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Anu's blog is an exploration of the issues at the forefront of a world being transformed by technology. As markets get disrupted it throws up several issues around diversity, utilization of resources and talent. The blog is an attempt to make sense of the rapidly evolving world...
2021-05-18 12:25
I’d like to recommend AnuPartha, a fantastic executive search consultant. She helped us hire one the world’s leading experts in speech processing as our Chief Data Scientist, aro… Read More
2020-06-05 15:32
2020 has been a tumultuous year so far. We are facing a health crisis of historic proportions and there is a lot of uncertainty about what the post-pandemic world will look like. Even as we… Read More
2020-01-23 06:48
There’s no denying that Donald Trump is unlike any President in history. It is literally unbelievable that despite all the corruption charges and even a case of impeachment to boot, Tr… Read More
2019-08-01 00:45
British consumer goods and healthcare giant Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc recently made some waves when it named PepsiCo’s Laxman Narasimhan as its next chief executive officer, looking… Read More
2019-07-17 07:41
When the hot Silicon Valley payments startup Stripe announced that its fifth engineering hub would be remote, it was widely cheered by the developer communities across the world as it sprink… Read More
2019-04-05 02:27
The recent college admission scandal has all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster movie – wealthy and famous Hollywood and Silicon Valley parents buying entrance to elite colleges f… Read More
2019-03-19 06:30
Ever since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (or AOC, as she has become known) burst onto the national scene with a primary victory over powerful Democrat Joe Crowley in June 2018, she has gone on to… Read More
2018-11-22 10:34
Goldman Sachs has faced several crises in its time but none more shocking than the recent 1MDB corruption scandal. Goldman made $600 million in commission to lend its reputation and name to… Read More
2018-11-22 10:34
Goldman Sachs has faced several crises in its time but none more shocking than the recent 1MDB corruption scandal. Goldman made $600 million in commission to lend its reputation and name to… Read More
2018-10-31 21:04
Long before there was Amazon, or even Wal-Mart or Target for that matter, there was Sears. Catering to generations of Americans, Sears started off as a mail-order watch business that put ca… Read More
2018-09-17 09:57
It’s not every day that a CEO leaves for defying his company’s code of conduct. But recently, there have been many examples of leaders falling short of their company’s code… Read More
2018-08-21 14:04
You can count the number of women CEOs on your fingers. It’s down to 24 after reaching an all-time high of 32 last year following a string of retirements – Irene Rosenfeld, Meg W… Read More
2018-08-09 18:20
Boards play a critical role as the eyes and ears of investors, public and private in businesses that are getting more and more complex. It sounds like a tough job and entails a lot of hard w… Read More
2018-07-25 06:28
As the world heaved a collective sigh of relief after the twelve young soccer players and their brave coach were rescued, an altruistic gesture caught international attention. Tesla CEO Elon… Read More
2018-06-26 13:30
The crisis unfolding at the Texas-Mexico border has been nothing short of gross injustice to human rights. With over 2000 children being separated from their families in the last 6 weeks alo… Read More
2018-06-14 07:44
We approached Anu at a time when our organization was preparing for large-scale growth, with a potential IPO on the cards. As a US company managing global operations, we needed an HR head wh… Read More
2018-06-07 06:33
I was introduced to Anu when I was looking for the ideal search partner to help me fill a critical role to manage operations at Replicon. I was initially sceptical having worked with multipl… Read More
2018-06-01 11:06
“AI is the new electricity!” Electricity transformed countless industries; AI will now do the same.” –Andrew NG, former Baidu Chief Scientist, Coursera co-founder, a… Read More
2018-05-11 16:23
There’s no doubt that the Walmart-Flipkart 16-billion-dollar deal is going to shake up things like never before in the Indian retail market. The deal has left small sellers in a tizzy… Read More
2018-05-11 08:17
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2018-04-30 08:28
Let me start of by saying that these are such strange times! Who would have thought that the second decade of the 21 st century would be marked by a resurgence of nationalism and populism? I… Read More
2018-03-23 11:32
Facebook seems to be facing a long overdue existential crisis in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica data leak. It is not the first time that the social media giant has had to confront… Read More
2018-01-30 10:43
In our first post in this series – Hiring Disrupters in the Age of Disruption, we discussed the issue of how advances in technology have forced companies to reinvent themselves an… Read More
2018-01-09 00:55
Entrepreneurs come in many hues and shades. But the ones who create history, the ones we remember, are the visionary founders. These are leaders who have a very unique visualisation for the… Read More
