For years and maybe even decades, technology experts and think-tanks have been warning us of the impact of automation and AI on work, skills and jobs. McKinsey, in its 2017 report on the Future of Work, which I had written about and shared on my blog in 2019, had indicated what kinds of jobs and… Continue reading The Generational Impact Generative AI Could Have on Work
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Airlines as Image-Builders of Countries
In my previous blog post, I had written about airlines as world connectors, providing an important economic and cultural link between countries and their people. And in it, I tried to create and recommend a new brand strategy for British Airways, already an image-builder for Britain as well as a world connector. I had envisaged… Continue reading Airlines as Image-Builders of Countries
Airlines as Connectors of the World
We think of airlines as transportation, and also in the context of tourism, but rarely as providers of international connectivity, as vital as telecommunications and the internet. And even more rarely do we think of them as performing an important economic function, not even in today’s globalized and highly connected world. They are critical not… Continue reading Airlines as Connectors of the World
Protected: Seeing through September headwinds
Why the US-China Eco-Tech War is Dangerous for the Global Economy
The current semiconductor competition between US and China is fast threatening to morph into a larger Cold War of the 21st Century as I have written before on my blog. It is part of the continuation of the Trump-era tariff and trade wars that the two superpowers engaged in, in a tit-for-tat raising of tariffs… Continue reading Why the US-China Eco-Tech War is Dangerous for the Global Economy
Protected: Reading Between the Lines of War and Geopolitics
Can the Global Economy Weather Climate Change?
During the past couple of weeks, the world has seen such extreme weather events that I wonder if it isn’t high time, we looked at the economic consequences of climate change more seriously. The news has been full of terrible natural disasters such as floods caused by extremely high rainfall, wildfires and even if we… Continue reading Can the Global Economy Weather Climate Change?
How Market Leaders Can Sustain Growth Against New Headwinds
We have all seen many businesses scale up and grow in their early years and become market leaders. That is to say they acquire the largest market share in the industry. That continues for a few years, or perhaps even decades, until they hit some kind of roadblock. The roadblock could be of many kinds,… Continue reading How Market Leaders Can Sustain Growth Against New Headwinds
Advancing Human Connections Through the Spoken and Written Word
I have worked in advertising all my life, as a writer. It is a business that requires creativity, good communication skills, as also an understanding of business. Most of all, it is a service business and a people-based one. If you can’t express yourself clearly and effectively, you’re in trouble. While I have been writing… Continue reading Advancing Human Connections Through the Spoken and Written Word
Elevating Indian Handicrafts into our Luxury Industry
It is by now a well-worn cliché that India’s rich cultural heritage lives in her handicrafts. The skills of millions of artisans from all across our vast country go to make some of the most beautiful objects, or more accurately objét d’art. Many of these are prized, rare skills that go back several generations. A… Continue reading Elevating Indian Handicrafts into our Luxury Industry










