I am writing this blog from Oslo, Norway. Reached here through Vienna, Austria. I am currently traveling to meet customers.
Seven years ago, the globally recognizable boss of a certain giant technology company spoke often of the touch-screen “tablet” computer whose development he championed. This pet project was going to change computing for millions of people.
The man was Bill Gates, and the product was the Tablet PC – a device that, while still on sale, has fallen into the limbo reserved for failed electronic gadgets. This week, when Steve Jobs of Apple ended months of feverish speculation by unveiling his own company’s tablet machine – branded the iPad – the echoes were hard to ignore.
Tablets (bigger than a smartphone, smaller than a laptop, and without a keyboard) have been the graveyard of personal computing. If Mr Jobs, 54, can succeed, it will open a new phase in a comeback career. Behind the simple lines of the iPad lie a technological mastery, aesthetic flair and marketing savvy that have long set the Apple chief executive apart.
That is exactly the vision behind Apple’s i
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Creating Competitive Advantage in Business
As part of new year resolution of developing strategic mindset :-), I have been reading few books which would help me to develop the required mindset of thinking a bigger picture. Recently I completed one such book which helped me to understand how the strategy can be developed.
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Marketspace and Make the Competition Irrelevant. The book, which debuted in 2005, is a must read for any corporation today. Resting upon four “formulation principles” and two “execution principles,” Blue Ocean Strategy teaches the reader to create uncontested market space and break away from bloody competition by strategically moving into the area the authors call the “Blue Ocean.”
The book is intricately designed to walk through the process of its six principles and teaches the reader how each principle is able to reduce risks inherent in any new strategy. Blue Ocean Strategy is not only a book to read but a strategy to adopt and implement for corporations that are determined to succeed in the long-run.
Based on in-depth study of number of leading industries, the authors remind us that in emerging business scenario there is no permanent great company or industry or market or business alliance , instead success comes from being proactive and anticipating cultural, socioeconomic ,environmental, technological advancement and adapting new frameworks and analytical business tools to develop Blue Ocean Strategy.
I was so much impressed by this book, I choose to present this during this month’s ‘Executive Management Meeting’. I have also decided to apply these principles to by Business Unit. Watch this space to hear how it has shaped up and how it is really helping me.
Yet another book which I picked up and which is running good is, ‘Creating Competitive Advantage: Give Customers a Reason to Choose you over your competition’. It is also impressive book, explaining how we can create competitive edge and grow the business.
What I found out from these books is; all the good companies do adopt new business models; change them and build new ones.
That is the difference between good companies and great companies!
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Marketspace and Make the Competition Irrelevant. The book, which debuted in 2005, is a must read for any corporation today. Resting upon four “formulation principles” and two “execution principles,” Blue Ocean Strategy teaches the reader to create uncontested market space and break away from bloody competition by strategically moving into the area the authors call the “Blue Ocean.”
The book is intricately designed to walk through the process of its six principles and teaches the reader how each principle is able to reduce risks inherent in any new strategy. Blue Ocean Strategy is not only a book to read but a strategy to adopt and implement for corporations that are determined to succeed in the long-run.
Based on in-depth study of number of leading industries, the authors remind us that in emerging business scenario there is no permanent great company or industry or market or business alliance , instead success comes from being proactive and anticipating cultural, socioeconomic ,environmental, technological advancement and adapting new frameworks and analytical business tools to develop Blue Ocean Strategy.
I was so much impressed by this book, I choose to present this during this month’s ‘Executive Management Meeting’. I have also decided to apply these principles to by Business Unit. Watch this space to hear how it has shaped up and how it is really helping me.
Yet another book which I picked up and which is running good is, ‘Creating Competitive Advantage: Give Customers a Reason to Choose you over your competition’. It is also impressive book, explaining how we can create competitive edge and grow the business.
What I found out from these books is; all the good companies do adopt new business models; change them and build new ones.
That is the difference between good companies and great companies!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Give me some sunshine, give me some rain, I want to grow all again!
Honestly, I am still in hangover of the movie, 3 Idiots.
It touched me, it made me to think, it made me to laugh, took me down the memory lane (10 years back to my IIT days), it made me to do a bit soul searching. It is hard to explain what exactly I felt, because so many things happened to me, all at same time.
The important message it gives about our grading system and one’s ability to question the current status. The actual implementation of education reforms might be far away from reality in current India, but it at least makes us to think about the need to think out-of-the-box.
