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On invitation of "Chattisgarh Chamber Of Commerce" The vibrancy of T2 India & smaller states is unmatched #ManagementConsulting #IndianEconomy #Strategy #Growth #Legacy

When organizations slide shouldn't graphs like "consumer confidence index" be seen together with "leadership incompetence index"? I find it amusing that when things go south there is an entire ecosystem of research agencies, rating agencies, media, PR firms etc. who with alacrity deflect outcome on consumer sentiment, disruptions and the like away from the leader who then takes the proverbial guilt free golden bridge to move on to another role ! Shouldn't highly compensated and celebrated professional managers not have the ability to envision changes. If nowhere else then at least in core areas like consumer behavior? Because in some consumer sectors, as large legacy organizations go down to single digit growth and that too through shrinkflation and price hike there are regional players and entrepreneurial ventures that are showcasing contrarian growth ! Some even hockey stock like. Or do we agree that professional managers are comfortable only during organic growth and out of place in difficult times when inorganic strategies can be the only savior? If that be the case, is it then prudent for entrepreneurs to be operationally blind sided by handing over everything to a professional? Or is it that, foreseeing existential disruption is an entrepreneurial function and not managerial? Ultimately entrepreneurs are the ones who lose their shirt. Defense forces where many leaders borrow quotes to wax eloquent has tough calls on accountability. Try abandoning your men, machine or weapons. And you are liable to be court-martialed. #strategy #Indianeconomy #managementconsulting Helicon Consulting

As I mentioned in my last post. This Flipkart advertisement manifests the problem in advertising industry & why we do not see pathbreaking advertising. Earlier, both the client and someone like a Piyush Pandey would have known the historical & reverential context of BBD in Kolkata & trashed the ad in the concept stage before even thinking of contextualizing it to something as trivial. Next is what Flipkart? A 26/11 Fire Sale or a Jallianwallah Bullet Proof Offer ? Meanwhile Binoy Babu, Badal Da & Dinesh Bhai would be squirming in excruciating disgust. The three were 22, 18 & 19 respectively when they attained martyrdom by the way.