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While we celebrate such prospects, we have to acknowledge the major growth drivers pushing the country towards this goal. On that note, our captivating edition is giving special coverage to Lokesh Machines, one of India’s leading exporters of machine tools. The company has a legacy of keeping the traditional backbone of our economy strong for over 3 decades. We surely hope you love their story as it is jam-packed with insights and what makes it a reckoning name.

AUTOMATION: REDEFINING

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The influence and importance of automation in modern manufacturing practices need no clarification. Higher output and increased productivity are just the two elements on the surface. In introspection, the benefits range from higher production rates, increased productivity, more efficient use of materials, improved safety, reduced work hours, and shorter factory lead times. The prowess of manual labour combined with automated systems results in greater control and consistency in product quality. But, as we talk about the benefits, we cannot forget the associated challenges. The increasing implementation of automation results in work displacement, which can create widespread emotional distress. On top of that, automation systems incur heavy capital expenditures for installation, followed by a higher level of maintenance. People represent what a company stands for, making them a core asset. On the other hand, innovation and technology keep a company competitive and scalable in today’s market. As such, industries need to ensure a balance on both sides.

Coming towards the end, there is a hypothesis that automation technologies have the potential to subjugate mankind, that computer systems will invade people’s privacy, and that improper technology management will endanger civilization, leading to the creation of a society that depends on automation for its survival. Then again, it’s just a hypothesis! With every evolution, mankind has become more mature, and instead of enslaving it, I believe we are working with it to create a sustainable and more evolved society

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Back to our topic, innovation in manufacturing practices has led to advancements in machining tools. They play a critical role in high-tech industries in delivering components of the highest specifications. In fact, these technologies display the best synchronization of technology and human intelligence since it requires both to function properly. As we talk about manufacturing innovation, not acknowledging the manufacturing innovations in India will be a big mistake. With the evolution of high-tech industries, India is shifting to more and more automation-driven manufacturing processes. In fact, it won’t be wrong to say that the country can become a global manufacturing hub by 2030, adding more than $500 billion to the global economy.

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POTENTIAL GENESIS HR SERVICES Workforce Development as an Art LAUNCHPAD New Tech Arrivals that can ease your life YOU CAN CHANGE, An Institution incorporated to assist Organizations GROWTH 10 Tips to Boost EngagementEmployee PALIUM An Ace venture for the Corporate and Individual Professionals to Acquire Superlative Skill Development Training TECHNOLOGY Top 10 Amazing Devices to Enhance Security and Safety in Your Life CHALLENGING HORIZONS Enabling Human Excellence through Learning LIFESTYLE Top 10 Most Followed Account on LinkedIn GLOBAL TALENT TRACK, Training That Translates Academic Concepts Into Professional Achievement In The World Of Work SUCCESS STORY Inspiring Success Story of Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar VSR ENPRO Carving a Niche in the Spice ProcessingConsulting Market HEALTH Why Get A Yearly Full Body CheckUp? Is It Important For Everyone? 7 www.businessconnectindia.in | Vol. 5 | Special Edition September 2022 INDIA 18 30 38 48 20 34 42 50 28 36 44 52

Driven by this evolution, India is becoming a powerhouse of machining tools. Needless to say, there is only a rare section that has contributed to taking the industry from zero to zenith by constantly breaking new grounds. Lokesh Machines is a revered name in this pantheon. The following article highlights the company’s meteoric rise and how it is driving a sustainable impact in the country.

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This advancement furthered the advent of fully and partially automated systems used today to produce machine parts at a reliable costs. Factories are becoming smarter, combining data analytics with machines, robotics, simulation, system integration, additive manufacturing, and much more. This cyber-physical evolution blurs the lines between the physical, digital, and biological domains, fostering adaptability, resource efficiency, and ergonomics. It also integrates customers and business partners within the value process so that companies can better meet volatile market requirements.