The story telling has been powerful, through series of well thought characters. Most important question being asked is about human relationships and pursuing one’s dreams.
Throughout the movie I felt; only Chetan can raise such question and the plot of the movie and the subject is pretty much belongs to him. With due respect to the ability of Mr. Hirali’s story telling, but in my opinion, Chetan’s idea has been adopted to this movie completely and obviously some changes are made to add melodrama and emotions.
Anyways, it is a complete movie and certainly it has asked a very good question. But, personally for me, it opened my book of memories and time I had in IIT. First thing I did after watching the movie, is call my hostel mate, who was my close friend!
Give me some sunshine, give me some rain, I want to grow all again. Want to go back to 1998 and start all over again!
It touched me, it made me to think, it made me to laugh, took me down the memory lane (10 years back to my IIT days), it made me to do a bit soul searching. It is hard to explain what exactly I felt, because so many things happened to me, all at same time.
The important message it gives about our grading system and one’s ability to question the current status. The actual implementation of education reforms might be far away from reality in current India, but it at least makes us to think about the need to think out-of-the-box.
The story telling has been powerful, through series of well thought characters. Most important question being asked is about human relationships and pursuing one’s dreams.
Throughout the movie I felt; only Chetan can raise such question and the plot of the movie and the subject is pretty much belongs to him. With due respect to the ability of Mr. Hirali’s story telling, but in my opinion, Chetan’s idea has been adopted to this movie completely and obviously some changes are made to add melodrama and emotions.
Anyways, it is a complete movie and certainly it has asked a very good question. But, personally for me, it opened my book of memories and time I had in IIT. First thing I did after watching the movie, is call my hostel mate, who was my close friend!
Give me some sunshine, give me some rain, I want to grow all again. Want to go back to 1998 and start all over again!
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Expectations From the New Year
We are entering in to a new year now and I had a look at my New Year resolutions I made last year. Surprisingly, I have stick to the resolution I made. Still doing my fitness routine quite regularly. Had a good year in business and even in my new role started off good with new line of businesses and putting the puzzle pieces together for a profitable growth. I was quite regular with my blogs and self improvements.
This year, I would like to set aside some expectations/to-do-lists rather than setting the resolutions.
1)Build the profitable business: Need to work on this, need to think on new role I am in to and build a bigger portfolio.
2)Bigger Picture: I need to really work on this; I need to think big, really big. I need to see a bigger picture and act in a bigger way. I have the problem of thinking shallow and acting low.
3)Aggressive: I need to work on being more aggressive rather than taking things lying down. Be it business, customer, team or my financial goals.
4)Self Control: I need to learn how to be more patience and take things a bit relaxed way. Nothing happens by being impatient.
5)Time with family: I expect this year provides me a good opportunity to be with my family and have fun.
6)Do something crazy: Wanted to do some crazy stuff this year, hope this year gives me an opportunity. Some of the wish list were, seeing Himalayas, Taj Mahal, A Desert and experiencing Punjabi culture; are being fulfilled this year.
7)Financial Planning: Take control of money, understand the value of it. Plan it.
I hope this New Year brings a lot of changes in me and my career. I will be working on these points.
Off course, my favorite things; exercise, reading, writing and networking will be continued.
This year, I would like to set aside some expectations/to-do-lists rather than setting the resolutions.
1)Build the profitable business: Need to work on this, need to think on new role I am in to and build a bigger portfolio.
2)Bigger Picture: I need to really work on this; I need to think big, really big. I need to see a bigger picture and act in a bigger way. I have the problem of thinking shallow and acting low.
3)Aggressive: I need to work on being more aggressive rather than taking things lying down. Be it business, customer, team or my financial goals.
4)Self Control: I need to learn how to be more patience and take things a bit relaxed way. Nothing happens by being impatient.
5)Time with family: I expect this year provides me a good opportunity to be with my family and have fun.
6)Do something crazy: Wanted to do some crazy stuff this year, hope this year gives me an opportunity. Some of the wish list were, seeing Himalayas, Taj Mahal, A Desert and experiencing Punjabi culture; are being fulfilled this year.
7)Financial Planning: Take control of money, understand the value of it. Plan it.
I hope this New Year brings a lot of changes in me and my career. I will be working on these points.
Off course, my favorite things; exercise, reading, writing and networking will be continued.
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