The cover theme of the September-October issue is Organizational well-being. Experts from different fields—Dr Christian Marcolli, author of The Melting Point; Fred Kiel, KRW International; Dr Vaijayanti Gupta, Strand Life Sciences; Jennifer Moss, Plasticity Labs; and Jagdish Sheth, Emory University—share their views on the various aspects of this subject.
We have featured an exclusive interview with management guru Dr Mrityunjay Athreya who talks at length on the various facets of management. Sophie Wade, author of Embracing Progress talks about the ‘future of work’ environment whereas Walter Vieira, author of Manager to CEO, outlines the nine signposts to the top job.
Several people from the industry such as Saahil Goel, Kraftly; Kiran Mahasuar and Siddharth Deshmukh, MICA; and Asif Upadhye, Never Grow Up have written on topics pertaining to their fields. Sathyan Gopalan and R Narayanakumar, talk about the future of ATMs. Wendong Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School, reveals why some people hop jobs more than others.
In our regular sections, we have Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage, co-authors of Managing to Make a Difference, who dispel misconceptions about the leadership paradigm and Morgen Witzel who talks about how a robust culture ensures strong organizational health.
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