LOKESH MACHINES

A RECKNONING NAME IN THE INDIAN MACHINE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

anufacturing has traditionally been a backbone of the Indian economy. The nation has a rich and intriguing history of manufacturing industries, starting with textiles and extending to a multitude of fields. Among others, machine tools, also referred to as industrial equipment manufacturing, have a great significance. It brought India into a new era of utilizing power tools that could create machines and machine parts (lathes, grinders, etc.). Based on the specifications of the products, it created industrial equipment for cutting, abrading, shaping, grinding, drilling, snapping, molding, etc., as well as shearing materials such as metals, wood, etc.

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Lokesh Machines is a technologically advanced machine tool manufacturer with a legacy of shaping the history of its domain. Its journey began in 1985 with a mission to champion excellent and reliable products through innovative manufacturing and machining services at a cost-effective price. It served the automotive sector predominantly, and while it was good, any slowdown in that industry directly impacted it. Even so, it has weathered 3 major recessions and created an illustrious growth trajectory through time. Story

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A GLANCE AT LOKESH MACHINES

Likhitha Mullapudi Director

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Since COVID-19, the Indian machine tool market has faced drastic changes. Several external and internal factors have bottlenecked the demand in the machine tools market. Capital goods have always been vulnerable to economic downturns. Since machine tools are used to produce other capital goods, the sector has become vulnerable to economic fluctuations. Import duties on raw materials, metal components, etc., have affected the growth of tool manufacturers. Similarly, a growing number of competitors in the global tool manufacturing space is challenging the Indian market. On the customer side, the paradigm shift to electric drivetrains has resulted in a structural crisis. Automobile manufacturers are becoming reluctant to invest in production assets due to the uncertain future of conventional engines.

EXPANDING ITS WINGS TO BECOME A “ONE-STOP-SHOP”

Today, the company has a vast portfolio consisting of CNC Machines, Special Purpose Machines (SPM), Automation, and Auto Components. From a company with 25 Lakhs at inception, today, Lokesh Machines is a 200 Cr.+ company. Its operations are certified under ISO 9001:2008 & TS 16949:2009 standards by TUV NORD. Even though it has shown a modest revenue generation, the company has an impressive asset base of land holdings, buildings, and machinery. The company operates from six locations in Hyderabad and Pune. Its products are exported to Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, Russia, China, and Middle East countries. It has a strong network of stakeholders, including team members, esteemed clients, and financial partners, which has helped the company sail through waves and tides.

With renewed vigor and lessons from managing crises, the company is now on a sustainable trajectory. Even though inflationary pressures are still plaguing the domain, Lokesh Machines minimizes the impact by working hard internally as well as with many of its suppliers to identify means to contain costs. This keeps their system lean, and production levels are kept high. The crisis, however, has brought the Indian manufacturing industry under the spotlight, which is poised to thrive in the coming years. “Perhaps, this motivates our global suppliers to look at localization that can further our products’ competitiveness in the future,” adds Likhitha Mullapudi, Director.

The said cognizance has made Lokesh Machines reduce their focus on automotive and further expand into non-automotive sectors. In doing so, Lokesh Machines has become a reckoning machine manufacturer. Almost 50% of its Machine Tool Division’s revenues are from the non-auto sector. It has developed General Purpose Machines, better suited for the power sector, such as turbine blades, casings, etc. Similarly, niche solutions have been delivered to the farming sector. The accuracy and reliability of its machines are also sought out by aerospace, defense, and medical infrastructure companies.

Mullapudi Lokeshwara Rao Founder & Managing Director

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• A completely automated line that includes manufacturing, inspection etc. comprising over 14 stations for an axle manufacturing company

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True to its vision and core beliefs, the company is actively driving innovation to create unique solutions. This helps to boost trust with clients across all sectors. Strategic endeavours, however, require a tailored strategy. R&D is hence a crucial underlying tenet of Lokesh Machines. From the ability to create new products to the ability to thrive in cutthroat markets, the company conforms to R&D practices. And this is clear from the many “first-in-the-market” developments it has made throughout the years. Few of the notable mentions are enumerated

from these, several more standalone machines attest to its quality and for which it is still a go-to provider. Their first lathe and VMC are still in use. The projects illustrate the technological hegemony it has accrued over time. The turnkey automation and material handling solutions, with IoT connectivity in machines to ensure improved management and production, is a fine example. Its prior relationships with foreign corporations that it supplies with whitelabeled equipment have also helped it advance its technological know-how. With innovative products, Lokesh Machines has built a devoted customer base that encourages referrals and repeat business.

