Here I am, LIVE blogging Mr. To Peters, Management Guru and Author at The Leaders In India 2009.
We said somethings 25 years ago about basics and we are in this mess today. I said to a MIT graduate, that shut down MIT and we can go a long way in bettering. Since 1996 of my time, I have focused on the issue on women in leadership and women in management. Now it is not an issue of social justice, but its that woman buy things!
I am pretty much able to give a guarantee that I will dissapoint you this morning
If you have reached the age of 66, you know for sure that the only secret is there are no secrets! Tom starts by giving an example of Conrad Hilton’s answer to “what was the most important lesson you’ve learned in your long and distinguished career” and he said, remember to tuck the shower curtain inside the bath tub!
The art of war does not require complicated maneuvers; the simplest are the best and common sense in fundamental. From which one might wonder that how it is that generals make blunders; it is because they try to be clever – Napolean
Interestingly Tom shares how he has learned from his life and the neighborhood talking about one of the issues that India faces today with its growth, which is continuing the growth.
I am often asked by would be entrepreneurs seeking escape from life within hgue corporate strcutures, How do I build a small firm for myself? The answer is: Buy a very large one and WAIT – Paul Ormered
If you are not pursuing incredibly aggressive strategy, your days are numbered. And Tom shares his experience of working with Mckenzie with one of his colleagues. Interestingly Tom shares some very amazing statistics from the US and how companies have failed over years. if you look at the world’s largest exporters:
No.4 is Japan
Tie for 2nd and 3rd : American and chinese
No 1: Germans
I am a strong strong strong believer of middle sized companies. I believe that medium sized enterprises are the future for us. I think if you look at the US economy, which continues to have a significant productivity lead than the rest of the world, fundamentally every automobile plan has the same productivity!
Everything in existence tends to Deteriorate – Norberto Odebrecht
If you have to make a sizeable company, you have to go to war against yourself. The only thing that beats a company is ITSELF PERIOD! I have read Tom before, and I feel this is an absolute truth, which was also supported by Mr. Subroto Bagchi yesterday at NASSCOM.
Giant mergers destroy value. PERIOD
Execution IS strategy – Fred malek
The three magical words that are crucial for an enterprise. And Tom is giving this perfect example referring to the Blue Ocean! I am impressed Tom What’s the point of looking outside if you can’t do anything with your assets?!
Two point strategy by Tom in life:
Execution is strategy
You only find OIL if you drill wells
**My apologies for not being able to blog the entire session by Tom, due to an urgent call by the Co-founder of my company!
But here I am again covering the question and answer round with Tom.Tom just spoke about the lessening of the cultural differences and how we should be working towards getting the systems right! The CEO is NOT teh best strategist, but he is the guy who would get the best Strategist on board to do the right work.
Tom very strongly puts how the best of the projects fail due to lousy execution specs in the proposal. The Chrysler Americans and the Daimler Germans may not be the best strategist in the history! It is the little stuff that matters with significant multiplier effects, says Tom, giving a very interesting example of surgeons.
A professional listener is as same as a professional pilot
Business schools are a scurge of the world! Many of you went to Bschools and so did I, but I like thinking of the fact that I outgrew it!
In my perfect world you should have someone on Board your company under the age of 25! Things are changing and you I can challenge, dont realize it! You are as good as the people you spend your time with.
As the Leaders In India, one of the biggest events, bringing together the creme de la creme of the India Inc and the decision makers is nearing, the excitement for the event has been building up and steady. With some of the top global decision makers, to share the space with and learn from, Leaders In India is surely one event I am personally looking forward to.
Allan Leighton in Leaders In London on – How Leaders Kill Companies
What is Leaders In India?
“Leaders” is the world’s largest and most respected series of leadership events to India for the very first time this year. “Leaders” has built an indisputable track record of providing the most meaningful, timely and balanced information from those whose ideas, achievements and words define inspiration .
Seeking a focused business seminar that is able to cut across all key sectors and verticals within the burgeoning Indian economy has for long been a challenge for many major firms wishing to regain their confidence and inspiration-especially in today’s environment. Leaders in India is a two day business forum that will be held from 9th – 10th October 2009 in Mumbai, and is expected to be India’s largest single meeting point of global and Indian corporate leaders. In addition to providing an excellent opportunity for peer-to-peer networking, the ‘Leaders’ team prides itself on providing the most thoroughly researched and solution-focused points of discussion in its series of interactive audience Q&As with key CXOs. Topics discusses will range from corporate Governance to foreign investment in India, and from emerging markets business strategy to HR.
A conglomeration of some of the biggest names in the industry
Sharing space with the leaders of the industry is not an everyday possibility. Leaders In India is delighted and proud to present a genre of speakers which boasts of people who have created and carved a niche for themselves in the industry and are defining the sliver lining for the India Inc.
Adi Godrej, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Tom Peters, Shashi Tharoor, Steve Forbes, Kishore Biyani, Tejpreet. S. Chopra, Simon Galpin, Ravi Venkatesan, D Shivakumar, Raman Roy, Dharti Desai, Dinesh A. Keskar, Pramod Bhasin, Donald Trump Jr., Sharon Bamford, Abhinav Bindra
The delegates shall be sharing space with such eminent speakers at the Leaders In India.
“Leaders” past success stories
The Leaders In London, Leaders In Dubai, Leaders in Abu Dhabi have all created success and the generous and motivating feedback received from the participants and the speakers resounds in our vision of taking “Leaders” to India. Leaders In India is happening for the first time, with India emerging out to be a major contributor to the global economy this proves to the be the best ever time for the Leaders symposium to enter India.
The Leaders In India – Business Forum 2009 one of the biggest extravaganzas in the history of India Inc. happening for the first time in India. October 8th-10th in Mumbai. This is an exclusive sneek peek into what you can expect at the event and with who all would you be sharing the space at LII!
The Leaders In India – Business Forum 2009, is the inaugural Indian chapter of the world’s largest series of business leadership events to which thousands of CXOs make an annual pilgrimage. With recent speakers including Sir Richard Branson, Kofi Annan, Al Gore, Philip Kotler, Edward De Bono and Ricardo Semler speaking in cities including London & Dubai, “Leaders” command audiences of 1000s of CXO’s every year and has built an indisputable track record of providing the most meaningful, timely and balanced information.
With whom shall you be sharing space at the Leaders In India?
Leaders in India Business Forum brings the ideas, thoughts and inspirations of many iconic international business leaders of the 21st century, and infuses them with India’s best and brightest. Discussions will range from MandA to HR and attractive investment destinations to corporate governance.
With a great speaker and delegate lineup, the event surely is one of the biggest extravaganza’s in India Inc’s history. The participant list boasts of the best of the breed achievers who have created opportunities which have defined our times.
An exclusive sneek peek into the event
The Indo International Business Achievement Awards
The Biggest Awards Ceremony, Celebrating exceptional entrepreneurial and innovative talent, effective and responsible leadership and management, and the setting of new standards within Indian and global business.
Be there to hear from the horse’s mouth and be inspired
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What’s the point of looking outside if you can’t do anything with your assets?!