Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

The author is Client Partner, Pedersen & Partners, is known as SU by friends and family, both off and on the golf course!

Latest Articles By Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Why “Smoking” Is Injurious To Health In The Corporate World!

Opinion Columns

What is the role of conscience and values when we work for enterprises that are sharply focussed on a single dimension of profits over everything else? Do passing off lies or half-truths under the garb of plausible explanations meet the test of righteousness, we wonder!

How Sapient Leaders Use Context!

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Opinion Columns

Over years of experience, we find that most leadership hiring errors are due to one or all of the above factors! It’s primarily because the organisation and the leader misses to take cognisance of these aspects

5 Common Myths About Leadership!

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Opinion Columns

Years of research throw up one single common thread that Great Leaders have, and that is “resilience” – the ability to sustain ambition in the face of frustration!

In The Corner With KAN & SU: Blueberry Yogurt, Hypnotist And A VUCA World!

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Opinion Columns

A true leader is not daunted when faced with an eccentric opponent or the world at large!

The Corporate Wonderland

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Opinion Columns

Leaders are at their best when they learn to be comfortable about their vulnerabilities and beliefs and learn to observe their own actions, dispassionately suspending their beliefs

Watching for Patterns: Understanding Human Behaviour

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Opinion Columns

While behavioural scientists in the corporate world will define it as 'management styles'. And yes, the management styles will differ in different circumstances and different environments-with the same person!

Choosing Great Leaders

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Companies & Markets

Some say a company’s DNA is a blend of culture and strategy, others say it’s a blend of the way you are organised and how information flows

How To Choose A Great Leader: The DNA Conundrum

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Opinion Columns

While we were to understand that DNA is behind everything- do we really understand people’s DNA?

The New Abnormal ‒ Bringing A Knife To The Gun Fight!

Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury

Opinion Columns

Not hiring the best talent in the industry and not inspiring them to achieve more in a competitive market is like bringing a knife to a gun fight! How do we avoid bringing that knife to a gun fight? For, no matter how good your knife is, it cannot win the battle!