A rich resource April 2013 Human resource heads of eight Tata companies speak about developing and taking care of their talent pool

‘IP should not be a part of the legal department’ April 2013 | Cynthia Rodrigues Acknowledged widely as an inspirational leader, Ruud Peters, head of Philips Intellectual Property & Standards (Philips IP&S), speaks on ways to mature the IP culture in the Tata group

‘Litigation does not necessarily mean war’ April 2013 | Cynthia Rodrigues Heinz Goddar, a partner at Boehmert & Boehmert and at Forrester & Boehmert, is a well-known patent and trademark attorney based in Munich. In this interview, he talks about patents in general and licensing in particular

'Sustainability is the right thing to do for business' January 2013 | Sangeeta Menon Adam Werbach, the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi S and the chief sustainability officer of Saatchi & Saatchi, has worked with several of the world’s largest companies, and helped them design and implement their sustainability strategy

'Climate change is a threat to our civilisation' January 2013 | Jai Wadia Professor Tim Flannery, an Australian scientist, explorer and conservationist, is the former director of the South Australian Museum and is currently a professor at Sydney’s Macquarie University. He stresses the need to take immediate action to prevent further environmental damage and to leave a more acceptable inheritance for our children

'Complexity is a silent killer' January 2013 | Vibha Rao Chris Zook, director, Bain & Company, is the author of several books on differentiation and how companies need to leverage their uniqueness to gain greater success. In this interview, he dives deep into the concepts of differentiation and repeatability, and what they mean to companies looking to remain profitable

'People are the last competitive advantage' January 2013 | Vibha Rao Walt Cleaver, former president and CEO of HR People & Strategy, and currently principal and founder of the Cleaver Consulting Group, is an HR strategist with a focus on global leadership. Here he talks about the importance of investing in human capital in today’s uncertain economic scenario as well as the shifts in HR strategies in recent years

'Every CEO and CFO must look at how they can improve sustainability' January 2013 | Sangeeta Menon Pavan Sukhdev is founder-CEO of GIST Advisory, a specialist consulting firm which helps governments and corporations discover, measure, value and manage their impact on natural and human capital. He talks about the need to move towards a green economy and the role of corporations in a sustainable economy of tomorrow

Year of living cautiously December 2012 The year 2012 is the focus in this series of interviews with the chief executives of 12 Tata companies — on the challenges they face in these tough and demanding times and the opportunities they expect in an economic environment where mere survival is not much of an option

A choice of options August 2011 | Jai Wadia A career transition management programme for professional women, Tata's Second Career Internship Programme (SCIP) offers flexible work options to women who want to get back to work. Launched in 2008, on International Women’s Day, the programme has been an acclaimed success. Group HR’s Aditya Ahuja, TAS head and Sangeeta Navalkar, SCIP manager, talk to Jai Wadia on the journey so far

“China’s expectations have changed” May 2011 | Tata Review The head of the Tata Sons office in China, James Zhan speaks softly enough to make you strain to catch his words, but he is a hard nut on business matters, with toughness and savvy that augurs well for the Tata group as it sets its sights on expanding its businesses in the world’s fastest-growing economy

'I have been able to find a balance within myself' March 2011 | Christabelle Noronha RK Krishna Kumar, Tata Sons director and consummate Tata personality, opens up in a rare interview on the subjects and values that he holds dearest

Tools of the IP trade January 2011 | Subramaniam Vutha and Sujata Agrawal In an interview with Subramaniam Vutha and Sujata Agrawal, internationally-known IP attorney Heinz Goddar gives his views on the importance of IPR, with particular focus on the Indian environment

Gearing up for a new globalised era January 2011 | Cynthia Rodrigues Siddhartha Roy, economic advisor, DES, discusses how the economic think tank and research group is evolving in new directions

The healing touch July 2010 | Tata.com Dr Mammen Chandy, director, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, talks about the vision that led to the setting up of the hospital and what it hopes to achieve in terms of cancer care and treatment

The IPR way May 2010 | Subramaniam Vutha and Sujata Agrawal Judge Randall R Rader, a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and an expert on patent law, shares his insights on intellectual property rights in India, in an exclusive interview with Subramaniam Vutha, a consultant with the Tatas on Tata IP Management Programme, and Sujata Agrawal

Creating a universe of innovators July 2009 | Shubha Madhukar and Arundhuti Dasgupta The Tata group has a long history of innovation. However many are unaware of the extent and significance of the innovations undertaken and their impact on the entire group, says R Gopalakrishnan, executive director of Tata Sons and chairman of the Tata Group Innovation Forum (TGIF), in an interview with Shubha Madhukar and Arundhuti Dasgupta

"Following international standards helps our companies build competitive positions in the global marketplace" September 2008 | Sourced from ISO Focus Alan Rosling, an executive director with Tata Sons, talks about the importance of quality standards, and particularly the relevance of ISO benchmarks, in a modern-day business world

In step with the nation November 2007 | Christabelle Noronha Tata Sons' Chairman Ratan Tata elucidates the Tata group’s engagement with the idea of India, his team-over-individual doctrine and his hopes for a fair deal from history

The quintessential TAS man July 2007 | Christabelle Noronha If TAS wants a brand ambassador, it need look no further than the Tata Sons board: RK Krishna Kumar, director, and member of the Group Corporate Centre, is a shining exemplar of TAS's success

Mind over matter June 2007 | Christabelle Noronha Arun Gandhi, executive director, Tata Sons, talks about the Corus auction and various aspects of mergers and acquisitions

