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Friday, January 25, 2013

A one man army

Chandra is known for his passion for clients and he has successfully pioneered several key initiatives at TCS

A graduate in Applied Science from the Coimbatore Institute of Technology; a post graduate in Computer Applications from the Regional Engineering College – Trichy, Tamil Nadu; an active member of Computer Society of India and the British Computer Society; named as one of the top 25 most influential consultants in the world; member of Executive Council, Nasscom; Director of E2E SerWizol Solutions Limited (A subsidiary of Tata Sons Ltd.) and NABARD Consultancy Services (P) Ltd; N. Chandrasekharan is truly a man of many talents. He was appointed COO of TCS about 17 months ago, and was elevated to the position of ED on the company’s board. It is being speculated that Ramadorai will hand over the reins to him. He manages a remarkable number of responsibilities that are critical to the success of TCS. Commenting on his competencies, Dhiren Savla, CIO of Kuoni Travel Group, India comments to B&E, “Chandra is a dear friend for the last many years... and I certainly see him as a leader who can take TCS to the next level.” Chandra is responsible for the formulation and execution of the company’s global strategy, including expansion of its business portfolio to include BPO, Infrastructure and Consulting services. He pioneered the creation of a unique Global Network Delivery Model and ventured into emerging markets including Europe, China and Latin America. He is the chief architect of TCS’ Integrated Quality Management System, which made TCS the first CMMI and PCMM level-5 organisation in the world. Well known for his passion for clients and committed to his work, Chandra’s “career trajectory” reflects that of Ramadorai.

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Heavy weight champ

Telang’s background in operations and his experience with the successful Commercial Vehicles business will be an asset

As Jack Welch once said, “If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don’t have to manage them.” Ratan Tata has done exactly the same in Tata Motors, which is one of the key reasons why the company is the market leader in the Commercial Vehicles segment and more importantly, produces almost half of the Commercial Vehicles sold in the country. Well, P. M. Telang, Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles), Tata Motors would have a lot to do with that, for he is the man standing behind this success.

A Mechanical Engineer and an MBA from IIM-Ahemdabad, Telang has over three decades of experience in the automotive industry as he has been with Tata Motors since 1972. In his previous role as President (Light & Small Commercial Vehicles), Telang played a major role in ensuring a turnaround in the company through cost cutting and e-procurement. He is also serving as Senior VP (Operations), Pune currently. Overshadowing the success that the company achieved under Ravi Kant’s leadership will certainly not be a cake walk for anyone succeeding him. However, if we talk about the Commercial Vehicle segment of Tata Motors, Telang has been able to take its growth story forward very efficiently. And industry insiders believe that if Telang takes charge; it will surely set the stage for the next phase of growth for Tata Motors. And as auto expert Murad Ali Baig asserts, “The person taking charge of Tata Motors after Ravi Kant leaves should have an in-depth knowledge of the automotive industry apart from the basics of management and finance.”

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Smaller States can be Bigger problems

I was waiting for a flight the other day at Mumbai airport and watching a news channel. There was a Russian woman with her face covered who was on screen, plaintively saying how she was raped by an influential politician of Goa and how the cops there were doing everything possible to hush up the case. Then I recalled frequent stories of how Goa has now been completely hijacked by criminals, mafia and politicians who think committing a crime and getting away with it is their birthright. That story was followed by a report on widespread agitations in Andhra Pradesh for a separate state called Telengana. And then I thought about the long standing demand for smaller states in many regions. I thought of Gorkhaland to be carved out of West Bengal, of Harit Pradesh in Western U.P., of Vidharbha in Maharashtra, of Koshal in Orissa and many more.

In each case, citizens demanding a separate state have a seemingly fool proof logic: their needs and concerns are not addressed by existing state governments and only a ‘state’ of their own can lead to better development and delivery of developmental benefits. The logic is that there wouldn’t be so many farmer suicides in Vidharbha if it becomes a separate state; or that sugar cane farmers in Harit Pradesh would get a better deal than what they are currently getting from Lucknow. On the face of it, the logic appears impeccable. But will this work in reality? Will smaller states genuinely lead to better welfare outcomes for citizens; for better governance and stronger democracy?

I look at the examples of Jharkhand and Goa and shudder at what might happen in reality. You and I already know about how Goa is rapidly descending towards hell; it became a state back in 1986. Then, in 2000, three states called Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created. Almost 10 years down the road, can anyone say with even an iota of confidence that freeing Jharkhand from the clutches of Bihar has led to more prosperity for citizens? In fact, exactly the opposite seems to have happened. Chronic political instability and relentless Maoist violence have become the signature themes of the state. It is a unique state where an independent MLA became Chief Minister.

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Saturday, January 19, 2013

POSTULATE III : DEADLY DISEASES

Humans have fallen prey to deadly diseases much easier than expected. With the advancement of science, we’ve won some battles but clearly not the war; and as experience shows, we’re waiting for the next animal...

The Asian flu too took 2 million lives worldwide in 1957. Although most Americans had lived through the typhoid and small pox epidemics of 1876 and 1890, its debilitating effects, and those of yellow fever and diphtheria, are still well within living memory across the world.

Even in this modern 21st century, the number of people dying because of epidemics is more than people dying in wars or terror attacks. According to the World Health Report 2004, if 7.2 million people die of ischaemic heart disease every year and 5.5 million out of Cerebrovascular disease, then 3.9 million also die out of lower respiratory infections.

One of the deadliest diseases, HIV/AIDS, kills 2.8 million every year, with over 39.4 million people living with HIV today. Over 32.7 million die every year from just 12 leading diseases worldwide. The World Health Report 2004 further reveals that out of the 57 million who died in the world in 2002 out of diseases, 33.5 million died out of non-communicable diseases, 18.3 million died out of communicable diseases, perinatal and nutritional conditions (rest from other external injuries).

Though medical science is advancing, so is the emergence of new viruses; in just 39 years, 40 new viruses have emerged, including Ebola, HIV, H1N1, H2N2. Avian, swine, mouth-and-foot, salmonella... although we’re winning the battles, scientists accept we’re not even close to winning the war – in fact, some say they don’t even have an idea where the war is supposed to take place.

In the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Guns, Germs, and Steel, cult author Professor Jared Diamond proves how Eurasian cultures have ruled all the other continents by spreading their ‘germs’ within foreign populations, thus killing them en masse, consequently allowing Eurasians to gain physical superiority.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

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Friday, January 18, 2013

FINANCIAL CRISIS: POOREST NATIONS OF THE WORLD

Recession has thrown up crazy results in the poorest nations of the world; they’ve become richer!

Liberia, the second poorest nation, saw its GDP grow from $0.53 billion in 2005 to $0.87 billion in 2008 (9.4% growth in 2007, 7.1% in 2008), with per capita GNI increasing from $250 in 2005 to $300 in 2008. Much credit goes to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who held innumerable meetings with UN, IMF and even US officials on how to mitigate the impact of the financial crisis. And this despite FDI and aid contracting heavily.

Burundi is the next poorest nation in the world. The landlocked economy is primarily dominated by agriculture, dependent purely on international aid, a factor which in fact dramatically fell in the years leading to the recession – aid aggregated $1.247 billion in 1997, $1.2 billion in 2003 and fell to a tiny $181 million in 2005. Yet, Burundi’s GDP grew from $0.71 billion in 2000, to $0.8 billion in 2005, to $1.16 billion in 2008 (63% since 2000; an average of 4% growth over the last two years). Per capita GNI grew from $310 to $380 from 2000 to 2008.

The paradox of cash flows in a so-called flat world continues to surprise us; and we hope the Friedmans too.

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