Mithun A. Sridharan

I'm Mithun A. Sridharan, Founder of this website - Think Insights - on Strategy, Management Consulting, Leadership, Digital Transformation, and Data Literacy. Follow me on social media or connect with me on LinkedIn for updates.
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November 2024 Member since

Articles by Mithun A. Sridharan

Small Spreadsheet Errors, Big Costs

Small spreadsheet formatting mistakes signal a lack of rigor even when the math is correct.

Why Managers Are the Glue

New managers must shift from individual output to running teams and seeking more impactful work.

Communicating Long-Term Bets

How leaders can explain long-term strategic investments in a way that remains credible to short-term audiences

The Executive "Red Team"

How leaders can build internal critique systems that stress-test their story before it meets external scrutiny

What Theranos Teaches About Hype

A once-celebrated startup's fraud collapse teaches lasting lessons about hype.

Emotions Spread Through Every Office

Research shows emotions spread contagiously at work, shaped heavily by leaders and workplace culture.

Designing Executive Resource Hubs

How leaders can organize their ideas so stakeholders can find useful insight by problem, audience and decision context

What Trainers Teach About Accountability

Personal trainers succeed through accountability, not just expertise, a lesson for professional advisers.

Did You Earn Your Fee Today?

A simple math exercise reframes billable hours as a real question about delivered value.

Entrepreneurial Speaking Advantage

Entrepreneurs and consultants rarely win on ideas alone. They win when they speak with clarity, conviction and strategic intent in every conversation that matters

SIPOC: A Simple Way to Untangle

SIPOC helps teams untangle messy processes by mapping suppliers, inputs, process, outputs and customers.

The "One Slide" Brief

How leaders can use a single-slide discipline to sharpen clarity, reduce clutter and improve decision conversations

Small Spreadsheet Errors, Big Costs

Small spreadsheet formatting mistakes signal a lack of rigor even when the math is correct.

Why Managers Are the Glue

New managers must shift from individual output to running teams and seeking more impactful work.

Communicating Long-Term Bets

How leaders can explain long-term strategic investments in a way that remains credible to short-term audiences

The Executive "Red Team"

How leaders can build internal critique systems that stress-test their story before it meets external scrutiny

What Theranos Teaches About Hype

A once-celebrated startup's fraud collapse teaches lasting lessons about hype.

Emotions Spread Through Every Office

Research shows emotions spread contagiously at work, shaped heavily by leaders and workplace culture.

Designing Executive Resource Hubs

How leaders can organize their ideas so stakeholders can find useful insight by problem, audience and decision context

What Trainers Teach About Accountability

Personal trainers succeed through accountability, not just expertise, a lesson for professional advisers.

Did You Earn Your Fee Today?

A simple math exercise reframes billable hours as a real question about delivered value.

Entrepreneurial Speaking Advantage

Entrepreneurs and consultants rarely win on ideas alone. They win when they speak with clarity, conviction and strategic intent in every conversation that matters

SIPOC: A Simple Way to Untangle

SIPOC helps teams untangle messy processes by mapping suppliers, inputs, process, outputs and customers.

The "One Slide" Brief

How leaders can use a single-slide discipline to sharpen clarity, reduce clutter and improve decision conversations