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A Perspective on India- Now is India's Time.

Embracing Adversity for Achievement

Can You Sleep When Wind Blows ?

Who moved my cheese.

Forgiveness

Listening

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Newsletter of Bharuch District Management Association

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A Perspective on India- Now is India's Time (Mr. Scott Bayman, the outgoing chief of GE India)

We all know of China's rise and its incredible growth story. India's is still more a bet on thefuture. However, a future that is coming into sharp focus. The World Economic Forum'sGlobal Competitiveness Index ranks India 43rd, well ahead of Brazil at 66, China at 54 andRussia at 62. India is the only one of the four that improved its ranking. The other threeactually slipped. Despite being much poorer than China, India has produced dozens of privately ownedexcellent companies like Infosys, Ranbaxy, Tata Steel, Bharat Forge and Reliance. Huangattributes this difference to the fact that India has a real and deep private sector. Today companies move beyond their borders for

Growth and Profitability Access to markets, Lower costs, Higher quality, Critical raw materials and components And, to diversify their workforces.

Over the past four years, I have seen what I describe as four big events. First, the telecomrevolution. When I arrived, you never knew if you would have dial tone when you pickedup the receiver. If you had dial tone, there was a question of whether the connection wouldbe made to the number dialled. If connected, you never knew how long you would stayconnected. Today, Indian telecom approaches world-class standards. Cell phones arecommon, even in villages where land lines still do not exist. Between 2000 and 2005, Indiaadded about 18 million fixed phone lines and nearly 73 million mobile connections.Teledensity grew more than three -fold to 11.5 percent; in urban areas to almost 35 percent.Waiting lines for phone connections have ceased to exist. I describe telecom as the "posterchild" for privatisation and deregulation. My second big event is the creation of a new class of consumers driven by the emergenceand growth of software, backroom processing, technology and financial services industries.Employees in these industries are highly educated and relatively younger than the workers inother industries. Today, this group earns a good wage and has a propensity to spend. And,with the opening up of the economy, now has a wide choice of products and services to buy.Today, you can have delivery in two or three days at very competitive prices. Colortelevisions had to be purchased on the gray market, unavailable in quantity or variety.Today, virtually every manufacturer sells the latest models of color televisions. Computersand laptops attracted high duties and needed registered in one's passport to be taken in andout of the country. The average age of a home buyer in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, hascome down from 55 to 32. further evidence that this new class of consumer has realpurchasing power. The third big event is that Indian industrialists have gainedconfidence that they can compete on the global stage. Indian industrialists no longer worryabout multinational companies; they are or want to be MNCs. They no longer talk of levelplaying fields. They argue for open markets, free trade and view the globe as their



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marketplace. Indian companies now think globally. The total value of take-over deals byIndian companies, which was less than $1 Billion in 2000, rose to $8 billion in 2006. January2007 saw two mega deal - Hindalco / Novelis and Tata Steel / Corus. There have been 72foreign take-overs by Indian companies, worth $24.4bn in the first four months of this year,according to the advisory firm Grant Thornton. In the same period, there were 38 foreigndeals for Indian companies, worth $17bn. Indian companies possess the self-confidence tobelieve, to know, they will be successful in global markets. They are confident they willimprove the performance of acquired companies. Whether it is Videocon or Suzlon, TataTea or Bharat Forge, companies are talking of becoming one of the world's big two or threein their business, if not number 1. Across India, total exports are rising at an annual rate of 26 percent. The manufacturingsector is growing at 10 plus percent annually, compared with 6 percent a year from 1991 to2004. Special economic zones, the model that drove China's export-led industrialisation, arebeginning to spread in India. The fourth big event is Civil Aviation. On my first domestic flight in India, I was 35minutes early. Upon arriving at the tele-check-in counter, I was told quite rudely that I waslate. To which I responded, "I still have 5 minutes." The agent literally tossed the boardingcard across the counter, and said, "You're lucky." Because of his attitude, I thought the flightwas overbooked. In fact, it was only half-full. Today India has some of the best domesticairlines in the world. Moreover, that government owned carrier I checked in for on my firstflight has significantly upgraded its service. Think, just think, what would have happened ifthe government had not allowed private air carriers. India is part of the changing world political and economic order. An Asian trading bloc isdeveloping driven by:

The decline of Russian influence in India China's emergence as an economic power India's and China's improving relationship and growing trade India's free trade agreements and discussions with Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia India's initiatives for open sky agreements within the region

Here is something to think about.

