A leader should take responsibilities ……….

Nice message saw today morning see and say how you like…this was given by Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam at Wharton India Economic forum , Philadelphia , March 22,2008 

Question: Could you give an example, from your own experience, of how leaders should manage failure?

Kalam: Let me tell you about my experience. In 1973 I became the project director of India ’s satellite launch vehicle program, commonly called the SLV-3. Our goal was to put India ’s ‘Rohini’ satellite into orbit by 1980. I was given funds and human resources — but was told clearly that by 1980 we had to launch the satellite into space. Thousands of people worked together in scientific and technical teams towards that goal. 

By 1979 — I think the month was August — we thought we were ready. As the project director, I went to the control center for the launch. At four minutes before the satellite launch, the computer began to go through the checklist of items that needed to be checked. One minute later, the computer program put the launch on hold; the display showed that some control components were not in order. My experts — I had four or five of them with me — told me not to worry; they had done their calculations and there was enough reserve fuel. So I bypassed the computer, switched to manual mode, and launched the rocket. In the first stage, everything worked fine. In the second stage, a problem developed. Instead of the satellite going into orbit, the whole rocket system plunged into the Bay of Bengal . It was a big failure.

That day, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, Prof. Satish D hawan, had called a press conference. The launch was at 7:00 am , and the press conference — where journalists from around the world were present — was at 7:45 am at ISRO’s satellite launch range in Sriharikota [in Andhra Pradesh in southern India ]. Prof. Dhawan, the leader of the organization, conducted the press conference himself. He took responsibility for the failure — he said that the team had worked very hard, but that it needed more technological support. He assured the media that in another year, the team would definitely succeed.. Now, I was the project director, and it was my failure, but instead, he took responsibility for the failure as chairman of the organization.

The next year, in July 1980, we tried again to launch the satellite — and this time we succeeded. The whole nation was jubilant. Again, there was a press conference. Prof. Dhawan called me aside and told me, ‘You conduct the press conference today.’ 

I learned a very important lesson that day. When failure occurred, the leader of the organization owned that failure. When success came, he gave it to his team. The best management lesson I have learned did not come to me from reading a book; it came from that experience.

I like this Quote “When failure occurred, the leader of the organization owned that failure. When success came, he gave it to his team.“Nice presentation….

How to develop a Web application with in a week..(4 days)

Today morning while going through TechCrunch i findout a intresting news of a web application Matt build in a 4 days at a cost of 10K$ kool!!! by Carsonified a small team from UK. Well its Matt where you can manage you multiple twitter account,so you no need to make multiple logins.

The whole team comrises of 9 people Two developers,One designer / front-end developer,Two bloggers ,One copywriter,Three PR folks. They uses twitter API ,Django,python technology.Thats a great team work…

Wish you happy 58th Repulic day:Proud to be Indian

Today we are celebrating 58th Republic day in our country.

Although India obtained its independence on 15th August 1947 the constitution of india came into effect only only 26th January 1950.

So since then we are celebrating 26th January as Republic day and 15 August as independence day.Much more you can find here. During this course of 57 years India has developed in all major streams whether its in agriculture, business ,Scientific Technology ,Sports ..etc. Being Indian i am proud of it.Wish happy Republic day.

Some Excellent Facts about India…..
Here are some facts about we, Indians in US of A.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are Indians.

These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.
2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
3. The world’s first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field ! of education.
4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.
5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.
7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word “Navigation” is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
8. The value of ‘pi’ was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan’s works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.
9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.
10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.
11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
13. Chess was invented in India .
14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .
15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley Civilisation).
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.

Quotes about India .

We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
– Albert Einstein.

India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
– Mark Twain.

If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India .
– French scholar Romain Rolland.

India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
–Hu Shih
(former Chinese ambassador to USA )

and the saga continues………

Happy Republic India… JAI HIND!!

Ten Rules for a Startup Success–Loic Le Meur

Today i saw a nice article in techcrunch by Loic Le Meur a french entrepreneur. Well here are his ten rules of startup success which make me to write in my blog.

