GE Session On Leadership - Roshan Thiran - EYLN Malaysia

Leadership Session by Roshan Thiran : General Electric Malaysia :

It was definately the best session that you can start a conference on Entrepreneurship with. I mean without the essence of leadership, entrepreneurship of any form, would be without a soul, leadership drives every organisation, small, medium, huge, gigantic, start ups, MNCs, you name it and leadership is to the core of its success story. Roshan Thiran has been working in GE for a long time now, and he remphasised the importance of Expertising in Everything, according to him, a Leader cannot be a specialist, he has to be the guy who drives the marketing, finance, hr , it , etc functions in an organisation, and a good leader can only be made if he expertises in everything that he puts hand into !!.. he gave personal examples of how he turned around the aircraft reparing business of GE Malaysia and was then head of the team to solve the y2K bug ,inspite of having no experience in IT !!!

Leaders do change organisations and people, but the essence according to Roshan was to Change Yourself First... he gave one of the best examples of Jack Welch : How Leaders never stop Learning and Changing themselves....

Jack Welch had almost a year left for retirement, and he was never considered to be IT savvy at all, he hated the internet and computers and thats why at that point of time, GE didnt have any big time investments in IT. One day he saw his wife buying something on the internet, and he was thrilled, as the product arrived a day after to his house, all of a sudden he had the brainwave of learning everything about IT and the internet and wanted to transform GE to be very efficient in IT. Lot of people told him that it was just his last year of retirement and he could have left it to his successor to solve this problem, but Jack Welch put the onus on himself and at that age, learnt everything about IT and internet and now GE has a lot of investments in IT related areas.

This is a testimony of a true leader and how leaders first change themselves, always keep learning and then take active part in transforming others and their own organisations !!..

Roshan also spoke about the importance of thinking and business acumen as a very importance characteristic of a leader, a lea\der should be able to know the market and scan the environment before taking important descisions. Also the thought process and communication pattern is very very important in leadership... a leader should be the one who thinks clearly, who can crystallize his thoughts and dosent COMPLICATE things, lots of leaders use Authority to get their work done, but the real leader is the one who can INFLUENCE his colleagues and subordinates.

All of the above is so true, there were so many young budding entrepreneurs in the plen, and a short and clear lession on leadership would go a long way for them to lead their own organisations!!

So it begins !!

HIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Everyone...

Welll really really sorry for the ddeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllaaaayyyyyy (delay :) ) in posting my xp, as after you read the next posts which will flow, you will know i had No Time to log in and blog... but ya, i wrote down everything i wanted to write.. .. its my last night in Singapore !!!!

So, Flashback time... lets go to 7th of May 2007 - 1st day of EYLN Conference !!

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Good Morning : Well, its strange to get up at a place you have never been before, all alone, and when you know no one out there, apart from a few people! (read 1), but it was a good morning, the weather was so so better, it was raining, and i was watching the rains in another part of the world, and it looked quited beautiful, cos i hav already said the view from my room was breathtaking with small mountains, greenary all around, the unverisity UKM looked more like a holiday destination then a university, so clean, quiet,
serene, I would love to study here anyday !!.. anyways, so i was a little
apprehensive of the start, and had no idea what the next 3 days had in store
for me.

Meeting the Facis Again: Well picture this : 11 Individuals, from 6
different nationalities, teaming up to deliver a conference on
entrepreneurship!! If someone told you the world is now about
Globalisation, and AIESEC was a platform where youth from different parts
of the world can come together and work as a team... it was so true in this
case, I had been to an International conference before and seen people from 90 different countries work, discuss, have fun together, but this was my first hand expereince of working with such wonderful people!.. So down to earth and so mature were all of us, each of us had different backgrounds, in terms
of everything!!... the initial jitters and uneasyness was over is minutes and now we all felt like pals who have met after a loooong time and chilling together and brainstorming the conference and its flow... its an amazing feeling discussing world cricket with an Australian - Jeff, we discussed how badly india played and how unlucky we were, and the secrets of success of Australian Cricket, how they follow and take the game!!... more on facis and our discussions will be written later!!... but.. all in all.. it is a great great team..

Opening Plen: Well, was waiting for this since 2 days now, finally the conference begins!!... it was so good to be back at an AIESEC Conference, but this time, all the delegates were Not AIESECers, there were maximum Non - Aiesecers in the plen, so that made the job more challenging as they didnt know how we work, and didnt share the same wavelenght. It started with a round of introductions from all facis, and it was nice to hear the applause for the only Indian to come there only for the conference (me ofcourse:) ), total delegates were 150 and max from Malaysian universities, some from Hong Kong, Singapore etc. the Plen venue was also amazing, it was one of their lecture cum seminar halls, but wow it was better than any auditorium in kolkata !!...


Well this is just the start... watch out for more posts on the whole conference and then - Amazing and Unique Singapore !!

Cheers

Nikunj

Truly Malaysia - EYLN - The XP !!

" A Long Journey Starts with a single Step, a step forward, a step in the right direction, a step towards the destination "

I dont know how much sense does this make to you, but it does to me, i have embarked on a journey of rediscovering myself, and to do what i always loved to do, TRAVEL !!... all by my own.... to lands never visited before, to meet people never met before, and to gain invaluable experiences that would for sure have a binding efect on my personality and future.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls (True SRK Style :) ), welcome to the adventure that would leave you excited, astonished, happy and a lot of mixed emotions (hopefully :) )

The Delay in getting the passport : It started of shakily as my passport arrived at 12 midnight and i had a plane to catch at 2, so we were waiting at the jet airways cargo division to collect the passport, and it was nice of the travel agent to have arranged that in the last moment, so all anxious moments were over and I was about the begin my hyped up, awaited, Trip to Malaysia and Singapore, 1st time not for a holiday, but for a conference and work !!

