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Meeting Commitments - Ready by Monday
In 1986, I was to travel to Leverkusen, Germany, to buy machinery for our growing business from a dealer. I started planning for the trip 2 months in advance. With usual German precision, the dealer gave me specific directions on how to get there. "From platform no 6, take the S-Bahn train from Düsseldorf (main station) departing at 08:58 hrs. Get off the train at the station which arrives exactly at 09:13 hrs. That is Leverkusen. I will be on the platform displaying my comp
May 103 min read
Sir, if you insist, we might have a problem.
Many years ago, in pursuit of bagging a significant development and supply order, we travelled to Detroit to meet with a five-member team of Visteon, a division of Ford Motor Company at that time. Discussions concluded favourably. Both parties were in agreement on everything, except the time frame for development and delivery of samples. They demanded that we deliver in 8 weeks, and I insisted on taking 14 weeks. The situation became deadlocked, and it looked like the deal w
May 43 min read
Every child is an Artist
Life is energy. An artist is able to sense, capture and express this energy of life in myriad ways. By and by our senses dull because of...
May 27, 20191 min read
Second hand beliefs and convictions
In religion as in politics, people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand and without examination ~...
May 26, 20191 min read
Show and Prove
We do not say, we show. We do not claim, we prove. Recent events remind me of a lesson on success. One of the key quality an individual...
May 24, 20191 min read
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