The internationalisation imperative February 2007 | Sujata Agrawal As the Tata Group is poised to become India's first true multinational enterprise, Alan Rosling, executive director, Tata Sons, reveals the thinking underpinning its internationalisation efforts

Finance finesse February 2007 | Ashwin Tombat and Sujata Agrawal Ishaat Hussain, finance director, Tata Sons, talks about finance in the era of globalisation, the Group's recent M&As and the new areas on the Tata radar

A grand brand February 2007 | Sujata Agrawal The Tata name has consistently stood for integrity, values, ethics and quality. R Gopalakrishnan, executive director, Tata Sons, explains the Group's strategies for taking it global

The economic think tank October 2006 Siddhartha Roy, economic advisor to the Tata Group, joined DES in September 2003 with 26 years of research and in-house consultancy experience in various strategic planning fields

Vision of the future August 2006 | Christabelle Noronha Group Chairman Ratan Tata speaks on a wide range of issues concerning the Tata group and its place in a world changing more dramatically than ever before

In safe hands March 2006 | Shubha Madhukar Protecting the Tata brand is the responsibility of a small but determined  group of people, led by FN Subedar, senior vice president, finance, Tata Sons

"The word quality carries so much baggage" March 2006 | Shubha Madhukar In his six-month association with the Tata Group, Hank Grimmick, a veteran business excellence consultant, found its people to be warm, caring and committed to the organisation and the Tata Business Excellence Model

BE a winner March 2006 | Shubha Madhukar "Trying to implement TBEM by 'working harder' is a sure formula for failure," says John Vinyard, a senior Baldrige assessor from the US, who has been evaluating Tata Group companies for several years. TBEM, he says, is not about brute force but the use of systematic processes

Quality on call July 2005 | Shobha Ramswamy Chief operating officer Kuruvilla Markose traces the journey Tata Sons subsidiary SerWizSol* has been on in its first year in the contact centre business

Stairway to the top May 2005 | Christabelle Noronha To be a leader is every manager's dream. JJ Irani, director of Tata Sons, shows how one can achieve it

The twain does meet August 2004 | Saloni Meghani Nature enthusiast Alan Rosling, the executive director of Tata Sons, shares his trysts with geographical and cultural India and his long association with the Tata Group

Treating the customer as king March 2003 | Christabelle Noronha A brand can establish itself in the minds of its customers only if it can successfully gain their loyalty and trust. Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, expands on his vision of what Tata companies must do to create a unified brand that is a class apart from the competition

On the leadership trail August 2002 | Shobha Ramaswamy With improved programmes, faculty and facilities, the Tata Management Training Centre in Pune is better equipped than ever to meet its objective: making leaders of managers. Director VJ Rao explains how

Packaging a new punch June 2002 | Sujata Agrawal Bushen Raina has used the Tata Business Excellence Model template to engineer a turnaround of the Tinplate Company of India

View from the top June 2002 | Christabelle Noronha Ratan Tata, the chairman of the Tata Group, takes off the business suit to articulate his thoughts on subjects beyond the strictly entrepreneurial

Betting on books April 2002 | Christabelle Noronha Dr N. Subrahmanyam, the managing director of Tata McGraw-Hill, talks about the publishing companys operations and articulates the need for tougher regulations to curb the menace of book piracy in India. An interview

"We need a consortium of like-minded companies to face the multinationals" November 2001 | Outlook magazine Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group speaks to Outlook, the magazine brought out by well known consulting firm, Andersen Consulting. Excerpts from the interview

Faculty control November 2001 | Christabelle Noronha The alarm bells are ringing in the distance over the difference in the quality of education being delivered by Indias engineering institutions. In this interview, Prof C. R. Muthukrishnan, deputy director at IIT, Chennai, says the fault lies more in the teaching than in those being taught

The integrated future October 2001 | Shashi Bhagnari Dr Nirmal Jain, the managing director of Tata Infotech, is convinced that the company, having learned from experience, is now poised for expansion, consolidation and better times all round

The talent challenge September 2001 | Christabelle Noronha At the core of every successful company is an army of contented employees. The Tata Group is taking the human resources message to heart by investing in people. Satish Pradhan, executive vice-president (group human resources), elucidates how

"We want to attract good people, retain the better people and advance the best people" January 2001 | Christabelle Noronha 'With people-related knowledge resources becoming a key competitive advantage in today's world, the Tata Group has felt the need to refocus its attention on leadership development,' says R. Gopalakrishnan, executive director of Tata Sons, and member of the Group Executive Office, detailing the group's new initiatives in developing human resources

'The key to any successful business always was and will always remain customer orientation' September 2000 | Christabelle Noronha Ishaat Hussain, finance director, Tata Sons, member of the Group Executive Office and chairman of Voltas, talks about the new challenges facing the Tata Group

Every time I come up next to an Indica on the road, I want to roll my window down and tap his window and say, 'How do you like it?' August 2000 | Autocar India Group Chairman Ratan Tata's interview with Hormazd Sorabjee, editor, AutoCar India, which celebrates its first anniversary

"The brand expresses a promise" July 2000 | Christabelle Noronha R Gopalakrishnan, executive director, Tata Sons, and member of the Group Executive Office, speaks on how the Tata Group aims to build the group brand across businesses and products. Excerpts from an interview with Christabelle Noronha, deputy general manager – online communications, Tata Services

'We want to be in businesses with growth potential' March 2000 | Rajarshi Roy Ishaat Hussain, director, Tata Sons and member of the Group Corporate Centre, speaks to Rajarshi Roy of Business Standard