Gauge life's next page or get into the cage of a fortune telling sage.
Rajeev Karwal 30th May 2009

Conviction or Fiction?

Want lesser fiction and higher ambition? Simple...develop conviction!

Rajeev Karwal 29th May 2009

Progress and Happiness

Low Listening, Low learning.
Low learning, Low Ownership.
Low Ownwership, Low Teamwork.
Low Teamwork, Low Innovation.
Low innovation, Low Sustainable Success.
Low Success, Low Real Progress.
Low Progress, Low Happiness.

Persecution Delusion

Lack of compassion in corporate environments can cause Persecutory Delusions, also called Querulant delusions. The affected person wrongly believes that they are being targeted or threatened by the bosses, peers and organization in general.

Mostly both sides to blame but sometimes the affected person may be the cause.Who must help?

Incisively decisive

Incisive questions make you more decisive. Asking hard questions makes it easy while asking easy questions makes it hard to succeed in the game of life. Rajeev Karwal 21st April 09

Nothing changes if change is timely

Changing with time is actually no change because you are moving at the speed of change of environment and everything which matters for you remains the same. Rajeev Karwal 15th March 2009

Conviction

Conviction is not infatuation. Its a developed belief based on conscious or subconscious processing of information which makes a person rise to the challenge. Rajeev Karwal 15th March 2009

Results

A super harvest of results is created just from one pure seed of commitment - Rajeev Karwal, 13 March 2009

Progress at what Cost

Today we saw 'The President is Coming'. I recommend everyone to see it. What a statement on the India of today. Everyone wanting to progress....at any cost, elbowing and trampling others ...moral or immoral... they don't care.

We had seen Slum Dog Millionaire last week. Again a strong representation of the open wounds of Indian society.

Ethical Leaders...role models are missing....

Many have requested me to write on Satyam...in a way my new year poem refers to it in brief, but will write soon.

Milagrow De-addiction

At Milagrow we take 2 block breaks every year of about 10 days each. First one during summers, at the end of June and second one during the winters, Christmas onwards. It is our way of 'Milagrow de-addiction'.

This winter we had both Saksham and Samarth coming home for holidays and the family was complete. We all met my parents, Shobha's parents and the entire extended family...lunches dinners et all.

We met my friends from the 12th standard...some of us were meeting after 26 years....it took us just 2 minutes to rediscover the old lingo to the bewilderment of our spouses...

Saw a lot of movies Jis Desh me Ganga Behti Hai, Taxi Driver, Slum Dog Millionaire, Ghajini, Rab ne Bana Di Jodi...

Went to Chandni Chowk, ate at Karims, traveled on the Delhi metro, Cycle Rickshaws....

Did not reply to mails and messages of new year...just wanted to break free a bit...

Wrote my new year poem...enjoyed the winter sun, munched mungfalis(peanuts), hogged on saag and makki di roti....

And of course a little bit of enjoyable work.

A perfect holiday...I think.

My gratitude to my family, friends, colleagues and clients without whom these breaks can not be so enjoyable.

The Future Beckons

I write a poem at the beginning of every new year. The one for 2008 was an ode to the entrepreneurial spirit.

The Future Beckons

Don't forever think!

It's time to do what you didn't?
Make new beginnings, may be start a new Venture?
Go ahead embark on a new Adventure

Don't blink,
If you want your dreams not to sink!

Before you realize it will be end 2008 man
Many have ideas, but money chases a good plan

Inspire! Lead from the front & demonstrate courage
'People follow leaders', goes the old adage

Right values, ethics and focus are three pillars of a sustainable brand
They help build success that is sustainable and grand

Venture my friend, this new year,
Embark on a new adventure

Don't blink, don't forever think.
Rajeev Karwal
Jan 1st, 2008

Also read my previous attempts at poetry
2009- Nine will be Fine
2008- The Future Beckons
2007- It all begins with Us
2006- A Full Life

Nine will be Fine

I write a poem every new year and this year too could not have passed without me writing one. Here it goes...

2008 started with easy double digit growths in sight,
Even in 2009, the diligent will get there without much fight.

With the financial meltdown many felt hopelessly letdown,
Creed of greed is incorrigible they say,
Pretty old lessons learnt the hard way.

Friends murdered, Extremists massacred,
Parents killed children and children took revenge,
Politicians shot innocent just for a birthday present,
The common man wonders as to how shall he avenge?

Into the murky waters the Army was dragged, even as some of its officers fragged,
Statesmanship and diplomacy seemed buried, thankfully only to temporary rest,
For today's young minds is exposure better or protection is best?

Landing on the moon did India proud & the nation passed a few other tests,
Not all was lost as the 'strong' inspired us to peaceful conquests,
Wins from boxing, shooting, wrestling, chess, badminton and the cricket blade
reminded us that we had some remarkable achievements even in 2008.

'Satya' laws of nature no one defy,
Ethics and faith must be trusted, they keep you grounded yet make you pierce the sky.

A stitch in time will save nine,
Think ahead, take charge, do justice to what is 'mine'

For the 'righteous' 2009 is gonna be fine.

Rajeev Karwal, 1st Jan, 2009

Also read my previous attempts at poetry
2008- The Future Beckons
2007- It all begins with Us
2006- A Full Life

India's First and Truly Global SME Conference

World SME Conference 2008

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I plan to make it a marquee event in the calendar of all in the SME Ecosystem.

Thankyou SMEs for teaching me so much in last 18 months. I am committed to the your cause.

It is the Values Which Bind

Recently we had a two-day Workshop where people from all our offices came to discuss the Vision, Mission, Values, Culture and Objectives of MILAGROW.

We spent enormous time in discussing each and every aspect and settled each point. We agreed to the following Values:

Ethics - Integrity, Honesty and Transparency in what we do
Commitment - Own everything we do
Trust - Believe in People
Respect - All Stake Holders

Every person made his/her own commitment to each and every value. Its been a much change since then – I can see that every person’s commitment and effectiveness has gone up a few notches from the already high levels which they demonstrated.

The magic lies in the “VALUES” which bind the people and everyone now sees the 'larger purpose' and the magic has just begun!

My gratitude to all my people to make me learn this lesson firsthand though I always knew the phrase “It’s the Values which bind”!

We are all 'Alike'

Three Huntsman program students from Wharton joined us for Internships last month. Two have joined recently. All are international students and none of them of Indian origin.

I have watched all of them closely - in professional and personal situations. I have worked closely with other youngsters in our team from IITs, IIMs, Symbiosis, IMT, DCE, ICFAI, BIMTECH etc. The more I observed them the more all of them seem alike in their attitude to professionalism. All are pretty hardworking and don’t want to rest on the fact that they have come from good academic institutions. All of them respect ethics in much the same way. They are willing to experiment and stick their neck out for their dreams.

Last night I got a mail from the mother of a ‘Wharton’ intern. She had been talking to her son on every detail of his stay in India. She wanted us to drive him hard on learning and also celebrate his birthday. In her mail I could see the care, love and blessings and dream for her ‘grown up’ child much in the same way as an Indian mother would. It made me happy

I Thank God for making us all alike!