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  • Take Back Your Power by Deb Liu (Book Review)

    As I wrote in my review of Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s book Leadership B.S., leadership advice that is actually effective is in short-supply among the tens of thousands of leadership books. Deborah Liu‘s new book, Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work is one of the rare few that offers evidence-based, practical,…

  • You Are What You Risk by Michele Wucker (Book Review)

    Michele Wucker’s book “You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World” offers a deep dive into the world of personal risk, exploring the different factors that influence our risk perception and our approach to taking risks. In a world where we are constantly being presented with new risks…

  • Cloudflare TV: The CTO Show

    Cloudflare‘s CTO, John Graham-Cumming, interviewed Rajiv for the The CTO Show on CloudFlare TV. The CTO role varies enormously from company to company. In this series, John speaks with CTOs from across the industry to understand their role and how they ended up in it. (May 24, 2021) This week’s guest is Rajiv Pant, entrepreneur, former CTO…

  • Humor, Seriously by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas (Book Review)

    Since I also wrote my review of Arianna Huffington’s The Sleep Revolution while pulling an all-nighter, it is only appropriate that I write my review of a book about humor to be as dry as a Bollywood dance number without the music. As fate would have it, back in 2013, I crossed paths with Professor…

  • The Creator’s Code by Amy Wilkinson (book review)

    The Creator’s Code by Amy Wilkinson (book review)

    Having played key roles in driving innovation and success in digital businesses at The Wall Street Journal as their chief product & technology officer and at The New York Times as CTO, I’ve always been intrigued by what sets successful creators apart. It was in this pursuit of knowledge that I read my friend Amy…

  • Reflections on the Yale CEO Summit 2016: Disruption and Leadership in Focus

    Yesterday, I attended the Yale CEO Summit for the second time. The summit, held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, brought together some of the world’s most influential leaders across various sectors. The theme of this year’s summit was “Delight and Despair Over Disruption, Part II: The Post-Election Story.” This Summit, hosted by…

  • Reflecting on the Yale CEO Summit 2014: A Confluence of Global Leadership and Local Sensitivities

    I recently attended the Yale CEO Summit, a gathering of some of the world’s most influential leaders across various sectors. The summit, held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on December 17 & 18, was centered around the theme: “The Global CEO and Local Sensitivities: Leading at Once as Diplomat, Patriot, Entrepreneur, Financier,…

  • Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters by Jeff Sonnenfeld (Book Review)

    I read Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld’s book, “Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters” in preparation for my being a guest speaker at Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s Paths to Power class at Stanford Graduate School of Business. And I must say, Sonnenfeld’s insights are as fascinating as they are invaluable. Sonnenfeld’s Firing Back is a study in resilience. In a world where careers are…