CEO Frontline
A CEO’s next-quarter checklist should begin with evidence
The next quarter should be managed through order conversion, cash collection, customer renewal, employee capability, project milestones and risk controls.…
Business
Large-group leadership requires segment-level honesty
A conglomerate can report strong holding-company profit while one major operating business faces losses. Investors need segment reporting, capital-allocation detail…
A capital-return decision reveals management priorities
A buyback can return cash to shareholders, but it also reveals how management sees future opportunity. Before approving one, executives…
The boardroom questions behind an AI investment
AI investment should be judged by operating results rather than the size of the technology budget. Executives need to know…
Corporate trust is built through transparent decisions
Trust in a company is tested when information is incomplete or a plan faces difficulty. Leaders build credibility by naming…
Executives must turn strategic ambition into operating proof
A strategy is credible when leaders can explain the sequence from decision to result. A new manufacturing venture needs a…
Trust is an operational asset, not only a communications theme
Oil companies’ response to E20 fuel concerns illustrates how trust is built through verifiable operating controls. The companies said they…
Energy strategy is becoming a boardroom issue
The United States now supplies about 67 per cent of India’s LPG imports, a sharp change from the 10 per…
Regulatory change is now part of the operating model
The possible change to platform safe-harbour rules and the new legal flexibility around UPI merchant discount rates show how quickly…
The people decisions behind a bank’s performance
State Bank of India’s June-quarter results show how a large institution’s performance is made up of several management choices. Consolidated…