China, Japan, India and ASEAN providing the four pillars Korea, Australia / NZ, and the rest of South Asia providing the four walls creating a very powerful trading block. India becoming the bridge to the Middle East and former Soviet States.

My vision includes an enhanced stature in the global community. Relationships with theUnited States grow even stronger as both sides recognize that they are natural allies. Chinaand India find ways to compliment each other economically and learn to live with theirpolitical differences. India plays a leadership role in helping combat the war on terrorism andre-building Afghanistan and Iraq. During a question and answer session at an India Today Forum, I stood up to respond tosimilar examples of all that is wrong with India, to cries of "aint it awful", to allegations that



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the government has failed the country and India has no chance. I made a point that Indiansshould stop beating themselves up so much.

Consider the following.

India is the fifth largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world. India is the second largest tractor manufacturer in the world. Hero Honda Manufactures more motorcycles than anyone else in the world Bharat Forge has the world's largest single-location forging facility, its clients include Honda, Toyota and Volvo. all very demanding customers.The GAP sources about $600 million and Hilfiger $100 million worth of apparel fromIndia Wal-Mart sources in excess of $1 Billion worth of goods from India. And, itexpects this to increase to $10 Billion in the next couple of years. GE has grown from less than $100 million in local revenue to almost $3 billion with atarget of $8 billion by 2010.

As manufacturing continues to expand to serve both domestic and global customers, it willcreate jobs. India's competency in high tech businesses also will create jobs. There are 170biotechnology companies in India, involved in the development and manufacture of genericdrugs, whose business is growing exponentially. The Indian pharmaceutical industry at $6.5billion and growing at 8-10% annually, is the fourth largest pharmaceutical industry in theworld, and is expected to be worth $12 billion by 2008. India's telecom infrastructureprovides the largest bandwidth capacity in the world, with well over 8.5 Terabits per second.

India is among six countries that launch satellites and do so even for Germany, Belgium,South Korea, Singapore and EU countries. India produces 200,000 engineering graduates and another 300,000 technically trainedgraduates every year. Soon India will have the largest working population in the World.Seven hundred million people out of 1.1 billion people are young. And, the youngpopulation will continue till 2050. In my 14 years, I learned one big lesson. India is a confusing and difficult place to quicklyenact change and make rapid progress. Consider:

India is a 5,000 year old ancient civilization It has 18 official languages; with 325 spoken languages and 1,652 dialects There are 1.3 Billion people living in a land one-third the size of the US. There are 5600 daily newspapers, 15,000 weeklies and 20,000 periodicals published in 21languages with a combined circulation of 142 million. Moreover, as those of you whoread some of them know, each has a very strong bias on every issue.

India is the world's largest democracy with a parliamentary form of Government. That's thegood news. The bad news is; it makes taking tough decisions very difficult. However, Iwould never ever trade it for the alternative. I argue the glass is half-full and filling; nothalf-empty and running out.

( Courtesy: Ms. Sheela Mistry, Insight Associates)



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Embracing Adversity for Achievement by Chris Widener

"Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone whohas overcome adversity." -- Lou Holtz

Success in life depends upon being strong people with clear goals and indomitable spirits.Unfortunately most of us aren't born that way. We grow that way. And that growth caneither come from us entering willfully into situations that will cause us to grow, likesubscribing to this Ezine, or from the way we react when circumstances come upon uswithout our consent. The latter is what we call adversity.

Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid adversity, and I guess that is just as well. Weshouldn't pursue adversity, but when she arrives, we should welcome her as a foe who,through our interaction with her, will make us into better people. Every contact we havewith adversity gives us again the opportunity to grow personally and professionally and toforge our character into one that will achieve much later on.

With that in mind, here are some thoughts on adversity, and how it can help you to succeedin every area of your life and achieve your dreams.

Adversity brings out our resources. Horace said "Adversity reveals genius, prosperityconceals it." When everything is going well, we coast. There isn't a lot of stress, and wedon't have to draw too much on the resources that reside within us. But when adversitycomes we begin to draw upon each and every resource that we have in order to conquer thecircumstances at hand. Adversity then, keeps us sharp. It keeps us using our personalmuscle, if you will. That is a good thing because we grow through the use of our resources.

