High-performing leaders often face internal limiting beliefs that hinder their effectiveness and career growth. Identifying and reframing these hidden blockers can unlock greater leadership potential and improve team and organizational outcomes. Common limiting beliefs include the need to be involved in every detail, an urgency for immediate results, a belief in always being right, a fear of making mistakes, expectations that others should perform .....more

In 2024, the founder of Cleardekho, a leading eyewear brand in India, was contemplating his next strategic move for growth. Cleardekho was started in 2017 by targeting customers in India''s Tier 2 and 3 cities. Since then, the company built up a large market presence with almost 200 stores in more than 90 cities by 2022. However, major competitors in the industry had announced their own ambitious expansion plans across India. With competition .....more

The case opens with a federal jury decision to convict Charlie Javice, founder of fintech company Frank, of inducing JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan) to acquire Frank under fraudulent circumstances. The case covers the bank''s strategy of growth through acquisition, gives an overview of the fintech space and details of Javice''s trial, and challenges JPMorgan''s Global Head of Communications to determine what public statement .....more

Piyush Goyal, the central railway minister responsible for Indian Railways (IR), was leading its efforts to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) to modernize and expand India''s passenger rail services. IR was a government-owned transportation provider that operated one of the largest train networks in the world, but it was struggling to meet growing demand and customer expectations. Under Goyal''s leadership, IR had awarded .....more

In February 2024, Megatherm Induction Limited, a leading Indian manufacturer of industrial heating technologies, went public with a remarkable 83 per cent debut premium. The IPO offered financial momentum but also introduced investor scrutiny and strategic constraints. As competitive pressures intensified and emerging technologies reshaped the industry, Managing Director Satadri Chanda faced a critical decision: how to deploy the IPO proceeds. The .....more

This in-class exercise sets up a communication challenge for students. The accompanying teaching note outlines how to open the class session, conduct the exercise, and identify key learnings. In this exercise, students are expected to announce to their team that they will be moving from Quebec, Canada, to Mexico City. It is designed to be an impromptu challenge with no preparation, creating a realistic scenario in which students must communicate convincingly .....more

WeRide, an autonomous driving technology company established in 2017, designed a full-stack self-driving technology platform "WeRide One." Capitalizing on the platform, the company built up multiple business lines, including robotaxis, autonomous buses, and autonomous freight vehicles, with partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), mobility platforms, government entities, and R&D and operation centres worldwide. In 2024, .....more

On May 15, 2025, Strauss Zelnick, chairman and chief executive officer of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (''Take- Two'') sees his company''s stock price reach an all-time high, reflecting a market cap well over $40 billion. Under his leadership, Take-Two had grown into one of the world''s leading developers, publishers, and marketers of video games for console gaming systems, PCs, and mobile phones. Its three major .....more

By October 2023, CO7 Technologies-a Montreal-based manufacturer of electrical distribution and protection equipment-had grown from a nine-person startup into a 96-employee company with operations in Montreal and Sherbrooke. The expansion followed two major acquisitions: Schneider Electric SE (Schneider Electric)''s product assets in 2020 and Technologies DUAL-ADE Inc. (Technologies DUAL-ADE) in 2023. While the growth delivered early returns, .....more