Thursday, January 24, 2008

Sour pills, sweet healing!

If you have had the opportunity to meet Ranbaxy CEO Malvinder Singh, you would be well aware of the highly aggressive streak in his personality. Interestingly, during our meeting with his younger brother Shivender Mohan Singh, CEO, Fortis Group, we hardlySHIVENDER MOHAN SINGH, CMD, FORTIS HEALTHCARE found traces of that trademark aggression. Just calm eyes and a thoughtful response to our approach. A minute into the conversation & our perception changed, for here was this man, yawning at regular intervals (owing to the long flight and the jet-lag thereof), yet he carefully sliced time and with chosen words explained the issues surrounding his ‘Fortis’ dominion... with masterly wit and humour diff used in his statements, and yes, topped with smiles galore!

He starts with a vivid description of the growth potential in domestic healthcare sector and pointed out that despite lack of clear data to align his strategic planning with the overall health of the sector (as most is still under public sector control), it is indeed one of the most promising sectors in India. “How promising?” we ask to which he responded, “Surpassing even telecom!” And there he gloated, for he knew well that we could not question his optimism and the importance that Indian policy makers are currently giving to the sector, owing to its bright future. As per a study undertaken by McKinsey, out of the Rs.1.03 trillion which India spent on both the pharmaceutical and healthcare delivery segments during 2001, a thumping 83.49% of the total was spent on developing healthcare facilities alone!


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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

A, B, C, D...

Army, blood, curfew & death!

The sheer magnitude of this so-called struggle for survival is so very large that it is engulfing almost everything.

This on-going devastation in the cloak of survival, peace or security is actually destroying most innocent lives. More than 2 million children have died & 12 million have been physically disabled or injured during the last decade due to these on-going wars. From Israel, Palestine to Yugoslavia & Sierra Leone, all these countries have not only used youngsters for wars, many more have become unwanted victims of crossfire. In Palestine alone, about 119 children have been killed directly & more than 700 due to the uprising. These ruinous wars not only leave children injured, orphaned & homeless, but also vulnerable to illness transmitted through unclean & poisonous environment, exacerbated food & water quality. This is complimented with psycho-social turmoil. War in essence gets over but the remnants linger in the premature minds of the hapless children. Almost any rational, would agree that these most innocent lives should be spared from these acts of violence. But such loft y proposals remain confined in the commission reports & seminars only while execution remains impractical. The reality however is far different.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008

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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Slow & ‘Son’ny times for Premji

Credited with transforming a vegetable oil Azim Premjicompany to an IT powerhouse, Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro Technologies has become the only Indian to be voted by Business- Week as one of the “Greatest Entrepreneurs of All Time”. Premji joins the ranks of Admiral Zheng H., Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Steve Jobs. It’s also succession time at Wipro. All eyes are set on his 29-year-old son, Rishad Premji, who has finally joined the company’s global IT services and product division. A Harvard product, Rishad has five years of experience as a business development executive in companies like GE and Bain & Co. The technology major also posted its first quarter results, which hinted at a sluggish growth. Wipro’s first-quarter profits were Rs.7.26 billion and its revenues rose up to Rs.42.03 billion. However, as compared to the fourth quarter, the company’s profits declined by 15%. Premjitermed the results “satisfying, considering the strong headwinds faced by us in the form of an appreciating rupee.”

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

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