Michael Porter on Strategy.

What is Strategy?

Let your child follow his heart.

About time business schools get serious about students writing skills!!!

Through our Abhyas program since 2001, we have more than realized that students seriously lack writing skills for business reports and case studies. Besides Strategy, Case Study, Logic & Reasoning abilities need sharpening too.

Bura irada ......

Secretary Sahab ! Is it time to sing "Kya hua ..... aapka ladlaa? Na koi dhang .... bura irada!"

CCI management - stop political & diplomatic manoeuvres and issue resolution by appeasement ! Focus on strong administration and systems implementation !  CCI members be willing students .... to learn what is good for our club and who is good for our club. Hope we will learn from our mistakes, before the costs are too high !

What is Strategy ?

What is strategy? from Marc Sniukas

Erosion of social capital

We are witnessing an erosion of social capital (society’s ability to work together in groups and organizations for common purposes) It is through reciprocity, moral obligation and man’s duty toward community that development happens. This needs clean leadership and sound project management.

Open response to the President of CCI - questioning & critical, but in support!

Dear Mr. President

22.05.2013 Between Ourselves is very different from the usual monthly bulletins.

Situations such as the one that has arisen, given the fact that the present day establishment has given very little importance to systems and processes, is not surprising at all. It has been my endeavour with some other like minded members to keep recommending professionalisation of the club and organizational development. It is sad that the EC and the Administration have dodged any proper explanation as to why this has been shunned.

1) Since 2009 I have recommended the study and implementation of standard operation practices. Why has this been ignored.

2) Since 2010 I have recommended against IT being done in Silos. Why has this been disregarded?

3) Since 2010 I have requested a clear mandate for the club's HR Committee, why has this not been provided?

4) After my message at the KYC 2011 the ODC was created. Why did the Administration not cooperate with the Committee? Why did the EC representatives on Board, not correct the Administration and conduct?

5) After my loss at the elections of 2012 (inevitable as the block vote masters did not support me - the election code of conduct requires serious consideration and an ELIMINATION OF BLOCK VOTING) why was the ODC dispensed with and no proper explanation provided?

6) Why did the Secretary of the club act in a most unbecoming manner in dispensing with the IT manager appointed during the tenure of the ODC? Does he now realize that he himself has an attitude problem and is a poor judge of character?

7) Why is the HR audit due to be completed in Jan-Feb 2013, yet not reached a members survey, and as such incomplete?

Even a high school graduate employee of the club realized that the lack of professionalism & systems at the club, and poor establishment attitude was a conducive environment to `play the fool'.

Sir, I have loved and respected you and supported you as the leader of the club. I have worked for the institution under you for 5 years. You are brilliant and capable, beyond your colleagues on the EC. The next generation to head the club needs to be built, not pampered and cradled to the top.

My dear Sir, please see that the establishment becomes a morally honest one, under your leadership with a complete embargo on political and diplomatic manoeuvres and issue resolution by appeasement. Else it will be clever by halves as it is.

The section of the membership that believes that an EOGM to oust the EC and/or office bearers needs to reconsider such an ask. In what way will this solve the problems of the club? Lets face it, no one is blameless. I suggest that we work with our `men at the helm' to improve the establishment as a whole, and desist from bringing the club down in the face of external adversity. Else things may get worse instead of better.

With warm regards to you and my friends on the EC & in the Administration


Prof. Rajiv Bhatia
(Your very own `yedaa' club member!)