Weak minds will then lead to weak actions and then begins a vicious vortex leading to failure and collapse.īut all that got thunderous knock with the downturn and economic seizure pervading all around. We should not allow this to take over our minds.
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But as I said earlier it has served as a great learning experience. We thrive on deals, meeting customers, and drive the team and all that came to a standstill. Markets seized and we were not immune as well. It was turning out to be a great year, however events post-October were shattering. I took major strategic decisions to realign my portfolio towards growth and profitability. Overall enthusiasm within the company was high, given our 2007 results and collectively we all wanted to make 2008 even bigger and erase the memories of the lows of 2005-6 forever. The objectives were clear and I had a clear mental image of the outcome. Had the opportunity to work with the smartest minds in the trade – CEO extraordinaire and a fabulous team to support, all breathing passion. The bouquet of verticals gave me an opportunity to work on ‘Build’, ‘Turnaround’ ‘Sustain Success’ and ‘Ramp Up’ strategies thereby adding to my skills. Professionally, I moved on to a new role to build and kickstart a couple of business lines with a dream to create multibillion-dollar businesses out of them in the coming years. Moving on, professionally and personally, I started this year on a very good note. Shivraj Patil, who redefined incompetency and ineffectiveness by taking it to Himalayan heights. Cannot complete this without mentioning Mr. The ruling alliance was no better keeping themselves busy in saving the government at the center rather than effectively ruling the country. We saw fatuous politics played by Left and Mamta, vote bank appeasement politics by the likes of Antulay, and somewhat disruptive politics played by BJP. ‘Cash’ landed at the well of the house and yet nobody has been found guilty. The way the‘ trust vote’ was won, even Manmohan sullied his clean image. Opposition parties mindlessly kept opposing and ruling alliances rarely made any effort to build consensus. Hardly any debates or the ones on which it did happen, the quality was so low that it’s hardly worth mentioning. The political landscape was disappointing with Parliament reaching new lows. Demand was unanimous in their call for greater accountability. Politicians came in for severe criticism post-Mumbai attacks and were questioned for the first time by the people.
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The only blessing in disguise was that it brought the country together which otherwise was appearing to be a bit fractured. Blasts all over and Mumbai carnage woke us up from complacency. Amongst the painful events – the scourge of terrorism would top the list. Each coin has two sides, so amongst the same categories, there have been stains as well.