Month: August 2025

Monetary Policy Focuses on Spent Forces, Ignores Pluralism

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has unveiled an accommodative monetary policy for FY 2025/26 that appears friendly to the private sector. Guided by liberal economic principles – deregulation and private sector development – the policy adopts a flexible stance toward banks in terms of operations and toward borrowers. Agriculture and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remain …

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Strategy is a Behaviour, not a Document

Reimagining use of Strategy with OCSM© as key qualifiers W alk the corridors of any organisation today, and you will encounter one of the most frequently uttered and least understood words in business: strategy. There are several other fashionable words too: transformation, digital, quantum leap, change management, IPO ready, differentiating approach, customer centricity, unique value …

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Tick-the-box training may fulfil audit trails but fails to shift performance or mindset

Raveena Desraj Shrestha (Chapman) is a career banker with over three decades of experience in Nepal’s financial industry, rising from the grassroots to serve at the highest level of executive leadership. She has been recognised nationally and internationally for service excellence, transformation, and leadership. After taking voluntary retirement, she has devoted her second chapter to …

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Tick-the-Box Trainings Undermine Real Capacity Building

The culture of learning and development (L&D) in the workplace has been gaining momentum, yet the effectiveness of these initiatives is frequently called into question. Although a wide array of trainings aimed at developing employee capacity are being offered with increasing frequency, there is a notable lack of emphasis on evaluating their impact or making …

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Electronics sector requires aligning with rapidly evolving technology trends, consumer expectations, and buying behaviours

Gaurab Hamal, Deputy General Manager of Marketing and Brand Management at CG Electronics, has served the company for over five years. He also lectures on management at Islington College. Hamal possesses diverse marketing experience across the automotive, spirits/liquor, telecommunication, and electronics/home appliance sectors. The HRM Nepal recently interviewed Hamal to explore various dimensions of sales …

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The ReFounder Within

Leading Beyond Titles, Living Beyond Templates In the past two issues of this magazine, we explored a deeply personal metaphorical terrain. First, as a startup of the self, and then as the corporate within. In The Startup of You – Where Innovation Meets Inner Evolution (Vol. 5, Issue 10 – Asar 2082), I invited readers …

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Monetary Policy has just deferred the problems, bankers and borrowers should make efforts to find a lasting solution

Manoj Gyawali is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nabil Bank. He was appointed CEO on March 26 of this year, after serving as the acting CEO. Gyawali began his journey at Nabil Bank as Deputy General Manager (DGM) in August 2020, and was later promoted to General Manager and Deputy CEO. Known for his …

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