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Illustration comparing strong employee performance with a background-check discrepancy, and the choice between a second chance and upholding company policy.

She Was Performing Well. Then Her Background Check Arrived.

A leadership decision about strong performance, a false experience claim and the responsibility to uphold a company’s trust policy.

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Walmart announcement about customer-controlled AI shopping agents, 21 October 2026

When AI Shops for Your Customer: What FMCG Brands Need to Prepare For

What if your customer never sees your packaging? A practical look at product information, brand preference and delivery in AI-assisted shopping.

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Mirabai Chanu and a fictional business team: who are you preparing next?

Celebrate Your Champions. Build the Next Ones.

What the call for more champions asks of business leaders—and the risks of relying on one trusted employee.

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Anees K. M. with Shiv Shivakumar during his time at iD Fresh Food.

You Built the Business. Does Every Decision Still Need You?

Founder leadership, the cost of waiting, and practical boundaries that help a team take ownership.

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Two-panel cartoon: A orders less, leaving one talking pastry; B orders more, with pastries worried about expiry. Which risk would you take?

An Empty Shelf or an Expired Pastry?

How sales incentives can encourage cautious ordering—and what fresh-food leaders should examine before changing the forecast.

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The millionaire pricing puzzle

FMCG · PRICING · APPLIED AI

Buying at ₹100, Selling at ₹90—and Becoming a Millionaire?

A story Musthafa shared with me, and the business questions behind PepsiCo’s US pricing news.

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Green-card uncertainty: what happens to your career plan?

Leadership · 9 October 2026

Your Employer Is on the Green-Card Suspension List. What Happens to Your Career Plan?

A manageable business disruption can be a major personal disruption. Three questions to ask before your next career decision.

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Before adding another distributor: Is your operating model ready? Factory, delivery truck and retail shelves.

Before adding another distributor, examine your operating model.

Practical perspectives on FMCG growth, business transformation and execution: four questions to ask before expanding your distribution network.

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