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Awesome All the Way: The EMBA 2015A batch Graduates
Awesome All the Way: The EMBA 2015A batch Graduates The EMBA 2015A batch graduated with much fanfare on October 21. The graduation ceremony was held

What is Product Leadership?
What is Product Leadership? IPL faculty give their insights into a fundamental question Dr. Arun Saxena We have moved from an industrial economy to a

Silicon India Recognises IPL as an “Institute of the Year 2016”
Silicon India Recognises IPL as an “Institute of the Year 2016” Industry Magazine lauds IPL’s efforts to “Create an Army of Product Innovators” to support

IPL Faculty Wins Best Paper Award at UK IFIP Conference
IPL Faculty Wins Best Paper Award at UK IFIP Conference Paper on factors that affect the use of social media for civic engagement was one

Behind every successful Sindhu is a Gopichand
Behind every successful Sindhu is a Gopichand Six ways mentors are critical to career success #SindhuForGold is a great tag, but the real Sindhu had

Coming Together, Starting the Journey
Coming Together, Starting the Journey “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford The newest EMBA cohort of

Two Scholarships, One Winner. Are you Next?
Two Scholarships, One Winner. Are you Next? The Cisco Scholarship Award goes to “Anitha Chandran..” Institute of Product Leadership is very happy to announce the

When to be a Dhoni, or a Kohli, or a Kumble
When to be a Dhoni, or a Kohli, or a Kumble The world is full of different kinds of leaders- the charismatic (think Narendra Modi,

A Product Manager is the Jon Snow of modern-day enterprises. Here are 4 Compelling Reasons Why.
A Product Manager is the Jon Snow of modern-day enterprises. Here are 4 Compelling Reasons Why. In a world of grey characters, Jon Snow is

Essential Reading On the Products Vs. Services Dilemma
Essential Reading On the Products Vs. Services Dilemma As the line between products and services gets blurred, many of us grapple with questions about our

How Will You Measure Your Life…and Build Great Products?
How Will You Measure Your Life…and Build Great Products? How Will You Measure Your Life…and Build Great Products? At first glance, it seems counter-intuitive that

What If You Are Not Like Steve Jobs?
What If You Are Not Like Steve Jobs? What If You Are Not Like Steve Jobs? Some days back I started reading Walter Isaacson‘s “Steve

The Pentagon Wars – A Product Management Disaster
The Pentagon Wars – A Product Management Disaster The Pentagon Wars, made as an HBO movie in 1998, is based on a book of the

Will the Google Autonomous Vehicle Drive Like the Segway?
Will the Google Autonomous Vehicle Drive Like the Segway? Will the Google Autonomous Vehicle Drive Like the Segway? A few days ago, there was a

EMBA Class of 2016 B Orientation
EMBA Class of 2016 B Orientation Orientation Highlights The pleasant pre-monsoon weather at IPL’s Koramangala campus welcomed the latest batch of EMBA students. It was

Andy Bechtolsheim on Innovation
Andy Bechtolsheim on Innovation Andy Bechtolsheim, one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems and a Stanford Engineering Hero gave a talk today at Stanford on

Leadership Lessons from Moneyball
Leadership Lessons from Moneyball Moneyball is one of my favorite movies to learn leadership lessons . It is the story of Oakland A’s GM, Billy Beane’s, innovative

The Girl Effect
The Girl Effect The Girl Effect Here are some statistics that should make everyone pause: ● Today, more than 600 million girls live in the

So you’re a Product Manager now. What’s next?
So you’re a Product Manager now. What’s next? Professors Pinkesh Shah and Rahul Abhyankar wrote back to Ajay George (EMBA class of 2015-A), who recently

Learnings from a Newly Minted Product Manager
Learnings from a Newly Minted Product Manager Recently, IPL alumnus Ajay George (EMBA class of 2015-A) transitioned from Infosys to Satmetrix as a Product Manager.

New Product Idea –A Watch for Blind People…Almost
New Product Idea –A Watch for Blind People…Almost New Product Idea–A Watch for Blind People…Almost One of the participants in my course on Customer Connect