2018-01-09 00:55
Entrepreneurs come in many hues and shades. But the ones who create history, the ones we remember, are the visionary founders. These are leaders who have a very unique visualisation for the… Read More
2017-12-22 08:41
We have always believed that education is a great leveller. There are plenty of rags to riches stories that each one of us has heard of to support this undisputable claim. I believe technolo… Read More
2017-12-07 09:29
What could literally hundreds of thousands of women possibly have in common with the likes of Angelina Jolie or Gwyneth Paltrow or Ashley Judd? They are all victims of sexual harassment. Sin… Read More
2017-09-15 05:26
Vishal Sikka’s resignation as Infosys’ CEO & MD may have come as a surprise move, but not really an unexpected one if you think about it. Consider the reason, in his own word… Read More
2017-08-18 12:32
One of the most hotly debated issues to emerge out of Silicon Valley right now has not only shined a spotlight on the issues of gender diversity and freedom of expression at the tech giant… Read More
2017-07-25 07:52
Sharad Sharma sees himself as ‘a builder of things’ in his own words. It is quite an accurate and succinct description of a man who has built products, then companies, and most r… Read More
2017-07-25 07:52
Sharad Sharma sees himself as ‘a builder of things’ in his own words. It is quite an accurate and succinct description of a man who has built products, then companies, and most r… Read More
2017-07-25 07:52
Sharad Sharma sees himself as ‘a builder of things’ in his own words. It is quite an accurate and succinct description of a man who has built products, then companies, and most r… Read More
2017-07-20 12:59
Diversity and inclusion has been a white-hot topic in tech for a while now. It is true that most people agree that diverse teams perform better in theory, but few know how that translates in… Read More
2017-06-09 01:46
The success story of ARM Holdings is as good as any there has ever been. Few would have guessed that the tech giant that designs semi-conductors and microchips used in 95% of the world&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-03-15 08:29
There is safety and power in numbers but Ajit Singh is something of a contrarian. Who else but one would consistently challenge a system that remains deeply rooted in age-old style of… Read More
2016-12-15 13:58
Being a purist is often not practical in business. But if the career path of former WebEx CEO and co-founder, Subrah Iyar, is anything to go by, then it is holding fast to personal convictio… Read More
2016-12-15 08:52
The co-founder of a million dollar, publicly-listed, mobile services company with an international footprint, and the founder of the premier low-cost eye care service in rural Karnataka are… Read More
2016-11-15 11:46
The first part of this blog series – Hiring Disruptors in the Age of Disruption – deals with the issue of how advances in technology have forced companies to reinvent themselves… Read More
2016-10-19 12:26
Raising followers’ level of consciousness about the importance abd value of goals. Getting followers to transcend their own self interest for the good of the team or organizatio… Read More
2016-10-12 18:34
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: > The exodus of executives from Yahoo continues as Rob Barrett, Head of Media Strategy and Operations leaves the company. http://g… Read More
2016-10-12 18:30
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: > A large number of companies including Hewlett-Packard have been buying back shares, downsizing their workforce and distributing… Read More
2016-10-12 18:22
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: > Google, will soon be competing with Amazon Web Services for enterprise customers, an area the company has largely ignored so far… Read More
2016-10-12 18:18
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Microsoft’s senior leadership team has seen a rise in gender inclusion, while, overall the company hasn’t seen much progr… Read More
2016-10-12 18:11
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: BDP International is an interesting case study of an organization that is using innovative processes to achieve business transformati… Read More
2016-10-12 18:09
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: EMC Information Infrastructure CEO David Goulden has reassured its clients that there will be “minimal disruption” to exi… Read More
2016-10-12 17:08
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: > General Motors has acquired Sidecar and Co-founder and CEO Jahan Khanna, will move to GM as part of this acquisition. http://goo… Read More
2016-10-12 17:00
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: > A lot of companies have structures that were designed before the digital economy came into being and small band-aids aren’… Read More
2016-10-12 16:59
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: > Dick Costolo ex-CEO of Twitter is setting up a new start-up focused on physical fitness. http://goo.gl/MMRyQQ > As tech… Read More
2016-10-12 14:13
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: > What 17 Prominent Roboticists Think Google Should Do With Its Robots.. http://goo.gl/e3qVaI Consultant – Oligarcy… Read More
