In and around 1990’s Canadian Cement Manufacturing company CEMEX was facing trinity of challenges, by the time cement had become a commodity product, too many competitors fighting each other in the market and wafer thin margins. They were on the edge of bankruptcy.

Management decided to take on these challenges;…

At the bottom of the lake there was a colony of insects and every now and then they could see one of the insects climbing the lotus stock reaching to the surface of the pond and disappeared. they really didn’t know what was happening. One day they all decided…

At the bottom of the lake there was a colony of insects and every now and then they could see one of the insects climbing the lotus stock reaching to the surface of the pond and disappeared. they really didn’t know what was happening. One day they all decided…

A woman bought a parrot to keep her company, but she returned it the next day. “This bird doesn’t talk,” she told the owner. ”Does he have a mirror in his cage?” he asked. “Parrots love mirrors. They see their reflection and start conversation. Woman bought a mirror from…

Siddhartha Lal was 30 and had just taken over as COO of Eicher group. The group had a diverse spread of about 15 businesses including tractors, trucks, motorcycles, components, footwear and garments, but none was a market leader.

Lal undertook an intense portfolio analysis and took a hard call. He…