Likhitha continues.

• Critical Engine Cylinder Block Finishing Machines for a leading Truck Major

• Delivered SPM for a Global Euro 6 Engine manufacturer in 2016 while India moved to BS6 in 2020 only

• Provided Pallet Changers on SPMs for one customer who wished to have a lean plant

• Offered customized solutions using its General Purpose Machines, which has helped customers substitute expensive high end imported machines.

• Complete turnkey Engine Cylinder Blocks manufacturing line for a global tractor manufacturer.

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“We are lucky to have a good customer base, who are constantly guiding us with recommendations and repeating the orders. “Our relation with most of them spans over 20 years from the time we started making CNC machines,”

Leading automobile OEMs, Tier I and Tier II firms, as well as many nonautomotive firms, highly regard it.

THE CRITICAL VALUE OF R&D

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On the technical front, the company is ready to take its legacy of innovation and reliability to the next level. It’s entering new strategic partnerships with overseas companies to maintain the technological edge. They are also expanding to new component divisions in nonautomotive sectors. Last but definitely not least, Lokesh Machines is seeking to flourish in the EV market.

Likhitha adds, “We even established a marketing division in Bangalore.” In summary, Despite the fall In economy post pandemic, they are noticing a growing demand for machines that can multitask with minor automations, and they are creating solutions for this in collaboration with 3rd parties.

driven by a collaboration of leaders and associates, ensure every location functions like a well-oiled machine. Since manufacturing excellence unites them all, their work culture increases productivity and raises employee morale. Because of the company’s cohesive culture and everyone’s alignment with its aim, Lithikha claims that this is what makes it unique. They promote open communication across echelons by holding frequent town hall meetings with the top management to ensure complete transparency.

THRIVING & UNCOVERING NEW HORIZONS

With so many exciting prospects in the pipeline, it will be intriguing to watch how the company sets benchmarks in its mission, “To champion excellent and reliable products through innovative manufacturing and machining services at a cost-effective price.”

“We have identified a few components and subassemblies that would be compatible with our existing activities, and we are establishing the groundwork for those so that we are prepared for future expansion,” states Likhitha.

UNIMPEDED BY COVID-19

A true leader is one who finds the path, travels it, and illuminates it for others. This is how the leaders of Lokesh Machines have kept its sails high. The company is run by industry mavens with 30 to 40 years of relevant experience. They are firmly anchored and responsive to the needs of the clients. Since inception, they have demonstrated an entrepreneurial mindset, constantly striving for innovation. They have upheld a distinct set of values that define the team and are the basic tenets for the next generation to follow. At present, Likhitha is leading the company, carrying forward their Theselineage.values,

Adorned in technology, driven by values, supported by devoted stakeholders, and humbled by customers’ trust, Lokesh Machines is exhibiting exponential growth. Its

timeline spanning over 3 decades is enough proof to justify its core statement, “Leading Machine Tools Manufacturer in India,” which it lives by and goes to every extent to maintain. With well-received projects under its belt and industry recognition, the company is actively expanding its manufacturing facilities to double its production capacity. In that light, Lokesh Machines is geared up to embrace Industry 4.0 innovations. Development of Metal Additive Manufacturing Machines is also on the line.

A ZEALOUS & UNIFIED WORK-ECOSYSTEM

Nothing could have adequately prepared Lokesh Machines for COVID-19, not even the most innovative strategic methods. Simply put, it was like white water rafting through the mist. The shutdown and subsequent supply chain interruptions left them with financial wounds. So how did they bounce back? It was the sheer will and resolve of all stakeholders that enabled them to bounce back without compromising quality, dependability, and precision. Most of the team were physically back at work with the appropriate health measures, as working from home is not possible in the manufacturing industry. Since then, they have factored epidemics into their risk mitigation strategies.