2016-10-08 06:01
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Disruption hits early-stage venture capital > Disrupt the disruptor – Venture Capitalists who are typically the force behind… Read More
2016-10-08 06:01
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Ladies Kick More Butts When it Comes to Coding, Study > According to a new study by Cal Poly and North Carolina State University… Read More
2016-10-08 05:54
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: The Woman Who Created Netflix’s Enviable Company Culture > Here’s a look at “The most important document ever to… Read More
2016-10-08 05:52
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Google CEO Pichai Receives Record $199 Million Stock Grant > Alphabet Board is extraordinary. They ensured that they put in… Read More
2016-10-08 05:36
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Singapore Is Already Planning for a Future of Driverless Taxis > Imagine the transformation this kind of initiative could bring to… Read More
2016-10-08 05:35
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Opportunities In The Risk Business Abound As Insurance Is Ready For Disruption > The insurance industry is ripe for disruption and… Read More
2016-10-08 05:29
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Silicon Valley tech crash 2016? Philippe Suchet warns ‘there will be blood’ Several down valuations and a gradual drying… Read More
2016-10-08 05:28
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene > Research leading to joining some dots are not necessarily the preserve of… Read More
2016-10-08 05:23
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: Tech’s ‘Frightful 5’ Will Dominate Digital Life for Foreseeable Future > The big five – Amazon… Read More
2016-10-08 05:22
Transformation Leadership Insights Curated by AnuPartha: How ‘Micro-Innovations’ Can Drive Breakaway Results > Innovations do not have to be on a large scale or earth shatteri… Read More
2016-10-05 08:52
AnuPartha has worked over the last 25 years to build a community of such people, across geographies, across industries, and across the gamut of functional roles. Time and again, we have seen… Read More
2016-10-04 08:25
POSITION PLACED: VP–Engineering Executive Summary In this engagement, AnuPartha helped a venture-funded software start-up fill a key and strategic leadership position. As with mo… Read More
2016-10-04 08:22
POSITION PLACED: Director, India Offshore Development Executive summary Scalent Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with its core engineering team based there. Scalent w… Read More
2016-10-04 08:14
POSITION PLACED: Managing Director Executive summary Ketera Technologies is the leading provider of ‘on demand’ Spend Management Solutions. Since its inception in 2002, Ketera ha… Read More
2016-10-04 08:08
e4e provides next generation outsourcing service called Services-on-tapTM to global customers. Services-on-tap allows deployment, management and operation of one-or-many business processes a… Read More
2016-10-04 07:55
POSITION PLACED: Managing Director Executive summary Tensilica is a private, venture-capital financed semiconductor intellectual property company headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. It is now… Read More
2016-10-04 07:46
POSITION PLACED: Managing Director Executive Summary Silicon Valley-based Model N, Inc., the leading provider of Revenue Management solutions and one of the fastest growing enterprise softwa… Read More
2016-10-04 07:42
POSITION PLACED: Product Manager Executive summary Digité is the leading provider of collaborative enterprise application software for process and portfolio management. Digité… Read More
2016-10-04 07:38
POSITION PLACED: Managing Director (Sales) Executive Summary This was an exciting project involving finding a COO for a pioneer in the corporate social sector. The company needed to bring on… Read More
2016-10-04 07:08
Kasenna makes it easy for broadband service providers to deliver multi-play offerings to consumers. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Kasenna also has an engineering centre in Bangalore, I… Read More
2016-10-03 07:56
The Echo may have seemed superfluous at first, but it now looks like a way for Amazon to become the default choice in a whole new era in the way people interact with computers and the Intern… Read More
2016-10-03 07:53
In 2005, Intel turned down an opportunity to provide the processor for the iPhone, believing that Apple was unlikely to sell enough of them to justify the development costs. It turned out to… Read More
2016-10-03 07:51
Throughout his career, Warren Buffett has made huge bets but this looks like the biggest one of them all. With 99% of his fortune held primarily in Berkshire stock being pledged to philanthr… Read More
2016-10-03 07:47
: Driverless trucking is right around the corner and there’s no denying that this technology alone has the power to automate away more jobs and drive more economic efficiency. But&hell&hell…Read More
2016-10-03 07:44
Keith Rabois on entrepreneurial lessons learnt and how investors have wizened up and are becoming wary of startups with high burn rates. #Wednesday Wisdom Partners/Consultant: Oligarcy, Whis… Read More
2016-10-03 07:40
