ONE OF THE JINGOISTIC LINES THAT IS REPEATEDLY HEARD IN MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS OR TRAINING SESSIONS IS “THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.” The guest speaker in our last weekly meeting shared stories and incidents from his life that have come to define him as one of the most successful professional chefs of India. Padma Shri awardee, Sanjeev Kapoor...
Birwa Qureshi, the guest speaker at our club meeting this week, made a presentation on celebrating Indian monuments with light and music. She showcased, to the utter delight of everyone in the audience, the untold and unparalleled beauty of some of our structures that are steeped in history and are an architectural marvel. Throughout her...
Tadoba Tiger Reserve, the last week’s fellowship trip by some of our members, was a delightful experience. Not only did we all enjoy the diversity and inclusivity of nature but also learned that right policies and conscious people can preserve this lasting character of our planet. To me, the trip was also a useful “feedback”...
PURPOSE – this was the subject that Dr. Anish Shah, MD & CEO of Mahindra Group, spoke about when he addressed our Club members last week. He offered the perspective of M&M as a corporation and laid down its purpose very lucidly and could even condense it into a few lines. I have always struggled to...
SEEING WHAT ISN’T THERE is a power that only humans possess. The source of human power is neither muscle nor mind but models. I had made a reference to mental models in one of my earlier pieces in this bulletin. TO FRAME IS TO MAKE A MENTAL MODEL THAT ENABLES US TO SEE PATTERNS, PREDICT HOW...
THE FIRST THING THAT CROSSED MY MIND when I acquainted myself with the multiple areas where Roopa Purshottaman, the recipient of the Uma Jain Young Women Achiever Award this year, has excelled till date was simply this – one can over extend oneself in different aspects of life and excel in each one of them. She...
So many of us want to see a change but very few of us can be the change. Our guest speaker this week, Amitabh Shah, founder of Yuva Unstoppable is the latter. Whilst the achievements of Yuva are well publicised and Amitabh presents his conviction very lucidly, at the core of his organisation is his...
From revolution on Twitter to romance on Tinder, we are witnessing the bewildering technological forces that are transforming the world that we live in. Our guest speaker this week, Mr. Harish Mehta, shared fascinating backstories about NASSCOM and how India found its national competitive advantage in Information Technology. He strongly believes that this leading edge of India...
Above and beyond FROM THE START OF THIS ROTARY YEAR, I HAVE EMPHASISED ACTIVE, CIVIC POWER OF ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN. I strongly believe that a society gets better if people co-operate and co-ordinate in addressing the challenges that affect them and also those around them. Whilst governmental aids and policies could potentially influence some outcomes, it...
Take heart THERE IS CHAOS, MISERY AND INJUSTICE BECAUSE SO OFTEN WE LET IT BE SO … LET US STEP UP. But how does one bring about change(s) that are of an order of magnitude that an individual cannot even fathom where to start ? It is this assessment of inadequacy that makes many of us let...
“DISRUPTION,” Rtn. Dr. Nisheeta Agarwala said, “is a tactic which utilises innovation and unique values to change the traditional and make it relevant to the present.” This was the opening para that Nisheeta used to introduce our guest speaker last week who kept the room, filled with more than 100 members, enthralled, as he elaborated on...
Thank You – the first words that come to my mind as I look back at the last weekly meeting. I wish to thank the members of our Club for many reasons. It is my experience that the members of our great Club are always receptive to the requests that I take to them. Most...