The Tiring Journey: yeah it was tiring, i had planned that i will play cricket on board, sort out those case studies, listen to music, but cudnt do all of them. the Flight was smooth, but i guess the emotions of the farewell got to me, and i was feeling damn tired, was constantly listening to my cutie pie :), but after the food got off to sleep, stupid THai Airways dosent even have a movie viewing screen like Singapore Airlines !!... so got bored.. The wait at the Bangkok airport was tooo much, i touched down bangkok at 5AM and my flight was at 9 ~!... 4 hrs loooong wait.... so did TP for an hour, roamed about these looooooooooong and neverrrrrrrrrrr ending modern hi tech airports !!... man... i know people who have been abroad will agree with

me but these are like H U G E airports, all of them , KL, BKK, and SIngapore, more a shopping mall , entertainment center and less an airport. Anyways, slept at the airpot too and finally got

onto the plane. So now the food menance starts and the veg food on flight is yukkkk it smells of chicken all over, so i prefer to have a Coke instead and try to sleep.

The Arrival and Reception: Well, fianally i touched down KL at 12 PM and boarded the KIA Train to the city, look at these pics to believe what a beautiful coutryside it has and the state of the art airports !!.. As promised Thivina was there to recieve me at the station with Daniel , her successor, they were very very sweet, and recieved me well,
Daniel and Thivina - Perfect Hosts :)

i got my KL - Sin tickets done, and spoke throught the journey about AIESEC, Malaysia, India, Student life etc etc. God, AIESEC is


UKM STATION


so similar everywhere, you cant get a more global and MNC type org than this.. trust me !!
THivina drove me to my house and i met Boye, the OCVP Logistics, and got to see my room, sm
THE VIEW FROM MY ROOM !!

all but nice, the only problem is its on teh top floor, without lifts, 5 floors and it has no attached bathroom. But such are ways to learn and come out from luxury and adapt.. i am loving each and every moment of this !!.. Right now chilling in my room, will play cricket for sometime, and then go out to chill with Thivina and the others, have Faci meet in the night, so looking forward for work to kick start !! Will keep you guys posted with pics, vids and much more..

This is just the start !

Do comment

Yours in Malaysia !!

Niks

all my bags are packed....

... am almost ready to go.......

Where : Malaysia and Singapore !!
For What : not a holiday..... this time.. it work... !!...

Malaysia :

EYLN Conference... (Entrepreneurship and Youth Learning Network) Organised by AIESEC Malaysia, as a facilitator, its a damn cool conference on Entrepreneurship and how youth can become entrepreneurs, so i have to guide a set of students on workshops and cases, and there will also be a lot of lectures by malaysian entrepreneurs and the BIG one, i will be working on a team with
GE(general electric malaysia !!). The case studies ahve arrived and they are brilliant !!.. One on Google(finance), Netflix and furniture.com (strategy and feasibility). Should be an AMAZING experience of learning, fun, and a lot of networking !!

The conference is from 5 - 7 May, at the University of Malaysia !!

More info : www.eyln.net


Singapore : Well this time its a litle bit of shopping and a lot of work(hopefully), will have to meet some companies in the Johor region and try and strike some kind of initial relationship to import some products for the family business of chemicals, so a good hands on experience of meeting international companies!!


So, seems like a jam packed and action packed 1 week !!.. will keep you posted with pics, and videos !!

Cheers

Niks

Nice Interview on Start Ups and more : Shashi Seth

Hey Guys

Came across this nice interview from Shashi Sethi, Product Manager at Google and voted the Best NRI by HT.

It has good insights on Entrepreneurship and Start Ups


http://startups.in/India/Entrepreneurship/Shashi-Seth--He-Inspires-
Success/

Do read

Niks

tHe Power of Ads - amazing creations | amazing Collections - Part ii

Some more AMAZING ads :

Nike - keep Running - reincarnate - one of the most inspiring ads - have a look yourself



Adidas - again - impossible is nothing - overcoming obstacles !!



Honda - The Ultimate and perfect ad i have ever ever seen... un beatable !!


Thats it !!


Will come up with more such postings... do comment if you like then !!

cheers

Niks

tHe Power of Ads - amazing creations | amazing Collections !

Advertising to me is this wonderful way of communicating thoughts, ideas, values and moments in life and giving it a shape of a brand and making people rejoice and consider the option of expereincing the product. No one can ever undermine the Power of Advertising in the world, as ads can make or break brands, companies, products etc.

It takes a whole lot of gut feeling, creative genius, out of the box thinking, and sometimes, simple logic, values, life in general to come up with an ad. Imaging telling someone about a whole company, product or service in 30 - 50 seconds flat.. and that also can create a wonderful story of life in motion and simple and creative ideologies.

Here is a small collection of amazing ads, stright from Youtube ( i hope the owners dont mind me putting it here), do comment if you like them :), its an honest effort to organise the best ones...


Honda - Impossible Dream - one of the best Honda Ads - made in UK



Toyota - an awesome ad communicating the Human Side of how things work in a machine !!...



The Adidas Team Ad - Signifying the true sense of Impossible is nothing !!



Amora Hot Ketchup Ad - Unique way of communication about the attribute of the product... beware !!



The Lynx Ad - This is the one for the boys :)... the future of 'air travel'... tooo good



Careerbuilder.com - the cutest and funniest Job Portal ad you would see. !!



McDonalds - Inner Child - beautifully brings out the message that everyone has a child inside !!