From saying no to Steve Jobs to losing Adidas, the 6 successful CEO’s share what they have learnt from taking difficult decisions Partners/Consultant: Oligarcy, Whisskers, NU STREET Te… Read More
2016-10-03 07:38
Something to ponder about. Facebook is fundamentally different from Google and is, at its core, an advertising medium. It will be very interesting to visualize what will happen when the subs… Read More
2016-10-03 07:35
Who would have thought Foursquare, a local search and discovery service mobile app, could predict sales so accurately? There was a time only Wall Street analysts could do that. Looks like Fo… Read More
2016-10-03 07:33
Something to ponder about. You change the names and the industry too; still the story will be similar. Many of us feel the same way about work – we want to do interesting work without… Read More
2016-10-03 07:31
It’s interesting to see an investor actually willing to give up privileges and come down to earth. Is this the result of a new era of high capital availability? Partners/Consultant: Ol… Read More
2016-09-30 19:23
As companies grapple with leadership issues, one of the most critical responsibilities of the board is to identify the rainmakers, unfettered by conventional wisdom Remember the famous book… Read More
2016-09-30 19:18
I was wondering whether I really wanted to do the usual stuff of wishing everybody, sending tons of emails knowing fully well that it will get lost in the crowd and then I came across this m… Read More
2016-09-30 19:17
There is an urgent need for MNCs to relook at their people strategy in India, says Parthasarathy Anuradhaof Global Executive Talent Partners/Consultant: Oligarcy, Whisskers, NU STREET Techno… Read More
2016-09-30 19:15
THE YEAR was 1996, and the only internet access that was available was a dial-up connection through VSNL. (Anybody remember VSNL now??) Indians, or rather, the young Indian software engineer… Read More
2016-09-30 19:13
I am one of the lucky few who started my career with a start-up in India…a venture that grew rapidly, and could rival any bay area start-up of today in terms of excitement and energy!… Read More
2016-09-30 19:12
MY FRIEND, who is a Vice-President with a technology start-up in Bengaluru, called me the other day with a problem. His company was growing fast and he needed to recruit aggressively. He was… Read More
2016-09-30 19:06
I first heard of BankBazaar from Rajesh Subramaniam, who invested in them from Walden Ventures. He mentioned that they offered you the option of getting the best interest rates on loans, on… Read More
2016-09-30 19:05
I have met many entrepreneurs in my life, including my husband who I have seen through three start-ups. I’m always excited listening to their ideas, feeling their passion and their hun… Read More
2016-09-30 19:02
It was by happenstance that I came to learn about the Shriram Group and G S Sundararajan (Sundar), MD of Shriram Capital, the other day. Of course, I have known that Shriram was a huge playe… Read More
2016-09-30 19:00
Ramki Sankaranarayanan glanced at his phone one evening, to see an SMS announcing the arrival of Namit’s baby boy. The year was 2007, and Namit was this absurdly young founder/CEO of P… Read More
2016-09-27 21:17
You are a successful senior executive who is contemplating an exit after 20+ exciting and rewarding years in the industry – at a large corporate, or at your own venture that you founde… Read More
2016-09-27 21:13
You are a successful senior executive who is contemplating an exit after 20+ exciting and rewarding years in the industry – at a large corporate, or at your own venture that you founde… Read More
2016-09-27 21:08
Talk to Venture Capitalist Krishna ‘Kittu’ Kolluri about his career, and you can see the quintessential Silicon Valley dream unfold in front of your eyes. Kittu is, today, where… Read More
2016-09-27 21:02
If there were ever a pair of outliers in the hallowed portals of Silicon Valley, the legendary Ray Zinn, and the story of Micrel would be it. In an industry teeming with twenty-something CEO… Read More
2016-09-27 15:59
Remember Bob Dylan’s famous croon about changing times? We feel thrilled when we Uber instead of driving or waiting for a cab. We are willing to pre-book a Tesla sedan that’s com… Read More
2016-09-27 15:51
There are many paths to success. For some, it is about playing the corporate game well. For others, it is about striking out and doing things on their terms. But there are a few others who m… Read More
2016-09-27 15:39
Ajit Nazre has been a notable figure in the tech world of Silicon Valley. A Mechanical Engineer, a student of medicine, and a Harvard MBA, he played a key role, working with CEO Hasso Plattn… Read More
2016-09-27 13:35
Build A Recursive Organisation Where Everyone Thinks and Acts Like A CEO For all the glamour that goes with being a young, Silicon Valley start-up CEO, the minutiae can be quite something el… Read More
2016-09-26 15:46
If you want to bring about a real change in your organization, don’t you need a hiring partner who brings a fresh approach to the type of leaders you bring in? How else will you start… Read More
2016-09-26 15:45
We believe that we are charting a new approach to search. Does that say it all? Partners/Consutants: NU STREET Technologies, NU STREET, Get Talent, Get Talent India, Anuradha Parthasarathy… Read More
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