Adversity brings us together with others. Sure a team can have their problems with eachother, but when they step on the court, when they experience the adversity of facing anotherobstacle, they pull together. One for all and all for one, as they say. The next time youexperience adversity of some kind, keep your eyes open for how it can bring you togetherwith your family, your co-workers or your team. Then when you are through it, you willfind a bond that was created that wasn't there before.

Adversity makes us better people with stronger characters. Never underestimate the powerof adversity to shape us inwardly. How will courage, discipline and perseverance everflourish if we are never tested? After adversity, we come out stronger people and able thento use our character and influence in an even greater way to lead those around us and toimprove their lives as well as our own.

Adversity makes life interesting. John Amatt said, "Without adversity, without change, lifeis boring." How true. Have you noticed that while we are in the middle of adversity we onlylong to get out of it, but we then spend a lifetime recounting it to anyone who will listen?This is because it spices life up a little. Imagine how boring life would be if everythingalways went well, when there was never a mountain to be climbed.



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Question - If you are in the middle of some adversity right now, what resources are youdrawing on? Who are you drawing closer to and working with? What part of your characteris being tested, and built up? What can you do to view this adversity as one who will bebetter for it on the other side?

Remember the words of Napoleon Hill - "Every adversity, every failure, everyheartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." Believe it, it istrue! (courtesy: Dr. Jayalekshmi Ayyer, GNFC Ltd.)================================================================

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CAN YOU SLEEP WHEN WIND BLOWS ?

Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantlyadvertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms alongthe Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic,wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicantsfor the job, he received A steady stream of refusals.

Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are youa good farm hand?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the windblows," answered the little man.

Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, Hired him. Thelittle man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmerfelt satisfied with the man's work. Then one night the wind howled loudly infrom offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled,"Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!" The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep whenthe wind blows."

Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead,he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discoveredthat all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in thebarn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutterswere tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. Thefarmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed toalso sleep while the wind blew. When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? The hired hand inthe story was able to sleep because he had secured the farm against the storm.We secure ourselves against the storms of life by grounding ourselves inthe Word of God. We don't need to understand, we just need to hold His hand tohave peace in the middle of storms.

(Courtesy : Mr. Jiten Bhuta, Director, Jay Process,Mumbai)

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Just as a cautious businessman avoids tying up all his capital in one concern, so, perhaps, worldly wisdom will advise us

not to look for the whole of our satisfaction from a single aspiration.Sigmund Freud



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"Who moved my cheese" Some Quotes and ponderable points

Crux of the Book by Dr. Spencer Johnson

Having cheese makes you happy. The more important your cheese is to you, the more youwant to hold on to it.

If you do not change, you become extinct.

What would you do if you weren't afraid ?

Smell the cheese often, so you know when it is getting old.

Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese.

When you move beyond your fear, you feel free.

Imagining myself enjoying the new cheese even before I find it, leads me to it.

The quicker you let go of the old cheese, the sooner you find the new cheese.

It is safer to search in the maze than remain in a cheese-less situation.

Old beliefs do not lead you to a new cheese.

When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course.

Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come.

Few axioms : Change happens : They keep moving the cheese.

Anticipate change : Be prepared to see the cheese moved.

Monitor change : Smell the cheese often.

Adapt to change quickly : Let go of old cheese sooner the better.

Change : Move with the cheese.

Enjoy change : Savor the adventure and enjoy the taste of new cheese.

Be ready to change quickly again : Enjoy the new cheese, but it is not permanent.

They keep moving the cheese again and again : Find and enjoy every new cheese. Cheese : What you want to have in life , what you cherish and enjoy the most. Maze : Your surrounding / situation you are put in; where you look for what you want.

(Courtesy : Dr. M S Patel, GNFC Limited)



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Forgiveness "The weak can never forgive.

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong" :Mahatma Gandhi:

Forgiveness. It is astonishing that that wonderful word invokes anegative imagery. Somehow forgiveness is something to be done by the greatpeople or God.

