Leadership is not an innate trait that you're born with. It can be learned. The key is to practice before you have the official title. Start by focusing on the choices you make now, such as who to put on your team or what vendor to use for your project. Recognize that you likely don't know everything. Making decisions based on incomplete information is a skill that every leader must master. Once you've acted, ask yourself: Was that the right decision? Could you have done something differently? This will get you comfortable with making decisions, acting upon them, and reflecting on their outcomes. Then, learn from your inevitable mistakes. You will build knowledge and skills as you work up to the larger decisions with broader consequences that all leaders have to make.
|
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Management Tip of the Day:, :Practice Being a Leader
Even in turbulent times, Capt Gopinath to launch new airline
oneIndia :New Delhi, Apr 19:2012
Captain R Gopinath, a pioneer in the aviation industry and who made air travel affordable to the common man has decided to rekindle his aviation dreams yet again. After successful stints on the form of Air Deccan and Deccan 360, his company Deccan Charters Limited has been given permission to operate flights to 21 destinations by the Civil Aviation Ministry. The brand new endeavour will have its base in South India.
Intending to fly it as a scheduled airline, the company has been granted the “no-objection certificate” about two months ago to kick off procedures to start the airline. As per the application filed by the company, the airline will start operations with Airbus 320s and ATR-72s.
Bangalore-based Capt Gopinath was one of the pioneers who utilized his entrepreneurial skills in the aviation industry and heralded the Re 1 ticket in the early years. He sold his company to King of Good times, Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher, and named it Kingfisher Red.
A few years down the line, he also launched an air cargo company that failed to elicit the sort of response compared to his first jaunt. Gopinath plans to start his passenger airline at the end of this year or early next year. It is also understood that the “no-compete clause” with Mallya’s Kingfisher will end by the end of the year..
e-platinum trading by NSEL
Goodreturns:21 April 2012
National Spot Exchange (NSEL) has launched the platinum trading in demat form for the India investors. Now the investors have the opportunity to buy, sell and hold the rare precious metal in electronic form.
NSEL also offers trading in e-Gold, e-Silver, e-Copper, e-Zinc, e-Lead and e-Nickel. e-platinum is the seventh commodity investment product launched.
They also have the option to accumulate Platinum in smaller denominations in a daily, weekly or monthly manner through SIPs (systematic investment plan). ‘e-Platinum’ will be available in denominations as small as 1 gm, which will encourage even small investors to diversify their portfolio into this precious metal, NSEL said in the press release.
The demand for Platinum has been steadily rising in India on the back of growing industrial demand and growing preference for Platinum jewellery in urban areas. Platinum demand in India is increasing by more than 20% year-on-year basis, driven by record sales by automakers, the biggest users, and also because investors have developed an appetite to invest into this rarest precious metal. India’s Platinum jewellery consumption has seen a strong growth of 45% to 50% in the past year, further added.
Mr. Anjani Sinha, MD & CEO, NSEL, said, “e-Platinum is a unique product that is designed to make Platinum, which is the rarest of all precious metals, affordable and accessible to all. The option of physical delivery in coins or bars form in multiple locations makes this product all the more attractive forretail investors, apart from other benefits like no storage issues and ease of trading this product seamlessly on NSEL’s pan-India electronic platform.”
e-Platinum will be available to retail investors at the same price anywhere in the country with the option of physical delivery in Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Hyderabad currently. More centres will be added subsequently, Mr. Sinha added
2ஜி விவகாரம்: கனிமொழிக்கு அமலாக்கப் பிரிவு சம்மன்- 26ம் தேதி டெல்லியில் ஆஜராக உத்தரவு
ஒன்இந்தியா :ஏப்ரல் 21, 2012, 12:22
டெல்லி: கலைஞர் தொலைக்காட்சிக்கு ஸ்வான் டெலிகாம் நிறுவனத்திடம் இருந்து ரூ.233 கோடி பெறப்பட்டது குறித்து விசாரித்து வரும் அமலாக்கப் பிரிவு, இது குறித்து விளக்கம் அளிக்குமாறு திமுக எம்பி கனிமொழிக்கு சம்மன் அனுப்பியுள்ளது.
2ஜி ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் ஒதுக்கீடு நடந்த காலத்தில், ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் வழக்கின் குற்றவாளியான, ஸ்வான் டெலிகாம் நிறுவனத்திடமிருந்து கலைஞர் டிவிக்கு முறைகேடாக ரூ. 200 கோடி பெறப்பட்டது. இதை கடன் என்கிறது திமுக, ஆனால், லஞ்சம் என்கிறது சிபிஐ.