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Pierre Omidyar is one of the greatest founders and entrepreneurs of our time. He worked hard to improve many people’s lives by making them more accessible to each other. The ideas he had and the vision he saw were not only bold but also made a huge impact on society as well. His values and principles not only made him successful but also helped him build one of the best business empires of all time.

THE EARLY LIFE OF PIERRE OMIDYAR:

Omidyar started composing computer code for an online marketplace that allowed for direct communication between users when placing bids on various collectibles in 1995 when he turned 28. Pamela Wesley, who opined the difficulty in finding online Pez dispenser accumulators who shared her interests, was the woman he fell in love with during this time. Omidyar created an online auction service on his website to

Omidyar, a computer programmer friend of Jeff Skoll, moved eBay to another expensive website after seeing a lot of traffic on his website. He started charging a few cents per item to cover the costs of listing and gathering small collectibles.

EBay’s unwavering popularity completely changed the e-commerce industry. Many people were inspired to start similar businesses by eBay’s success, but nothing could stop the company’s expansion.

His entrepreneurial journey began when he created a memory management program for Apple Macintosh programmers. He graciously asked that payments be made online. He did receive something, even though the amount was too small to mention. He established Ink Development in 1991 along with three other friends to create software for the pen-based computing industry. Later, it changed its name to eShop Inc. and gained such notoriety that Microsoft eventually purchased it, with Omidyar making a profit of about $1 million.

The birth of Pierre Omidyar took place on June 21, 1967, in Paris, France. Iranian by birth, his parents emigrated to France for greater opportunities and higher education. The father of Omidyar is a surgeon, while his mother is a linguist with a doctorate. Omidyar’s family emigrated to America when he was a young child. Omidyar first developed a fascination with computers when he was a ninth-grader.

THE STORY BEHIND EBAY:

After high school, he enrolled at Tufts University. He received a computer science degree from Tufts. He later travelled to the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating from Berkeley, Omidyar started working for Claris, a division of Apple. He later co-founded the computer start-up Ink Development in 1991. In 1995, he started eBay, and soon after, he was one of the richest people on the planet.

His website’s first item to sell was a broken laser pointer. He never made any promises about the products he sold and never accepted any liability for resolving disagreements. All he did was develop a platform for buyers and sellers to communicate online to auction off their goods. By 1996, it had begun to sell airline tickets online after quickly gaining enormous popularity. By the end of the year, it had held about 800,000 daily auctions, up from about 250,000 at the beginning of the year. In 1997, the business changed its name to eBay after being inspired by the Canadian mining company’s prior registration of the name “Echo Bay.”

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The Omidyar decided to become philanthropists in 1998. He is the creator of the Omidyar Foundation, which supports several social causes, including disaster relief, poverty alleviation, and support for human rights. He has consistently backed the free press for the past ten years. He established First Look Media in 2013 to advance investigative reporting.

Forbes estimates that Omidyar’s net worth will be $24 billion in 2022. Due to his intense commitment to his work, Omidyar was unstoppable in his quest for success. But he makes an effort to keep a low profile. Only the staff at Starbucks should be able to identify and address me by name when I am out and about in the city.

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help his fiancee, which ultimately allowed her to buy a Pez Community. He gave the website the moniker Auction Web.

HIS ENTREPRENEURSHIP JOURNEY:

Conclusion:

He quit his job and devoted himself more to developing the community and technology for eBay because of the company’s success. The business began tripling every three months, which inspired Omidyar to increase his investment and hire a management team with extensive tech experience. They presented Benchmark Capital with their business plan and exchanged $22 million in checks for 22% of the company. Due to her successful company management, Margaret Whitham was appointed CEO of eBay.

American-Iranian billionaire Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the creator of the widely used e-commerce site eBay. He was ranked as the 24th richest person in the world by Forbes in 2022. The total wealth of Omidyar is $24 Billion. In 1995, he established eBay to give people simple access to markets. The original item on eBay was Omidyar’s outdated printer. At first, there were no buyers, but after a week, bidders started to show up. Omidyar’s journey from starting the business as a hobby to creating an empire worth $13.1 billion is inspirational. Here’s his success story.