You are always encouraged to seek forgiveness rather than forgive. Let'slook at the dictionary definition of the word forgive:

1 a: to give up resentment of or claim to requital for <forgive an insult> b: to grant relief from payment of <forgive a debt> 2 : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender)

(Source: www.m-w.com)

Please note the definition 2. It is all about feeling. It never ceases to amazeme how the original meanings of words contain such profound wisdom.

Resentment leads to spitefulness and the two feed upon each other likehungry wolves. What can be more satisfying than vengeance extracted whenthe enemy is most vulnerable. Just like two fencers, the two opponents have ago at each other alternatively. Finally, unlike in the sport, there are onlylosers, no winners. We have all seen people carrying the burden of hate alltheir life, as if it is a precious asset that they must safeguard and preserve atall costs.

Being a firm Covey believer, I will look at the benefits of forgiveness in fourspheres of life:

Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual.

Emotional benefits: We live by emotions. Because of our attachment andlove, we care for our young and our family. We make value judgments, usingour emotions. However, there are "good" and "bad" emotions. Goodemotions are what are called the positive emotions such as love, happiness,empathy etc. Bad emotions are the ones like anger, hatred and jealousy.

When I carry my resentment about an incident (such as someone insulted mein front of others), I generate other "bad" emotions such as anger and hatred.

My behavior is perceptibly altered when I feel resentful about someone. Thiscan result in further squabbles and more resentment results.



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I begin to be anxious, nervous and irritable whenever I have to deal with thatperson. We encounter people who are extremely capable otherwise, but havea tough time working with others.

There are surveys that have indicated that people, who score low on EQ, tendto be less effective than even those who have comparatively lower IQ buthigher EQ. Forgiveness provides a powerful tool to keep runaway emotionsin check and develop better interpersonal relations.

Physical benefits : Physical benefits are most obvious when the effects ofanger and other strong emotions on the heart are considered. Research hasshown that people who are content live a happier and longer life. Bodyaccumulates stress when negative emotions like anger, resentment andjealousy build up. Hypertension, weakened immune system, ulcers, and oldage diseases like Alzheimer's are only some of the negative effects of stress.They even have a term for acute afflictions that are caused by the emotions:psychosomatic illnesses.

Mental benefits : It stands to reason that we all make mistakes one way orthe other. We frequently hurt people around us. These actions do result inbad feelings and resentment against us. We do not want such feelings to becarried forward for perpetuity.

We implicitly seek their forgiveness, even if we are not generous enough toactually ask for it. However, when we do not forgive others, the hypocrisy ofthe situation begins to bear upon our intellect. It erodes our courage andmoral authority.

Spiritual benefits : We are connected to other beings by virtue of acommon thread of humanity. I would like to believe that there is somethingmore common to all of us than the mere genes, brains and possessions. Thisconnectedness provides us a framework for human relationships.

As hatred only increases overall unhappiness in the humanity, it must beobvious that as we give up resentment, we become more loving, we connectwith more people. When we renounce hatred, our spirit becomes free to acton other more pressing needs of the other three dimensions: physical, mentaland emotional.

In conclusion, all four aspects of our being are benefited byforgiveness. Like a muscle it can be built by practice: startforgiving today in a small way. But most importantly, we must allremember to forgive ourselves for being petty, jealous, angry ordepressed. After all we are capable of much more.

(Courtesy : Mr. Jiten Bhuta, Director, Jay Process,Mumbai)



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Listening Listening is, in so many ways, the social equity of the world-class culturesthat evolve into world-class organizations. Listening makes people feelspecial (and talent leaves organizations mainly because they didn't feelspecial).

Listening shows respect. Listening allows you to gather the data that willimprove everything you do. I guess what I'm suggesting to you is thatbrilliant performers are brilliant listeners.

Today, just for a day, make the decision to listen masterfully. Don'tinterrupt. Don't rehearse your answer while the other person is speaking.And don't dare check your e-mail or search for text messages while anotherhuman being is sharing their words. Just listen. Just hear. Just be there forthat person.

Everyone has a voice. And we all crave to be heard. Just watch the greatthings that unfold when you do. ROBIN SHARMA

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Lowly men are never high, even when elevated.High souls are never low, even when downtrodden.

Men of noble birth will never fall from three:Virtuous conduct, truthfulness, and modesty.

Before decision resolve all doubts through consideration of these 5Cost, means, time, place and the decision itself.

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