Nimish Aggarwal inherited Shakti Brick Store M/S (Shakti Bricks), a clay brick manufacturing company, from his father, Suresh Chandra, in 2020. In May 2024, Aggarwal realized that rising competition, emerging alternatives to bricks and production technologies, and increasingly stringent regulation required decisive action if the company were to survive. Aggarwal was concerned about the changing kiln industry, its significant challenges, the decreasing .....more

In September 2023, the founders of the Indian climate technology start-up Solinas Integrity Pvt. Ltd., based in Delhi, India, were contemplating how to grow and scale up their venture. The company developed robotics and artificial intelligence technology to address water and sewage problems in the country. The company’s client base mainly consisted of urban local bodies, which were local municipal corporations that implemented water and sewage projects .....more

In early January 2025, the managing director and chair of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), one of India’s most respected business conglomerates, made controversial remarks during a town hall with employees related to working a 90-hour workweek. His remarks were caught on video, which quickly went viral. Public response to his remarks was quick and intense, drawing sharp criticism from professionals, unions, and corporate leaders, among others. .....more

In March 2023, Quenda Group was considering hiring a new engineer to join its workforce, but the management team was trying to decide whether to continue hiring specialists from Poland or start a new approach of recruiting local Angolan engineers. The Polish-owned private company specialized in construction services for public utility facilities and comprehensive solutions in the field of security and defence. Since its establishment in 2016, Quenda .....more

CZM Foundation Equipment (CZM) was a manufacturer of foundation drilling rigs founded in Brazil in 1976. The company set up a subsidiary in the USA in 2012, which was so successful that it turned into the headquarters. Twelve years later, CZM’s executives were considering expansion in Europe, which could provide CZM with opportunities to enhance the design and development of its machines, improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, and open .....more

Montecarlo Limited (MCL), a 25-year-old infrastructure and construction company in India, had invested in building effective human resources (HR) processes and a better employee experience. While it was unconventional for companies in this industry, whose outlook generally favoured production and profitability, to focus on these issues, MCL had endeavoured to create not only an effective training function, but also a culture of learning and development .....more

Established in 1980, Chandos Construction (Chandos), a Canadian general contractor, prioritized inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation. As the largest B Corporation–certified commercial builder in North America, Chandos aimed to create a legacy and promote shared prosperity through employee ownership. The vice-president of Collaborative Construction at Chandos, Jen Hancock, championed initiatives such as lean integration and waste diversion policies. .....more

In 2022, Australia-based property and home development company Douglas Family Group was full of internal conflict. The co-owned family business had recently decided that changes were needed in order to grow and secure a stable family income for the future. To that end, the company brought in non-family advisers and board members, and eventually hired a non-family chief executive officer (CEO). However, the organizational changes did not go smoothly, .....more

On Thursday, July 13, 2017, the project manager and the chief executive officer for A-Media Limited were making a significant decision about their company. They could quickly increase their billboard hoardings by 20 per cent by pre-emptively erecting giant mega boards in five locations of interest to a major client. This was a significant opportunity, but it presented several significant risks. One major risk was the client’s need to have the mega .....more

In 2014, Samuel Holmstrom and Jens Lundqvist took over Lundqvist Travaru, the conservative construction company owned by the Lundqvist family for the last 80 years. Through a revolutionary digital transformation process, they redefined the company as a technology-enabled logistics and building kit company. In the last eight years, they expanded operations and manufacturing space in Sweden and other parts of the world, and they added 52 new employees .....more