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India Leadership Network

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Leaders’ Summit – April 2010

India Leadership Network is an action network. Year 2010 is the Year of Action where we will launch nationwide initiatives for key areas. Each of these initiatives have the potential for leadership, entrepreneurship, collaborative participation as well as for commercial involvement and investments.

Key initiatives to be launched this year are related to :

  1. Renewable energy & clean technologies
  2. Healthcare
  3. Safety & security
  4. Rural development
  5. Leadership development.

See complete list of 16 initiatives to be launched over the next 18-24 months.

The Leaders’ Summit is curtain-raiser event for the planned evolution of India Leadership Network and to know about the planned initiatives. We are inviting individuals and organizations for taking a lead, in associating, operating or investing in these initiatives.

The event is planned for 9th April 2010 in Mumbai. If you are interested, please RSVP event listed on LinkedIn.

If you cannot attend in Mumbai but are interested, RSVP and post a comment about choice of city (Delhi or Bangalore). Based on response (and sponsors), we will organize events in April in these cities. Based on response, details of events and registration will be announced in the week of 22nd Feb.

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Motivations, People / Stories

Ratan Tata and the flat tire

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One of Mr. Ratan N Tata’s first assignments was the stewardship of the ailing electronics company in the Tata portfolio – Nelco.

Story goes that a team of senior managers from Nelco was driving to Nasik along with RNT. Halfway into the journey, the car had a flat tire, and as the driver pulled up, the occupants – including Mr. Tata – got off for a comfort break, leaving the driver to replace the tire.

Some of the managers welcomed the forced break, as it allowed them a much-needed chance to light up a cigarette. Some used the opportunity to stretch, and smile, and share a joke. And then, one of them suddenly noticed that Mr. Tata was not to be seen, and wondered aloud where Ratan Tata might have vanished.

Was he behind some bush?

Had he wandered off inside the roadside dhaba for a quick cup of tea?

Or was he mingling with some passer-bys, listening to their stories?

None of these, in fact while his colleagues were taking a break, Ratan Tata was busy helping the driver change tires. Sleeves rolled up, tie swatted away over the shoulder, the hands expertly working the jack and the spanner, bouncing the spare tire to check if the tire pressure was ok. Droplets of sweat on the brow, and a smile on the face.

In that moment, the managers accompanying Ratan Tata got a master class in leadership they haven’t forgotten.

And that’s a moment that the driver of that car probably hasn’t forgotten either.

Questions to ask:

When was the last time I rolled up my sleeves to do a task much below my hierarchy?
Do I wait for the big opportunity to showcase my leadership?
Is that big opportunity ever going to come?
Am I trying to manage upwards so much that I’ve lost the feel of the field?

Ideas for action:

Practice leadership in small things instead of waiting for the big crisis or a major product launch.
Seek to find opportunities to lead in everyday moments.
Build your leadership skills one baby step at a time.

Courtesy : Sam Billimoria

Books

Making Ecopreneurs

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Making Ecopreneurs
Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Imprint: Gower
Illustrations: Includes c. 31 black & white illustrations
Published: July 2010
Format: 244 x 172 mm
Extent: 276 pages
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 978-0-566-08875-9
Price : £60.00 » Online: £54.00
BL Reference: 658.4’083
LoC Control No: 2010001401
 
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Edition: Second Edition
Edited by Michael Schaper, Adjunct Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
Series : Corporate Social Responsibility
 
The first edition of this book looked at the emergence of ‘ecopreneurs’ – environmental entrepreneurs gaining competitive advantage for their firms through understanding and utilising green issues. These green entrepreneurs have led the way in enabling market forces to generate economic growth whilst protecting the environment and encouraging sustainability.

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Motivations, News, Startups

Competition – Entrepreneurs in Life Sciences

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Can you Germinate a Biotech Idea Others Can’t ?

BEST INDIA is a nationwide competition to encourage entrepreneurship for senior level students in the Life Sciences. This is an initiative of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and Association of Biotechnology led Enterprises (ABLE).

What you have to do

If you are a Student pursuing Master’s, doctoral degree or BE/B,Tech course in the area of Life Sciences from a recognised Indian University / Institute, form a team of 5 members, identify a team leader and prepare your Concept Note based on an idea in the area of biotechnology that has commercialization potential. Upload your Concept Note on www.ableindia.org.

Last Date for uploading applications – 31 March 2010

Only online submissions will be accepted.

No other form of submission will be considered.

What BEST does for you

A jury examines your idea for scientific merit, innovation and commercial potential and selects 20 teams.

The selected teams get to attend a high quality Entrepreneurship Workshop that addresses commercialization issues such as Business Plans, IP & Patenting Strategies, Raising Finance, etc.

At the end of the workshop, your team will develop a Business Plan and make a PowerPoint presentation to the Jury. From the 20 teams, 3 top teams will be selected.

The 3 winning teams will get an opportunity to present their ideas to Venture Capitalists, Private Equity Fund Managers and other institutional investors, at ABLE’s  Biolnvest Conference – India’s largest and most exclusive Life Sciences Investment Forum.

The 3 winning teams will be awarded Prize Monies of Rs. 500,000/-, Rs. 300,000/- and Rs. 200,000/- respectively.

For format and guidelines, visit

www.ableindia.org or e-mail best@ablendia.org.

ABLE –

Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises – The collective face of the Indian Biotech Industry

Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology

ABLE Secretariat
Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Student Teams
123/C, 16th Main ·Road, 5th Cross, 4th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore – 560 034 INDIA Telefax: +91-80-2563 3853/4163 6853 E-mail: info@ableindia.org www.ableindia.org

Business Ideas, News, Startups, Technology

Best time for Indian small & medium ITES Cos

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This is the best time for small and medium IT & Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) companies to start, as the cost of becoming an entrepreneur is shrinking two times than what it was five years back, said Sachin Vinod Rathi, Architect Adviser, Microsoft India.

He was speaking at a conference on “Future of India’s IT & ITES Sector; Evolving Business Models for Sustained Growth” organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Punjab Infotech in New Delhi recently.

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Education, Motivations

“Have Breakfast… or… Be Breakfast!”

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“Have Breakfast… or… Be Breakfast!”
By Y. L. R. MOORTHI
[Management Views from IIMB is an exclusive column written every two weeks for india.wsj.com by faculty members of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.]
Who sells the largest number of cameras in India?
Your guess is likely to be Sony, Canon or Nikon. Answer is none of the above. The winner is Nokia whose main line of business in India is not cameras but cell phones.
Reason being cameras bundled with cellphones are outselling stand alone cameras. Now, what prevents the cellphone from replacing the camera outright? Nothing at all. One can only hope the Sonys and Canons are taking note.
Try this. Who is the biggest in music business in India? You think it is HMV Sa-Re-Ga-Ma? Sorry. The answer is Airtel. By selling caller tunes (that play for 30 seconds) Airtel makes more than what music companies make by selling music albums (that run for hours).
News, Resources, Startups

Online Resources for Entrepreneurs

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Gone are the days when you had to run from pillar to post to figure out the most efficient ways to fire up your business. While starting a venture is still far from being “just a click away” the internet has certainly ensured that you literally do have enough information at your fingertips and that once you’ve sorted regulatory issues out, you can tap into several online resources to get yourself up an running. DARE takes a look at some of the best online resources, including some India-specific ones, that budding entrepreneurs can tap into.

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