In the past few weeks we identified the three major phases of renewal – rethink, reinvent and reposition. The first of these is concerned with identifying those parts of your company that are good candidates for renewal. This instalment describ

President Maithripala Sirisena hails from the North Central Province. He is an agriculturist by vocation. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 as an MP and has held several ministries since 1994. He was General-Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Par

We are now spending the last few days of the year 2016, during which, we played different roles and collected a lot of experiences by succeeding as well as failing at what we were doing. It is based on the majority of good or bad stories that we had

An era is set to conclude with Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, who, in short, spearheaded Sri Lanka’s mobile revolution, stepping down from the Group CEO position at Dialog Axiata PLC to take up a full-time regional role for Dialog Axiata PLC’s pa

We salute Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for his calculated and dedicated efforts in intervening genuinely to uplift the ailing industry.

The most current local newspapers carried articles covering a Sri Lankan economy analysis by Professor Razeen Sally. I too was there to listen to him speaking his piece and want to add my mite congratulating him for the well-analysed sense he spoke a

Chathuri Munaweera Attorney-at-law, HR Director of AIA Insurance Sri Lanka talks about AIA’s mission in Sri Lanka, and also about some of the people practices that make AIA one of the best companies to work for. Excerpts of the interview  

The exchange rate is a widely discussed topic at present. There is much debate on whether the exchange rate should appreciate or depreciate due to its impact on economic activity. Although there are pros and cons of depreciation of the exchange rate,

President Maithripala Sirisena has once said at a seminar attended by some government servants in Polonnaruwa that he would not allow 

In a country where many people feel powerless, many right-thinking people watched with alarm and disappointment in 2014 the steady decline in the moral values of our nation with politics for material benefits overtaking our cherished values. 

Ever since I saw that advertisement/cartoon in the Fortune magazine, may be thirty years or so ago, wherein an executive tells a colleague returning from lunch that while this colleague was at lunch, a new printer model came into being and went out o

Asia figures increasingly prominently in comparative research into happiness and wellbeing.  First, there is the question of how and whether rapid ‘Asian miracle’ income growth rates have translated into happier societies. 

Social movements have shaped and are shaping modern societies around the globe. 

At his swearing-in ceremony last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked why he had appointed a gender-balanced cabinet, a first for Canada (and for most countries around the world). He replied “Because it’s 2015.”

A return to the strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth that Group of Twenty leaders called for at Hangzhou in September still eludes us. Global growth remains weak, even though it shows no noticeable deceleration over the last quarter.&n

The last two weeks of October 2016 saw many pronouncements about the future of Sri Lanka.  These two weeks started with the Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA), 

Sir John Templeton (1912-2008) may be gone, but he’s still remembered as one of the greatest investors of all time. For one, Sir John popularized the idea of investing globally for the  US investors. 

Labour migration and related remittances play an important role in the Sri Lankan economy. Until recently, labour migration from Sri Lanka was dominated by females departing as housemaids. 

Last few weeks, we spoke about company renewal and we concentrated on the rethink, reinvent and reposition processes. However, even the best process in the world won’t help if the dialogue between the decision makers and the working team is poo

The world around us is full of stories about how entrepreneurs succeed. Most of those stories assure us that if there is a will, there is a way to success.

As 2016 draws to a close and businesses look to 2017, there are some interesting trends likely to 

At a time when the Employees’ Trust Fund (ETF) is celebrating 35 years of existence, it is time to reflect upon its original concept and perhaps look at any reorientation needs it requires to be 

It has been eight years since Sri Lanka’s brutal three-decade-long civil conflict came to an end in 

The global development framework has evolved to be more inclusive beyond 2015, with the 

The United States (US) vote in favour of President-elect Donald Trump was a shock for Russian 

It is a concept unique to South Asia – there is unlimited adulation for charismatic leaders. Although 

The latest available export results for August 2016 show that for the first time this year exports 

It is no news that digital disruption is spreading like wildfire, but what is noteworthy is the fact that 

The year 2016, which started with the now forgotten Sri Lanka Economic Forum well attended by the 

Sri Lanka’s diversified LOLC group recently inked an agreement with the French premium