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the time of inception in 2012, the brainchild of Mr. Satish Kumar, Managing director, has tapped on more than 30 Integrated Spice processing facilities as per BRC Standards both in National and International platforms, and personally worked for Unilever, Eveready Battery ITC and EVEREST Masala as a part of his career. He strives to add value to the proposed projects he undertakes with a plethora of seamless services at all times. They boast of their achievements to be the result of their continuous en

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VSR Enpro Carving a Niche in the Spice Processing-Consulting Market

VSR Enpro has marked its roots with their footing in proj ects spanning across the Spice industry, Bakery & Sweets, Snacks, Cornflakes as well as Fruit and Vegetable pro cessing areas. They also deal in design integrated Spices Processing, Cleaning, Grading, Roasting and Sortex and grinding plant (With Cool grinding Technology and Cryo genic Technology) and Product development support, etc.

deavors to combine talent, quality and values. They offer their clients project support for plans of vary ing sizes, ranging from conceptual process design through detailed engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services, Product development, Pro cess Improvement, Quality and Food Safety Management Systems (HACCP, ISO 2200, OHSAS, BRC).

SR Enpro Consultants is a multi-discipline en gineering and project consulting firm provid ing complete services from concept to commis sioning for food and spice processing plants. They offer a provision of end to end project service to food business operators that form the basic building blocks re quired for implementing the enterprise project manage

They work meticulously with their valued customers to increase their readiness level to implement Enterprise

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Satish further adds, “The technology we suggest is latest in terms of Spices Cleaning, Grinding Batch ing and Mix

level, Satish has worked for a number of influential brands like Unilever, ITC, Everest Ma sala and more and these brands especially concen trate their focus on this specific division. In these highly significant brands, he worked with the core team and gained ample expertise in the sector. This not just helped him add value to his understand ing but also apply the same to a number of projects, approximately more than 50, in India and abroad, from the concept to the commissioning of it.

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Project Management which comprises of pre-estab lished services, Product development, and Process optimization / Re-Engineering services.

Vani Satish

With the standards as per BRC (British Retail Con sortium), today there are certified plants in India that are primarily planned and executed by VSR En pro. With everything being infused smoothly with technology, in the spice market, right from process ing to packing, it is all automatic; the manual bend is practically negative.

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come across a lot of people who will claim themselves to be food consultant but eventually end up becoming a part of different verticals as well, but from the beginning for us, our primary focus has been on only the technology for spices, given that we felt that there is a gap of exercise there” states

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VSR Enpro is made up of Project Management per sonnel, Engineers, Designers and draftsman, spe cialists experienced in their respective fields. The collective knowledge of the team of experts has helped them in becoming elite, allowing them to of fer complete project solutions from Idea conceptual ization to Commissioning. They are flexible enough to meet the needs of a junior organization as well as blue-chip companies.

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Satish Kumar

They have carefully and categorically organized themselves into a selection of salient features offered to the customers. They ensure their deliverables are kept vital, simple and reliable and while they are at it, they keep their processes ahead of timelines ornamenting it with accuracy in the integration of multiple resources. They solely polish and encour age quality objectives like a hefty amount of time invested in the appropriate R&D processes, chan neling the energy on the requirements of the clients and making available the most suitable solutions and offering services that are wrapped before time. A project consultancy firm, VSR Enpro specializes in the Spice processing technology, and regardless of the nature of projects they have undertaken, the prime focus has always been on setting up state of the art spice processing plants across India and

“Stay focused, have faith and do your best. Don’t look for short term gains, plan for bigger things in life, negate the traps of immediate growth and stay focused, you will achieve all your dreams.”

ing, Processing Plants we set up is as per world class man ufacturing ,we have a PAN India and global presence. We have served clients from East, West, South, and North cover ing the best of the brands like Eastern Condiments, ITC Ltd, GRB Dairy, Karachi Bakery, Badshah Masala, GoldieeMas ala, Priyapickles,Rainbow Masala, Allanasons, Future Con sumer Group, Haldirams, Organic Tattva, Cookme Spices, Koreka SDN BHD, LaBaguette-Kuwait and more.”

FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS

nology adoption became mandatory. Earlier there were ex port-oriented factories which concentrated on trading spices to Europe and USA mainly, VSR Enpro ensured setting a standard in that market and grabbed the trust as a world class spice consultation service provider. Gradually the adoption started domestically as well, and that primarily is the reason for their success. And since there were such high standards set, India’s leading spice company took Satish as a key member in their organization and he has played a very important role in a number of their projects, taking care of everything from scratch.

VSR Enpro offers a complete supply chain management, from procurement, geographical availability of the spices to the natural properties and behavior of each one of them, which makes the job of the client easy.

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THE MOUNTAINS SUCCESSFULLY CLIMBED

When it comes to knowledge of the business that you are doing, one is working just as a project management consul tancy, which is available in abundance in the market and it all together a different aspect to being offering a complete experience on the technical aspects, which is rare.

Comparing the facilities and advancements that we have to day was far different from what Satish did when he started, there is a massive gap from then to now and it is only better today. He started by signing three projects at the beginning of his career and has successfully come to a point where the company is blocked for the next two years in terms of un dertaking projects.

Investing quality time in research and development plays a very important role for the company, so each time there

“I have gained a mixed experience of corporate and fami ly-owned businesses, both and hence I have had a firsthand experience of infusion of technology on a large scale with the right quality of food.” Strongly asserts Satish.

What gives them an edge is the fact that they offer standards of services that are international, so for anyone who has the right complete value chain knowledge and expertise is miss ing from the market. They take ownership of the project, ex ecute it successfully and then handover it in fully running process. The market lacks the availability of end to end solu tion providers and that is what they offer. Having said that, on a parallel, for the client, it’s easier to hire one company for all these processes and stick to one point contact for all the queries.

”Being from Hyderabad, Satish’s career was all engulfed with the growing industries there. He shifted from a suc cessfully booming career to consultancy solely on the faith balancing on his knowledge and experience. At the begin ning, of course, he faced challenges, in terms of adoption of technology because it was new. But there was an assurance that if not today, eventually companies will have to mend their ways towards technology, it’s a global requirement and so he didn’t give up.

In India and Asia, fully automated facility for the spice mar ket was initiated and conceptualized and convinced client to adopt the latest technology , so in terms of competition, there were none in this vertical for him. He has for years served as the best in the spice consultation market.We bought tech nological advancements to the market, in terms of time and value, prior to VSR Enpro, the spices were being ground in a higher age-old fashion, and they revolutionized the idea of it. And rather than the conventional method of grinding, new infusions like low-temperature grinds and more were Havingintroducedsaid

EDGE OVER PEERS

that, the fact is that the existence if the technol ogy was there, sadly there was a lack of utilization of it. The mass mentality was bent towards the conventional ways and there was a dire need to change this mindset and bring in ways that were efficient in a variety of manners. Earlier the market and customer demand was not as high as it is today, there were no vendor approvals or factory audits, so these methods worked well earlier but today scenario has changed and with the introduction and amplification of all these things, the market has only gotten better.

COMBATING THE MATCHING TRENDS

The food safety standards have been growing stringent with time in India, eventually, it came to a point where this tech

Rowing back to the history lanes, Satish recollects, “I re member it all, I was working with a safe salary, a hefty one, and had zero projects in hand. Yet I took that leap of faith and started with a small office in Mumbai, which was a life-altering event.

EMPLOYEE IMPORTANCE

“Starting the journey of a consultant is easy, because the only investment is knowledge, so if you have a good team to work with and the right knowledge to disperse, success will always be at hand is what Satish bids his comprehen sion on” adds Vani Satish Kumar.

“Of course each and every employee is important when it comes to me as a single person, I cannot take of everything in every aspect, there has to be a team of dedicated individ uals working towards it loyally” adds Satish.

Hence, there are plans of adding “Deccan Agripure India LLP” a vertical of supply chain Management Company for the same to gain supreme quality material that matches the international standards. With a prima focus on Contract farming /Organic Farming Spices supply to global food companies. This will also help Farmers empowerment, bet ter gain to farmers and also complete Food Traceability in the various processes in the food chain from agricultural production to consumption i.e. Farm to Fork concept.