இந்தப் பணத்தை வட்டியோடு சேர்த்து திருப்பித் தந்துவிட்டது திமுக. ஆனால், 2ஜி விவகாரம் பெரிதான பின்னர் தான், அதை கடன் மாதிரி காட்ட வட்டியோடு திருப்பித் தந்தது கலைஞர் தொலைக்காட்சி என்கிறது சிபிஐ.
இந் நிலையில் கலைஞர் தொலைக்காட்சியில் கனிமொழிக்கு 20 சதவீத பங்குகள் உள்ளதால், இந்த பணப் பரிவர்த்தனை தொடர்பாக வரும் 26ம் தேதி, டெல்லியில் உள்ள அமலாக்கப் பிரிவு அலுவலகத்தில் ஆஜராகி கனிமொழி விளக்கம் அளிக்க வேண்டும் என்று சம்மன் அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது.
2008ம் ஆண்டு முதல் 2010ம் ஆண்டிற்குள் இந்தப் பணப் பரிமாற்றம் நடந்துள்ளது. இது குறித்து சட்ட விரோத பணப் பரிமாற்ற தடுப்புச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் அமலாக்கப் பிரிவு வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்து விசாரித்து வருவது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
இந் நிலையில் கனிமொழிக்கு அமலாக்கப் பிரிவு சம்மன் அனுப்பியுள்ளது. 26ம் தேதி கனிமொழி சார்பில் அவரது ஆடிட்டர் ஆஜராகி, இந்த வழக்கிற்கு தேவையான ஆவணங்களை சமர்ப்பிப்பார் என்று தெரிகிறது.
தற்போது நாடாளுமன்றக் கூட்டத் தொடர் நடந்து வருவதால் கனிமொழி அதில் பங்கேற்று வருகிறார். அடுத்த மாதம் 3வது வாரத்தில் நாடாளுமன்ற பட்ஜெட் கூட்டத் தொடர் முடிந்த பிறகு கனிமொழியிடம் அமலாக்கப் பரிவு அதிகாரிகள் விசாரணை நடத்துவர் என்றும் தெரிகிறது.
இலங்கை விவகாரத்தில் தனித் தமிழ் ஈழம் வேண்டும், அதை மத்திய அரசு ஆதரிக்க வேண்டும் என்று திமுக தலைவர் கருணாநிதி மத்திய அரசுக்கு நெருக்கடி தர ஆரம்பித்துள்ள நிலையில், கனிமொழிக்கு அமலாக்கப் பிரிவிடமிருந்து சம்மன் வந்துள்ளதும் குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது
தமிழகத்தின் முதல் ரோல்ஸ் ராய்ஸ் 'ஓனர்' ஷங்கர்
ஒன்இந்தியா: ஏப்ரல் 21, 2012, 16:50
தமிழகத்தின் முதல் ரோல்ஸ் ராய்ஸ் கார் உரிமையாளர் என்ற பெருமையைப் பெற்றுள்ளார் பிரமாண்ட இயக்குநர் ஷங்கர்.
தமிழ் திரையுலகின் பிரம்மாண்ட இயக்குனர் ஷங்கருக்கு ரோல்ஸ் ராய்ஸ் காரைப் பயன்படுத்துவதில் அலாதி ஆர்வம். சிவாஜி படத்தில் கூட ஒரு காட்சியில் இந்தக் கார் வருமாறு பார்த்துக் கொண்டார்.
இந்தக் காரை புக் செய்யும் அனைவருக்கும் அதைத் தயாரிக்கும் நிறுவனம் உடனே கார்களை வழங்குவதில்லை.
தங்கள் காரை பயன்படுத்துபவர்களின் ஸ்டேடஸைப் பார்த்துதான் கார்களை ஒதுக்கும்.
இந்தியாவில் சில குறிப்பிட்ட தொழிலதிபர்களும், அமிதாப் பச்சன், அமீர்கான், தயாரிப்பாளர் விது வினோத் சோப்ரா, சஞ்சய் தத்தின் மனைவி மான்யதா உள்ளிட்ட சிலரும்தான் வைத்துள்ளனர்.
தமிழ்நாட்டில் முதன் முறையாக இந்த காரை வாங்கி இருக்கிறார் இயக்குனர் ஷங்கர். அவருக்கு ராசியான 8 எண் வருமாறு பதிவு செய்துள்ளார்.
பதிவு எண் 'TN 09 BQ 0008'!
