intersection of BFSI, digital, ‘contextual-finance’, consumer, mobility, GEMZ (Gig Economy, Millennials, gen Z), ESG. Well-versed with contours of governance, board-level strategic expectations, regulations & nuances across BFSI & associated stakeholder value-chain, challenges of organisational redesign and related business, culture & communication imperatives.
Latest Articles By Srinath Sridharan
To Work, Or Not To Work, From Home
With emerging technologies, and improvements in the space of AI and other smart automation, much of manual intervention-based roles and skills can be replaced by machines
Read MoreTen Banking Lessons From Silicon Valley
What did the era of cheap money and relaxed regulations do to the business of banking? Answer: it injected lethargy and glamour into it! The banks forgot the basics of banking – risk management, balancing their assets and liabilities, and having cash needed to pay on demand!
Read MoreDoes Leadership Start From The Top?
Leaders should lead by example and show the behaviour they want to see in their employees. This means demonstrating the values and behaviours that are important to the organisation, such as honesty, integrity, and accountability
Read MoreCelebrating Women Leaders We Learn From
While some corporate policies have changed over time to create gender-fairness workplaces, most have not been revamped to keep up with the times. Hopefully, women leaders will push for these changes
Read MoreWhy A US-bank Failure Highlights A Strong RBI
The lesson for the Indian financial institution is simple. Improve their risk management framework and have real-time analysis of the Asset Liability Management
Read MoreThe Art Of The Polite Argument In Business
Effective arguing is an essential skill that requires preparation, an understanding of the opponent's perspective, and the ability to stay focused. Make your voice heard, even without shouting! Make your presence felt, without screaming. Make your points accepted, without hurting. After all, in our lives, we need to make our point, and not enemies
Read MoreIndia’s Destiny With D2C
Technology-led disruptions help enhance the online shopper experience from awareness to discovery to purchase to post-purchase brand engagement. Technology adoption to build search tools using voice, regional languages and image-based search is helping reach a wider set of
Read MoreEmoting Humans, From Caveman To The Digital Era
Expression of human emotions has changed and taken shape over the centuries. In the context of technology, have we evolved ? For this is critical to the way modern businesses operate, and how society accepts or codifies what is normal
Read MoreStartups Missing In The Budget 2023
The Budget could have provided better deals for Indian startups at a time when the global investment winter is becoming more severe
Read MoreWhat Indian Family Businesses Can Teach Musk
They have to deal with multiple stakeholders – governments, policy makers, regulators, market influencers, analysts, bankers, vendors, employees, and more. Their actions are constantly watched by these stakeholders, and opinions formed.
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