PS Priya Sharma

Insights

Thinking Out Loud

Perspectives on strategy, leadership, and the patterns I see in the organizations I work with. No thought leadership clichés—just honest analysis.

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Strategy · 2 min read

The Myth of the Five-Year Plan

Five-year strategic plans were designed for a world that no longer exists. When markets shifted on annual cycles and competitive dynamics moved at the pace…

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Digital · 2 min read

Why Your Digital Transformation Is Failing

Seventy percent of digital transformations fail. Not because the technology does not work, but because the organization does not change. After two decades of advising…

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Leadership · 2 min read

The Leadership Quality Nobody Talks About

We talk endlessly about vision, communication, and decisiveness. Leadership books stack up on airport shelves, each promising the secret to exceptional leadership. But the quality…

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Branding · 2 min read

Personal Branding Is Not What You Think It Is

The phrase “personal branding” has been so thoroughly corrupted by LinkedIn influencers and self-help gurus that most serious professionals recoil from it. They associate it…

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Strategy · 2 min read

Strategy Lessons from India’s Fastest-Growing Companies

India is producing some of the most interesting strategic thinkers in global business right now. While Western business media focuses on Silicon Valley and the…

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Leadership · 2 min read

When to Fire Your Strategy Consultant

I am a strategy consultant, and I am going to tell you when to stop paying people like me. Not because I want less work,…

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