Printing of MICR, IFSC code must on passbook, a/c statement: RBI
PTI :MUMBAI, APRIL 21: 2012
The Reserve Bank of India has made it mandatory for all banks to print the MICR and IFSC code on the passbook and statement of account of the customers.
“Currently, the MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) code is available on the cheque leaf along with the IFSC (Indian Financial System Code) code of the branch. On a review it has been decided that this information should also be made available in the passbook/statement of account of the account holders,” RBI said in a statement.
As per RBI guidelines, MICR code is necessary for all electronic clearing services (credit and debit) transactions.
IFSC code is a pre-requisite for national electronic funds transfer (NEFT) and real time gross settlement (RTGS) transactions.
Tea to be declared national drink: Montek
PTI :JORHAT (ASSAM), APR 21: 2012
The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Saturday said tea would be declared as national drink by April next year.
“The drink would be accorded national drink status by April 17 next year to coincide with the 212th birth anniversary of first Assamese tea planter and Sepoy Mutiny leader Maniram Dewan,” Mr Ahluwalia said while addressing the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Assam Tea Planters Association here.
It was Maniram Dewan who was not only the first indigenous tea planter but also involved in the national movement, he said.
“The other important reason is that half of the tea industry labour comprises women and is the largest employer in the organised sector,” Mr Ahluwalia added.
He said India is the largest producer and consumer of black tea in the world. Mr Ahluwalia urged tea planters and producers to emulate the path of coffee planters and go in for producing more varieties.
Ear, Nose and Throat specialist who removed bullet from MGR's neck dead
TNN | Apr 22, 2012, 02.18AM IST
ENT specialist Dr C Sathyanarayana, who removed the bullet from former chief minister M G Ramachandran's neck after he was shot by his actor colleague M R Radha, died at his residence in Anna Nagar on Wednesday. He was 99. Dr Sathyanarayana is survived by his wife, two sons and five grandchildren.
Dr Sathyanarayana was born on October 6, 1913 in East Godavari district of the then Madras presidency. He studied at Madras Medical College (MMC) and joined Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai as a lecturer. In 1957, he was transferred to the MMC, where he later became the founder director of Institute of Otorhinolaryngology.
His colleagues remember him as one of the finest surgeons. He was a personal physician to many VVIPs, including former chief minister of Madras presidency C Rajagopalachari. Dr Sathyanarayana was invited as a guest at the White House when John F Kennedy was the American president.
His former colleague and ENT surgeon Dr S Kameshwaran remembers him as a beautiful sculptor. "He sculpted in his free time. During surgery, we still saw his artistic skills. His surgeries were very neat and clean," said Dr Kameshwaran.
But his most unforgettable surgery was the one done of MGR. On Jan 12, 1967, when MGR was wheeled into the Government General Hospital with bullet injuries in his neck, many distinguished doctors did not want to operate on him. Dr Satyanarayana pulled out the bullet that was stuck in his collar bone. "If the surgery had failed, it could have proved fatal for MGR. It must have been a challenge to operate when there was so much public attention," Dr Kameshwaran said.
He was also known for his research and was the first honorary editor of the Indian Journal of Otolaryngology. "He stopped practicing medicine six years ago but he continued to give advice his students till a few days ago," said his grandson and theatre actor Ajit Chitturi.
Maran steps down; Vijayakumar is new MD of Sun TV
BL :CHENNAI, APRIL 21:2012
Mr Kalanithi Maran, founder of Sun TV Network, has stepped down as Managing Director of the company.
In a regulatory filing to the stock exchange, the company has said that its board of directors at a meeting, held yesterday, inducted Mr K. Vijayakumar into the board and appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, with immediate effect.
Mr R. Ravivenkatesh has also been inducted into the board as Non-Executive Independent Director of the company. However, the statement said that Mr Maran will continue as Executive Chairman of the company, and Ms Kavery Kalanithi will continue to be its Executive Director.
Mr C. Praveen, who is currently Senior Vice-President of the company, has been elevated as Chief Operating Officer of the company.
State Bank of Patiala gets new MD
BL :NEW DELHI, APRIL 21:2012
State Bank of Patiala will have a new Managing Director in Mr Achal Kumar Gupta from Monday.
Prior to this move, Mr Gupta was Deputy Managing Director at State Bank of India.
For the last eight months, the bank was managed by Mr Anjan Kumar Basu, who was the acting Managing Director.
The bank plans to open 70 more branches in the country, Mr Basu said. In 2011-12, the bank had opened 51 new branches taking the overall network to 1,055 branches spread over 20 States and Union Territories.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)