Hats Off Mr.Kalam, Still Working 19 Hours a Day …

Yes You heard it right it is Mr.Kalam. His Day Started at 4.00 AM and he was wide awake till 11.00PM sharing his Vision2020 for India with Satyamites.

As they Say Some Anxious Waitings are Worthy Enough to wait for as the Moments that Follow these Anxious Moments are Truly Fruitful.

Mr.Kalam was supposed to turn up at 8.00PM but the Delay in his Arrival was Filled up by Mr.Ramalinga Raju who shared his thoughts on a lighter note (That he read a few pages of JK Rowlings Harry Potter Series and was Quite Impressed with her Intellect and Imaginative Power to Build-up a Fiction Story keeping the readers Enthralled in every Series).

Then there were the Top Leaders from Satyam who shared their thoughts to fill in the Gap before Mr.Kalam took the Centre Stage to wield the Megaphone for the Evening.

Mr.Kalam Started off his Speech by identifying 5 Statements that he wanted to Share with Satyam Associates correlating them Seamlessly to 5 Nobel Laureates from Different Fields of Science.

His Message was Simple but Precise…

1. Identify the real Potential Value of Science ,By discussing the Issue from Sir C.V. Raman's Perspective
2. Identify Science as Life Time Mission ,as did by Mr.Chandrashekhar Subrahmanyam the Nobel Laureate who discovered the Concept of Black Hole.
3. Treat Science as Borderless by Becoming a Team Scientist.
4. Understanding the fact that Science is all about Converting Challenges into Opportunities.
5. Thinking issues as a Source of Scientific Magnanimity, by Sharing his Inputs regarding Well known Agricultural Scientist and Father of Green revolution Prof.Norman E Borlaug
   Mr.Kalam requested the Audience to not to Misinterpret that these Statements are related to Science but are also applicable to technology and Management in Respective Contexts.

Mr.Kalam felt that Satyam Technology centre should have a Perfect Blend of Scientific, Technological and Management Magnanimity to lead India to Vision2020.

Then his Speech centred around Creating a World Knowledge Platform which shall enable Joint Design in various Domain and across Countries, by throwing some light on 2 projects that he had dealt with…

• Pan African e Network Overall Architecture which was a Joint venture between India and African Countries pioneered by Indian Initiative which Costed US 100 Million $.
  BRAHMOS the technological Innovation which was a Joint Venture between India and Russia wherein each Country Spent US 150 Million $ each taking the Entire Project Cost to US 300 Million $.
• Mr.Kalam wanted Satyam to be a Part of World Knowledge Platform in the Areas of Water(Desalination of Sea Water),Healthcare(in providing Drugs to HIV,TB and Cancer Patients), Agricultural Food Grain production, Knowledge Products(Software, Hardware and New technology Devices),Transport System, Disaster Prediction and management, Capacity Building (Talent Development),Manufacturing Business.,etc

His Suggestions to Satyam included…

• Identifying Core Competencies across the Globe
• Match these Core Competencies to Indian Competencies
• Evolve a Model to make sure that these Competencies and their Benefits reach every Hook and Crook of the Country.

Mr.Kalam Concluded his Speech by emphasizing the Need for Creative Leaders and in this Age of Information & Technology we need More Coaches than Commanders and More Mentors than Managers.