When Confidence Crosses into Corporate Pathology
The world of high-level management is a stressful place where confidence has been turned into a glamorised precondition of success. Those CEOs that are described as visionary, risk-takers and charismatic orators tend to have a cult-like following among investors as well as employees. But when confidence crosses into the territory of narcissism, it can wind…
Vipin
Corporate Bartering: The Billion-Dollar Economy You Don’t See
When most people think of bartering, they picture an old-world marketplace where traders swap livestock for grain or gold for spices. But in today’s corporate world, bartering has evolved into a sophisticated, strategic practice where companies exchange goods and services without ever exchanging cash. From media companies trading ad space for hotel accommodations to airlines…
A Corporate Shortcut or a Leadership Crisis?
Once considered the backbone of American corporate structures, middle management is rapidly disappearing. Companies, particularly in the tech, finance, and retail sectors, have been aggressively flattening their hierarchies, eliminating middle-tier roles to cut costs and increase agility. From Facebook to Ford, industry giants are reducing managerial positions, betting on leaner, more autonomous teams. But is…
abhinav singh