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Democratic leadership, not benevolent dictatorship – key to Sri Lanka’s future

Leadership / August 16, 2022

“The authoritarian style of Lee will not be effective in the present Sri Lanka. We have, in the last 44 years, experimented with our version of Singapore’s equivalent of benevolent leadership. It has not worked – not because, it is impossible, but because we have not identified focused leaders who portray selflessness and nobility of […]

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Leaders: Dealers in hope than feeders of gloom

Leadership, Other / June 15, 2022

Sri Lankans are being gradually, but surely, and unconsciously, dragged to a feeling of hopelessness and mental paralysis in the face of the incessant cacophony of “gloom” and “doom” news spewing forth from the mouths of our leaders. “It has just been one thing after another. We have been sitting with challenges that most of us

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A good leader knows where the buck stops

Decision Making, Leadership / April 6, 2022

Great leaders not only take responsibility for their decisions and actions but also assume responsibility for the decisions and actions of those who directly, and indirectly report to them. Even if specifically unsaid, they acknowledge, through both word and deed, that such is the expectation which goes with the post. It is a principle which

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Collective decision-making, transparency, ‘servant leadership’: The means to resurrecting Sri Lanka

Decision Making, Leadership / July 2, 2021

Though theoretically, the voting citizens are the master, they are virtual slaves of the very master they elected As Sri Lanka struggles to contend with the economic and social impacts of COVID-19, there is a growing view that the situation could have been significantly better had there been more decisiveness and transparency at a national

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Leaders must change or face the danger of being changed

Leadership / April 27, 2021

Change management under normal circumstances is a challenge. The ‘overnight’ changes demanded by COVID-19 is a case in point. Organisations, and individuals, had to act fast with little or no planning and without a phase of transition. New ways of working, transacting, and communicating emerged. A careful review of the effectiveness of the various change

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The investment decision is so crucial; avoiding pitfalls and confronting biases

Decision Making, Finance / October 7, 2020

The Daily FT met up with Ronnie Peiris, Coach, Mentor and Consultant, in understanding the contents, and context of the workshop he is conducting on ‘Capital Budgeting – the Investment Decision’ on 27 October at the Cinnamon Lakeside (see www.ronniepeiris.com). He highlighted the following based on his 45 years of experience in projects ranging from $ 1 billion to $ 5 million

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Corporate leadership in COVID-19: Managing ‘the today’ to thriving in ‘the new normal’

Leadership / May 5, 2020

Recently I watched the movie ‘The hacksaw ridge’ the amazing story of how a young man called Desmond Doss went to the battle field without a gun because it was against his value system to kill. Eventually he ended up saving 75 people from death. Whenever I propose to managers who get trained, coached and

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The Chief Financial Officer: The ‘Preserver,’ ‘Reporter,’ ‘Creator’ and ‘Enabler’

Finance, Leadership / March 5, 2020

Achieving the right balance between stewardship and business partnering was the key topic of discussion at the ‘Conformance vs. Performance’ session of the 4 modular ‘CFO of the Future’ training program conducted by Ronnie Peiris, Coach, Mentor, Consultant and former Group Finance Director, John Keells Holdings PLC, at the Cinnamon Lakeside on 24 February. After

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The CFO of the future: Not just a glorified accountant

Finance, Leadership / February 11, 2020

Following are excerpts of an interview with Ronnie Peiris who gives his insights on the guardianship role that CFOs have to evolve to fill in a challenging future Q: What prompted you to do this course titled ‘The CFO of the Future’ under your important ‘Nurturing Leaders’ initiative? Title suggests there is a new role for current

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Politics in SL: A lucrative biz thriving on public gullibility

Other / November 6, 2019

The appetite for gullibility in Sri Lankan voters vis-à-vis election promises, and election pledges, has not diminished despite getting their fingers burnt over and over again – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara A couple of years ago, I told one of my friends that the word “gullible” had been removed from the Oxford Dictionary. He immediately

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