Think for a moment about the people in your organization who influence you the most — the ones whose views you listen to most carefully; the ones who can most easily get you to change your mind on, say, a hiring or promotion decision, a reorganization, a resource allocation, or even a new idea. If you are like most leaders, there are a handful a people you trust. When they come to you with information that is counter to what you have been thinking, you listen — and you take their views seriously. It’s likely these messengers share traits that…

The benchmark Nifty50 index has crossed the 12,000-mark for the first time since February 20. In the interim eight-and-a-half-month period, the gauge for the performance of India’s 50 blue chip companies plunged to as low as 7,511 on March 23. Since then, it has rebounded 61 per cent, wiping out all the losses triggered by Covid-19. While the index is almost back to pre-Covid highs, the stock prices for over half of its components are still below their February 20 levels. Analysts have coined the term K-shaped recovery to describe the…

When people feel like they are part of something, good things happen.Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. November 4, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When people feel like part of a community, amazing things can happen. When people can gather — in person or virtually — they form relationships that keep them coming back for more. One example is the ever-growing — 1.4 million members currently — a Facebook group for the Instant Pot Community,…

In this podcast, Business Standard’s Sanjay Kumar Singh demystify the process of choosing your lender. Tune in to know more TopicsHome loans | loan | HFCs This festive season, banks and housing finance companies have come out with a variety of offers on home loans. They have either lowered their interest rates or they are waiving the processing fee. But these offers may not be as straight forward as they seem. There could be many ‘conditions apply’ kind of clauses. In this podcast, Business Standard’s Sanjay Kumar Singh demystify the process of choosing your lender. Tune…

For bankers, Ant Group’s initial public offering was the kind of bonus-boosting deal that can fund a big-ticket splurge on a car, a boat or even a vacation home. Hopefully, they didn’t get ahead of themselves. Dealmakers at firms including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & Co were set to feast on an estimated fee pool of nearly $400 million for handling the Hong Kong portion of the sale, but were instead left reeling after the listing there and in Shanghai abruptly derailed days before the scheduled trading debut. Top executives close to the transaction said they…

They’re limited-edition boxes, and even buying Nintendo gear won’t guarantee you one.Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. November 3, 2020 2 min read This story originally appeared on Engadget You may get your Amazon order in a Super Mario—themed box even if the item inside isn’t even remotely connected to Nintendo or gaming in general. Nintendo has teamed up with the e-commerce giant as part of Mario’s ongoing 35th anniversary celebration, and one of the things they cooked up is sending out…

Gold prices rose Rs 55 to Rs 50,735 per 10 gram in the national Capital on Tuesday, tracking strong global trends, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 50,680 per 10 gram. Silver prices also gained Rs 170 to Rs 61,780 per kilogram, from Rs 61,610 per kilogram in the previous trade. “Spot gold prices for 24 carat in Delhi were up by Rs 55 on strong global gold prices,” HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said. In the international…

November 2, 2020 7 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Partnering with the right celebrity can present a very lucrative opportunity, providing exponential brand equity and an instant rock-solid connection with consumers. But the wrong partnership can be harmful to the point of destroying the brand. This is why it’s so important for brands to make sure they partner with a celebrity that has a very high likelihood of success. One of my business ventures, 10PM Curfew — a female-focused media network that includes @style and @girls on Instagram and TikTok — has a celebrity partnership…