PLANS FOR FUTURE

Primarly a project consultation firm, they help clients to build their factory. However with more than 60+ projects all over India and a few abroad, adding in-depth knowledge of mar ket, company is now also rendering it services to launch the product, packaging designing, marketing planning etc. These end to end services, formulate the company now to work as a business consultant of innumerable existing clients.

“From not being able to pay the school fee to run a compa ny on international standards, from wanting to sit in an air plane once to fly around 25 days a month, it has been a long journey. I strongly believe and suggest in working hard and never giving up, your dreams will come true.”

VSR Enpro is positively looking ahead for expansion in the approaching years, in terms of consultancy vertical, the only piece that was missing from the puzzle was the raw material. The raw material is the one thing that can hamper the entire process no matter how perfectly it is performed because if the raw spice isn’t good enough, the end product will not be satisfactory either.

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THE LADY BEHIND VSR ENPRO Vani Satish kumar

is new technology in the market in terms of spices or meth odology, it is implemented and it proves of great help to the client and the company both.

The company handles a number of projects at the same time and the VSR Enpro staff is committed to doing their job right and bridging gaps whenever Satish isn’t available with his experience and expertise. The players and the sub players, each one of them is treated more as partners than employees in the company.

Being in a marriage and being business partners are two of the most intense types of relationships you can have. Both re quire time and energy, both need strong communication and compromise to thrive, Vani Mamidipally playing this dual role perfectly in keeping Work-Life balance. Vani taking care of entire administration and financial part in VSR Enpro.

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If our body is functioning properly, our vitals will show it to us. Before and after exercise, our heart rates should be constant, and our blood pressure and body temperature should also be constant. It can be confirmed that these vital signs are all normal by getting a routine health checkup. For those who engage in a lot of sexual activity, these examinations can also check for STDs to ensure that they are performing safe sex.

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• HbA1c

• Urine routine & Microscopy

• Liver function test

To monitor and screen a person’s general health, a full body check-up is a necessary package that includes the following

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• Iron studies

Is It Important for Everyone?

Full Body Check-up

A full-body check-up is essentially a complete examination or diagnostic scan of the entire body and is an important component of preventive healthcare. By analysing the health and function of all the body’s systems and organs, it aids in the overall evaluation of each one. A general full-body check-up aids in determining one’s health status and in screening for early symptoms, risk factors, or the presence of abnormalities in the body. A routine full-body checkup may include different tests, but it typically includes examinations of all vital organs, including the heart, lungs, liver, and kidney.

• Lipid profile

choices can all result in a variety of minor to serious health issues. Long-term savings can be realised by investing in a full-body examination that includes tests for diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart disease. A full body check-up has numerous advantages, and anyone who wants to take charge of their own health and obtain a comprehensive evaluation of all of their body’s major systems should schedule one. If a person is relatively healthy and under the age of 30, they should have a general full body health check-up every 2-3 years, whereas people over the age of 30 should have a regular full body checkup done annually. People with high risk factors for developing health issues, such as seniors, may need to have a check-up every 6 months, or as recommended by their doctors, depending on their health condition.

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• Complete hemogram

physical examination of the entire body,

• a complete blood count,

WHY GET A YEARLY FULL BODY CHECK-UP?

1. To Ensure That Everything Is Fine with Our Vital Signs

In the era of 21st century technology has become a substructure where our life is all about hustle and speed. We humans are always on the run and hardly get time for ourselves. Along with environmental issues like pollution, unhygienic surroundings, consumption of chemical-based products, we hardly get proper nutrition, sleep and exercise, nor do we lead a healthy lifestyle. Such problematic factors may manifest in the forms of certain diseases.Sometimes, we overlook the symptoms of underlying health issues thinking they are trivial and petty. We only rush when things get ugly. Regular Full Body Check-Up can act as a preventive measure and sometimes can even lead to a complete cure of a big future health problem which can not only save time and money but also a lot of physical and emotional trouble.

Who Needs a Full Body Check-Up on a Regular Basis? People in the working-age population (30–60 years old) have been found to have a high risk of developing lifestyle diseases. Lack of sleep, hereditary illnesses, and unhealthy lifestyle

What Does Full Body Check-Up Include?

