Even if some may still be sceptical about ‘India Shining,’ there is no doubt that corporate India has been shining for some years now.

Quarter after quarter, and day after day, the business media is replete with stories of stellar financial performance across all sectors, and extraordinary ambition matched with intrepid entrepreneurial activity.

Yet, in the midst of these success stories, there are a few who had every reason to succeed and yet they seem to have already missed the boom or poised to do so. My profession allows me the privilege to work with some of the most successful and then some currently less successful companies — both Indian and multinational.