CEO in the Airlines Parlance...

CEO in the airlines parlance relates to the three core operating departments :

C Commercial

E Engineering

O Operations

They are just like the three wheels of an aircraft on which an airline stands. Commercial dapartment is the nose wheel guiding the airline aircraft with the support of the Engineering and the Operations which support in the form the remaing two main wheels.

The CEO of the airline is the one who synchronises these core operating dapartments to thrust an airline forward. For success of any airlines these three departments are like the three Aces in a card game which makes an airline win in the game of aviation business. Weakness in any one area would marr the probability of winning even if the other two are strong. The CEO needs to strengthen, align and synchronise all the three ACES to WIN...

YOGA in Your Way...

Try working out your own aasans...a user friendly style.

One needs to align the physical posture with the breathing pattern and the mind space(focus).

The physical posture can be decided by stretch level or angle up-to which the body is comfortable with and gives a relaxing feeling.After deciding with the posture, now align the breathing pattern with it, followed by focusing the mind to the unity of posture & the breathing.(the guiding principle is that the body and the mind are not strained but are at peace and are synchronized with each other)

There seems to be no harm in trying such postures(self created aasanas) which relax your body , help in focusing the mind & stabilise the breath....

Corruption

Indian Mindset has an inclination towards corruption, inaction. ‘Jantae Hoe Maein Kaun Houn’ and ‘Chalta Hae’ kind of attitude.

BUT Why CORRUPTION ???
What breeds corruption in India ?

It seems people fall into the trap of corruption because they:

-commit mistakes

-make lapses

-fail to meet the required deadlines

All this probably happens due to lack of proper communications of systems and procedures which in themselves are not customer friendly.

The time-lines/payment locations are not as per the customer’s convenience- 24hours online services are an answer to this kind of problems.

The people also should be bold and courageous enough to come forward and face the penalties and not to go in for short cuts/escape routes. In-fact such escape routes should be made difficult (by good policing/monitoring/plugging the gaps) & unviable-making them high risk and practically nil benefits).

Further the Community Culture to be developed in way that it encourages FIGHTERS than the FIXERS. The growing and the expanding Companies who hires FIXERS to cut through the RED TAPE ETC should rather HIRE FIGHTERS who anticipate these bottle necks and then plan /strategies’ within the legal rights. The companies should anticipate and build in the cost/time due to the FIGHT OUTS rather than going in for THE PAYOUTS. The real winners should be the achievers who get the results by fighting out, rather than the achievers who get the results by paying out/fix-ups.

The Problem Psychology of Being Beyond The Rules. If we promote the right and questioning attitude (RTI IS A STEP FORWARD) we may be able to check corruption. When one is wrong in his action, from there only the weakness starts and one tends to bend backwards. It is here that the corruption starts. The guy at the other end will milk you if he knows that you are vulnerable.

A momentum needs to be built “involving the Hearts & Minds” of the people, where people take pride in achieving without Paying up.

Next step is to MAKE THE LAW WORK. The systems and procedures should be redesigned in a way so as to make the role of any kind of middleman unattractive/un-remunerative. This is possible by bringing about effective e-governance, more n more online facilities. Proper Communication/awareness of the system, procedures, rules regulations will also help in avoiding the middlemen. Further the Rates and Taxes should be practical and convenient to understand and apply so that the public is not discouraged but encouraged to PAY-UP.

"JAGOE RAE " by TATA Tea was a good shot in the direction. Indian youth has to become questioning…but we can't expose them to atrocities of the Police/Politicians/bureaucrats & lawyer nexus. They have to act smartly without getting into their trap. An all level strategy rather a movement needs to be build up to fight corruption and inaction….. All most everybody wants pie without working full. People are on lookout for shortcuts & quick money. This attitude needs to be replaced by an attitude to bring quality approach in day today workings- no short changing others. Doing ones duty to the full, but this needs a favorable environment which supports such attitude & not mocks at such sincere & committed people. Rather the system should be efficient to pick up such people & reward them.