1. Don’t wait for a revolutionary idea. It will never happen. Just focus on a simple, exciting, empty space and execute as fast as possible
2. Share your idea. The more you share, the more you get advice and the more you learn. Meet and talk to your competitors.
3. Build a community. Use blogging and social software to make sure people hear about you.
4. Listen to your community. Answer questions and build your product with their feedback.
5. Gather a great team. Select those with very different skills from you. Look for people who are better than you.
6. Be the first to recognise a problem. Everyone makes mistakes. Address the issue in public, learn about and correct it.
7. Don’t spend time on market research. Launch test versions as early as possible. Keep improving the product in the open.
8. Don’t obsess over spreadsheet business plans. They are not going to turn out as you predict, in any case.
9. Don’t plan a big marketing effort. It’s much more important and powerful that your community loves the product.
10. Don’t focus on getting rich. Focus on your users. Money is a consequence of success, not a goal.

Really nice and effective one.. full article is here.

Nice Thoughts……….

• “Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate.”
  

• Sometimes love is for a moment and sometimes love is for a life time…

  But sometimes, a moment with the one you love is enough to spend a lifetime…

  So don’t miss the chance (like me) to be with your loved one’s,

  Because that loses something which none other can replace…..

  We will never get those days with ur loved ones back..…..

  

• Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human, Failure Keeps u Humble,

  Success keeps u Glowing,

  AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS KEEPS U IN PAIN,

  But its only God that Keeps u Going…….
  

• When you have a Passion and a Reason to do something, you’ll surely have what you want…
  It may seem hard or even impossible, but if you have a Strong Enough Reason to do Something, You’ll be able to tap in your Inner God-given Potential!
• It doesn’t matter for how long the room has been dark;
  For a day, or a week, or a year, or for ten thousand years.
  The moment you bring in a candle; darkness vanishes like it was never there. Similarly, it doesn’t matter for how long we are stuck in a sense of our limitations.
  The moment you decide to break free, nothing will stop you.Create the light of your life.
  
• I hope today finds you living to the fullest of your ability …
  With a smile on your face,
  And laughter in your heart,
  And not a single trace,
  Of sadness or harm.
  I hope you find the time,
  To take a moment just for you,
  To relax and unwind,
  Doing things you like to do.
  
  
  Have a wonderful morning n a nice day ahead….!!!!
  
  
  

  • • Laugh about your mistakes,

      But, learn from them.

      Joke over your troubles,

      But, gather strength from them.

      Have fun with your difficulties,
      But, overcome them.
      That’s the way to live LIFE.

    • “If u look at what u dont have in life, u have nothing

      But if u look at what u have in life, u have everything…..”

    • NEVER CRY FOR ANY RELATION IN LIFE
      BECAUSE FOR THE ONE WHOM YOU CRY
      DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR TEARS
      AND THE ONE WHO DESERVES
      WILL NEVER LET YOU CRY……………..
      NEVER SEARCH YOUR HAPPINESS IN OTHER
      SWHICH WILL MAKE YOU
      FEEL ALONE,RATHER SEARCH IT IN YOUR
      SELFYOU WILL FEEL HAPPY EVEN IF YOU ARE LEFTALONE………………….ALWAYS HAVEA POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN LIFE.
      THERE IS SOMETHING POSITIVEIN EVERY PERSON.
      EVEN A STOPPED WATCH IS RIGHT
      TWICE A DAY………………………HAPPINESS ALWAYS LOOKS SMALL
      WHEN WE HOLD IT IN OUR HANDS.
      BUT WHEN WE LEARN TOSHARE IT
      WE REALIZE HOW BIG AND PRECIOUS IT IS !…………….
    • If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday
      and the worries of tomorrow,
      you have no today to be thankful for.
      The Choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow more to come Have a nice day

The story of an empty jar and the 2 cups of coffee…….

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the story of an empty jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large empty jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks until the top of the jar.He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was! So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “yes.” The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.”Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, ” I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your health, your family, your partner, your children, your friends, your favorite passions – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else – the small stuff.If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal”Take care of the rocks first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”