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The Strategist top five

Answers to last week's quiz (#318)

Being well-rounded is the antithesis of great leadership: Tom Rath

Interview with, Author & senior scientist, Gallup

The business of influence

Idea entrepreneurs, whose enterprises grow very large and generate millions of dollars in revenue, have to be mindful of how they behave in relation to money

Kapoor Singh has outdone Warren Buffett

Standing tall

From taking on labour unions to business rivals, Rajiv Bajaj has never shied away from a fight. The author decodes the plain-talking businessman

Crisp direction, tepid acting

Instead of outright gore and melodrama, Shoojit Sircar chooses to be subtle, and therefore makes an impactful film. The only thing that Madras Cafe lacks is the right set of lead actors

Sibling love

Apparently a barn owlet will squawk less if it knows its sibling is hungrier, taking up its own cause only after its sibling has been fed

Chess (#1059)

Magnus Carlsen says he's satisfied with his recce through Chennai for the world title match

What's in my closet

The author peeks into the wardrobes of leading designers Rina Dhaka and Adarsh Gill to uncover their fashion fetishes and their collection of designer handbags and shoes

Will it be Rafa at the US Open?

Given his remarkable comeback, Rafael Nadal could well walk away with the US Open title

Tuscan treasures

Chianti is made from the indigenous Sangiovese grape ("the blood of Jove") in the province of Tuscany, Italy

My Life My Style: Raian Karanjawala

Coping with layoffs

With no revival in sight, organisations have begin to downsize

My dear dear jeans

Denims are no longer work clothes - they are a style statement. The author checks out designer jeans, some of which cost more than a lakh

Reading with a 'mob'

If "social reading" is the future, then we are looking at immortalising the impermanent

Taking root

Full toss

A rollicking, entertaining read links India's rise as a cricketing power to its emerging superpower status

Spirit of extravagance

Carrying on the legacy of ghostly nomenclatures, the Rolls-Royce Wraith is an exercise in the vanities that riches can afford

Eye-popping prices and photos to match

The Leica may be expensive but there probably are no other cameras that can create as great images as it does