Starting & launching more and more projects which highlight such approach will help build up the momentum. RTI & unique id (Aadhaar) show that efforts are on. More such public projects & setups should come up which hale building the environment supporting the sincere & the committed on one side and penalising those going for shortcuts/shortchanging others or compromising on qualitative public deliveries

PS : Fight against corruption should be celebrated as a FESTIVAL all over the nation...this spirit needs to percolate to the all levels of society-Just like everybody celebrated the World Cup Victory. Even Mrs. Sonia Gandhi for a while could not hold herself and came out to join the crowds

CORRUPTION - FIGHTBACK

High corruption levels have gone well beyond the level of just being discussed/e-mailed or blogged. Need is for creative and impacting actions to make a dent in this direction.More implementable ideas need to be Brain stormed to instill some fear or sense of shame in the minds of the corrupt :
○ Presenting ROSES like in Munna Bhai….
○ Bombarding the identified corrupt with SMS/e-mails/snail mails…..
○ Generating support of the corporate to sponsors such forums which act/fight
against the corrupt e.g Jagoe Rae by TATA tea
○ Come out with public award acknowledging those who
- Have made achievements in life with out compromising
- Corporates/Managers who have worked-up by FIGHTING OUT
MAKE EFFORTS TO REMOVE SHORTAGES-If supply is sufficient supported by healthy competition-this in itself shall be a jolt to CORRUPTION.
AUTOMATION with TRANSPARENCY :Publicizing procedures and rights to empower
public
STUDENT POWER….inculcating values from the school level…teaching ways to fight corruption rather than giving in to corrupt.

MAKING THE REALITY SHOWS MORE MEANINGFUL

Can we have something more meaningful than the totally commercialized “indian idol” 1,2,3…dancers, singers, laughter’s and to name a few more in the similar league…big boss, khatrone kae khiladi or in short the currently repeated versions of the REALITY SHOWS.

The reality shows have not been able to explore into other positive options which besides being commercially viable may give direction to the public and the new generation. Two of such socially meaningful and challenging possibilities which are still unexplored are as under:

I. Wouldn’t it be more productive to prune for the achievers highlighting their achievements in face of fighting the corrupt. The media could cover the achiever who have achieved by fighting out the system rather than comprising or achieving by fixing (taking shortcuts). Today the corporate hire the facilitators or fixers who help achieve the targets by towing the line of the corrupt politician/police/bureaucratic nexus. But we should look for those individual/corporate achievers who anticipate the holdups from this vested nexus and strategize/fight successfully overcoming them….i.e. to highlight the FIGHTERS rather than the FIXERS, thereby bringing forth the idols which the new generation could learn from and follow, thus weakening the corrupt system. In-fact, today’s responsible corporate should actively sponsor such “Jagoe rae” MOVES.

II. Similarly we can highlight the grass root level selfless workers who are serving the masses/individuals: the genuine efforts. Not talking about the organized NGO’s, though nothing to beat the work done by the volunteers at Missionaries of Charity- Kalighat, Kolkota.

Have seen Khatrone kae Khiladi jump into dirt bubbling pits. But would they have guts to clean and bandage an oozing ulcer of an infirm recluse or help shift an ugly leper to a care centre supported by some NGO, so as to set a live example to the public and young/new generation.

The Greater Cause

Whenever taking a decision "THE GREATER CAUSE" should be kept in mind.
The benefit should flow to the masses and not just one or two - 'no tunnel vision'.
One can think of discounting or sacrificing a few when it comes to achievement of the greater good.

We are the via-media or the channels who try to implement the good/bad depending on the Karmas/Greater Cause. If we experience something bad, we should learn the lesson and move forward forgetting the pain or the negative experience. If something good is done to you- thank the god. If you do something good, still thank the recipient for allowing/honoring you to do the good........

Abundance

Every individual has varying needs. Some have more some have less. Though the nature has provided everything in abundance, but the earthlings tend to fight for what limited they have spotted. The rule of jungle seem to be working. The bigger ones pushing of the smaller ones for bigger share. The smaller ones appear to be sidelined or at the loosing end. But since the nature has provided everything in abundance….it is only the matter of timing and location, that smaller ones need to tao to get their rightful. The smaller ones need to be a little proactive - go for the opportunity by timing in such a manner that it does not clash with the bigger leagues. Either pick up early or go late. In case timing clash cannot be avoided then go for a different location/route.

When we shifted to new location, we started feeding birds in the morning. We found that the bigger birds used to push the smaller ones, which either kept trying or waited for the moment to pick and fly out & then tried again. To avoid this imbalance of the jungle, we put more feed on different location close-bye, which was more convenient & safer for the smaller birds. The new location of feeding is slowly picking up & the smaller birds are using the opportunity. It was also noticed that the smaller birds got the feed from the original location if they came early. The bigger birds seemed to be bit lazier & came a little late at convenience.

No doubt nature has provided everything in abundance for all, it’s the matter of only timing & location which need to be aligned…….