Mithun A. Sridharan

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Articles by Mithun A. Sridharan

Muda, Mura And Muri

Muda, Mura and Muri are three types of waste that negatively impact workflow, productivity and ultimately, customer satisfaction

Stakeholder Types: Jesters

Jesters are safe companions, who may be hard to manage at times. They do not take their work seriously and seek fun at all costs

Gap Analysis

A Gap analysis forces structured thinking about current and desired future states, the gaps between the two, and the remediation plan

The Case for Blogging

Blogging builds craft, a point of view and a public track record of thinking.

Bad Billionaires and Lazy Capital

Rent-seeking, corruption-prone industries and inherited wealth stall progress.

Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM)

The Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) is a theory of persuasion that proposes two approaches to persuade people or change their attitude

Bottomline Upfront (BLUF)

The BLUF framework helps distill and structure the essential information upfront, so you sound crisp, confident and persuasive

Stakeholder Types: Self-Proponents

Self-proponents are convinced of themselves, are constantly present and are anxious to put themselves in the best light possible

Implementation Takes Guts

Strategy without implementation is just a shelf ornament. Real change requires courage.

Influence Mapping And Power Distribution

Influence mapping helps identify key stakeholders and people who influence those stakeholders to manage change and drive initiatives

Get on the Rocket Ship

Careers take care of themselves inside fast-growing companies; obsessing over positioning rarely helps.

DuckDuckGo Business Model

DuckDuckGo is an internet search engine that emphasizes searchers' privacy and avoids the filter bubble of personalized search results

Muda, Mura And Muri

Muda, Mura and Muri are three types of waste that negatively impact workflow, productivity and ultimately, customer satisfaction

Stakeholder Types: Jesters

Jesters are safe companions, who may be hard to manage at times. They do not take their work seriously and seek fun at all costs

Gap Analysis

A Gap analysis forces structured thinking about current and desired future states, the gaps between the two, and the remediation plan

The Case for Blogging

Blogging builds craft, a point of view and a public track record of thinking.

Bad Billionaires and Lazy Capital

Rent-seeking, corruption-prone industries and inherited wealth stall progress.

Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM)

The Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) is a theory of persuasion that proposes two approaches to persuade people or change their attitude

Bottomline Upfront (BLUF)

The BLUF framework helps distill and structure the essential information upfront, so you sound crisp, confident and persuasive

Stakeholder Types: Self-Proponents

Self-proponents are convinced of themselves, are constantly present and are anxious to put themselves in the best light possible

Implementation Takes Guts

Strategy without implementation is just a shelf ornament. Real change requires courage.

Influence Mapping And Power Distribution

Influence mapping helps identify key stakeholders and people who influence those stakeholders to manage change and drive initiatives

Get on the Rocket Ship

Careers take care of themselves inside fast-growing companies; obsessing over positioning rarely helps.

DuckDuckGo Business Model

DuckDuckGo is an internet search engine that emphasizes searchers' privacy and avoids the filter bubble of personalized search results