Tell it like it is

Tell it like it is

By Manisha KadagathurBusiness
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Tell it like it is episodes

  • Help thy neighbour

    "Everybody is a CEO in a housing society" says the Covid committee of a large co-op housing society in South Mumbai. Housing societies have been at the front and centre of managing and enforcing lockdown guidelines and sometimes, notoriously so as this article from the BBC highlights. Tune in to my conversation with Nidhi Pant, Prasad Baji, Pankaj Chopra and Sandeep Gadodia as we unpack what goes into managing housing societies particularly during the lockdown. 

    In this episode we cover: 

    - Framing and adapting guidelines in a dynamic and evolving situation, what goes into planning for every conceivable need, 

    - Leading without positional authority by aligning interests, walking the talk, transparent communication, show of commitment and consistency

    - Managing by consensus and not necessarily by majority, 

    - Ascertaining facts from multiple sources and building a hierarchy of news, with social media being at the bottom, 

    - Building logic trees for decision making, 

    - Taking the bull by the horns at times and addressing the elephant in the room - entry of part time domestic help into the condo, 

    - "Put your mask face on", what the future as a resident entails and more...


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    Episode photo credit : Residents Group

    35 min
  • Backing entrepreneurs

    Use cash wisely and not miserly is the pithy advice that this executive turned entrepreneur turned investor turned entrepreneurial investor has for Indian entrepreneurs. In conversation with Jayanta Banerjee, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of ASK Pravi Capital Advisors. In this episode we cover: 

    - The psychology of private equity business and decision making, 

    - Using good judgement and rigorous analysis to get a "feel" for the right idea or talent, 

    - Leveraging the private equity investor as an aligned partner and not a "client" to be "managed",   

    - Challenges of the operating partner model as a minority shareholder in the Indian context, 

    - Developing financial sensitivity, focus on cash positive profits, understanding balance sheets and ROCE an entrepreneur or promoter, 

    - Moving away from chasing a single metric to creating businesses that are cash-rich and attract good talent as an entrepreneur, 

    - Observations on the next 18 months and more


    42 min
  • It takes a village

    Serendipity, paying it forward, building relationships for life and straight talk sums up this corporate honcho turned entrepreneur turned venture capitalist's journey so far. In conversation with Anuj Jain, CEO & Co-Founder of Startup-O, South East Asia's leading assessment, investment and business scaling platform. In this episode, we talk about:  

    - A deep sense of community and building relationships,  

    - Being open to opportunities and pivoting in your career, 

    - Venture capital as an asset class and the opaqueness in investing,  

    - Creating a data-driven, multi-rater, bias eliminating  algorithm led platform for venture investing and building an entrepreneur for entrepreneur eco-system, 

    - Why it takes a village to raise a "startup"

    - Surviving SARS as an entrepreneur and COVID-19 impact on SMEs and startup founders,   

    - Future of work and advice for startup founders raising capital in these times

    39 min
  • Everything is a miracle
    In conversation with Leslie & Pearl D'Souza, a father-daughter pair of behaviour experts. In this episode, we cover: 
    Being driven by purpose and finding one's true calling, 
    Grid change management framework, the importance of R2:  Relationships between R1: Resources and R3: Results, 
    Belbin team roles and their impact on team performance, 
    Differences between coaching and mentoring, 
    Working together as a family,
    The future of learning and the importance of re-skilling and focus on mental health.
    35 min
  • Lessons from the Special Forces
    In conversation with Abhay Sapru, ex-Special Forces and currently a banker. A world far removed from corporate life but modern management theories continue to build on lessons from the armed forces. In this episode, we talk about motivation, leadership by example, goal orientation and where the cost of not meeting targets is fatal, or at the very least, loss of pride.
    33 min
  • In the millenial's playground
    In conversation with Shilpa Sirdesai, co-founder of an integrated digital marketing agency, Bay Leaf. In this episode, Shilpa and I talk about how there is no age barrier to starting up, channel-agnostic digital marketing, expectations of clients across the US and India, changing consumer behaviour, and the future of digital marketing in pandemic times.
    32 min
  • Never looking back
    In conversation with Raj Kalur, entrepreneur and ex-banker covering learning from history, how the old playbook for investment advice is redundant, performance and reward equation for investment advisors, being a life long learner, taking a sabbatical to earn a degree and more.
    42 min

About Tell it like it is

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Explore the concepts of purpose, performance, and reward through the lens of the guests with Manisha Kadagathur, management consultant and entrepreneur. Each week, I will bring you stories of their journeys and fill in the missing lines in ways we can all use to do more and feel better in our lives.