Shantha Mohan Ph.D.

Shantha Mohan Ph.D. is an Executive In Residence at the Integrated Innovation Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Before that, she was a global software engineering leader and entrepreneur, co-founding Retail Solutions Inc., a retail analytics company. Shantha also has over 20 years of experience focused on mission-critical systems to support semiconductor and other high-value-added manufacturing. She is the author of Roots and Wings - Inspiring stories of Indian Women in Engineering and is a co-author of Demystifying AI for The Enterprise - A Playbook for Business Value and Digital Transformation. Her book, Leadership Lessons with The Beatles, was published by Taylor & Francis in May 2022.

Shantha Mohan Ph.D. is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Connect with her through LinkedIn. For more information, visit the author’s website.

CEO Advisory

Achieving Leadership Brilliance with Cut, Clarity, Color, and Carat

CEO AdvisoryShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"Everyone is tested by life, but only a few extract strength and wisdom from their most trying experiences. They're the ones we call leaders." — Warren G. Bennis & Robert J. Thomas. Under extreme heat and pressure, carbon atoms form diamonds in the rough deep within the Earth's mantle. The...

CEO Opinions

Team Leadership Excellence: Five Winning Habits

CEO OpinionsShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"Like their counterparts in nature, businesses and other organizations are complex adaptive systems. They may self-regulate, but they require thoughtful leadership to optimize their potential." - Amy C. Edmondson, Edgar H. Schein, Teaming. Teams are complex adaptive systems (CAS). Whether you are a CEO with an executive team, a mid-level...

CEO Insights

Nurturing the Next Generation of Pioneers

CEO InsightsShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"It takes a village to raise a child." — An African proverb What does the African proverb about a village raising a child have to do with entrepreneurship? Plenty. Just as a child thrives in a supportive environment, entrepreneurs excel in bringing innovation to the market when supported, cherished, and...

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI)

Tech and Innovation

Generative AI: Taking the Leap While Navigating Its Risks

Tech and InnovationShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"Don't let fear hold you back; take a leap of faith and see where it leads." — Curious George We are at the start of an incredible technological advance called Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI). We don't know where it will lead us. Every day brings us more enhancements of this technology...

CEO Advisory

The Courage Imperative: Leading Through Uncertainty and Change

CEO AdvisoryShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow'." — Mary Anne Radmacher We live in times of great turmoil and volatility. The coronavirus tested not just leaders of governments but also business leaders. Those who were courageous...

CEO Briefing

Leadership Excellence: Practical Approaches to Managing Perfectionism

CEO BriefingShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence." —Vince Lombardi Merriam-Webster defines perfection as "the quality or state of being perfect, such as freedom from fault or defect," or "an unsurpassable degree of accuracy or excellence." Google's English dictionary, provided by Oxford Languages, defines it as...

Team dynamics can make or break an organization

Success and Leadership

Mastering Team Dynamics: Five Essential Tenets

Success and LeadershipShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." — Henry Ford Team dynamics can make or break an organization. Take the case of Pixar Animation Studios, producer of highly successful films such as Toy Story, Nemo, and others. Many articles have been written about why Pixar...

CEO Advisory

Elevate Your Leadership: Five Essential Quotes to Inspire Innovation

CEO AdvisoryShantha Mohan Ph.D.

In Ron Howard's 2016 documentary, "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week," Ringo Starr recalls the pep talks John Lennon used to give them when they were feeling miserable in their dismal lodgings in Hamburg in the early Sixties: "He'd say, 'Where are we goin', fellas?' And we'd go, 'To the...

CEO Advisory

Thumbs and Thoughts: Embracing the Opposable Mind in the World of Generative AI

CEO AdvisoryShantha Mohan Ph.D.

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines opposable as: Capable of being opposed or resisted Capable of being placed against one or more of...

Success and Leadership

Persuasion: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos in the Data-Driven Digital Age

Success and LeadershipShantha Mohan Ph.D.

"Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu Martin Luther King delivered one of the most cited persuasive speeches on August 28, 1963. Now called the "I Have a Dream" speech, King threw away the second part of his prepared speech and launched into an impromptu delivery that won...

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