Kidney function test

• Blood Glucose fasting

• specific diagnostic lab tests, but these can vary from person to person depending on the health condition, age, or gender. Occasionally, a doctor might advise additional tests like x-rays or CT scans. Now, let’s understand why get a yearly full body check-up and why is it important for everyone? There are several reasons for regular full body check-ups in this modern time, here, we are mentioning the most common of them.

Everything is secondary to one’s health. Comprehensive health check-ups can reveal the underlying problems that may go unnoticed for years and be fatal. Their timely treatment can be possible after such check-ups and precious lives can be saved. As we grow, health issues become more frequent. Hence, full body check -ups are recommended after 2-3 years for those who are below 30 and once a year who beyond.are

2. The Timely Detection of Cancer Cells in the body divide quickly, which is the main cause of cancer. If untreated, it can be extremely fatal. It claims many lives around the globe every year. Cancer may run in families, but there is no conclusive evidence that a family history of the disease causes it. Some of the most prevalent cancers include breast, testicular, and colon, and early detection through screening can help us address these problems. If you have a history of any of these in your family or otherwise, it’s important to get tested every year so that you can take preventive action in the event that a diagnosis is made.

4. Finding Genetic DisordersDiseases can occasionally be passed down through faulty genes from one generation to the next. Common hereditary diseases include diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. An early diagnosis of a disease is made possible by routine medical examinations. These screenings catch the illness at its earliest stages, making treatment simpler.

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6. Diagnoses Illnesses Related to Stress

It is likely that the human body will trigger off a variety of diseases that are brought on by stress in a very fast-paced world with hectic work schedules and lifestyles. Numerous illnesses, both

Diabetes is one of the diseases that has evolved into a disease of lifestyle. Diabetes and obesity are the two conditions that affect people most frequently, thanks to our sedentary lifestyles and processed foods high in sugar. The proper health check-up packages come with the required tests for diabetes, and your doctor can spot the first signs by monitoring your insulin levels. Diabetes is a treatable condition with early intervention. You might not even need medication if you change your way of life as necessary.

8. Improved Lifestyle:

physical and psychological, have been found to be directly correlated with an increase in stress and anxiety. These include gastrointestinal issues, weight gain, mental health issues, depression, and high blood pressure. Regular medical examinations ensure that it is simpler to identify and diagnose these issues at an early stage, even before they become too severe.

9. A Longer Lifespan

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5. Reduces The Expense of Healthcare

Life can be miserable and draining if you have a severe and lifelong illness that requires ongoing, expensive medical care, prescription drugs, surgeries, and frequent hospital stays. The disease’s failure to be discovered in time is the only explanation. Therefore, a yearly complete physical examination reduces the cost of medical care while also making life easier and more secure. Long-term financial savings are achieved because it lowers the risk of surgeries, chronic illnesses, and hospitalisation.

A complete physical examination helps to identify diseases early, reducing the chance of developing further complications like cancer, liver, kidney, or heart disease. Early diagnosis also makes the financial burden less stressful for the patient. An annual full-body checkup improves both long-term health and life expectancy by allowing for early detection and treatment. It looks for any indications of unusual health and raises awareness of the importance of establishing healthy habits and a healthy lifestyle.

Regular health examinations give the opportunity to identify which habits need to be changed, which reduces the likelihood of contracting any illnesses. This also confirms that the body is functioning normally and lessens anxiety or fear. While doing so, confirm that the body is in good health. The lifespan is also increased by taking the recommended treatments and heeding the doctor’s preventive recommendations.

Final Words:

3. Prevents Disease from Spreading

“Prevention is better than cure,” as the saying goes. It is a wise decision to detect disease or disease risk factors at an early stage. Early detection of critical diseases such as cancer can mean the difference between a cure and a protracted battle. Cancer is a disease that, if detected at a later stage, is difficult to cure. It is stated that detecting cancer at stage 1 results in a 100% recovery rate, whereas detecting cancer at later stages may impact a person’s survival.

7. Earlier Treatment for Lifestyle Diseases

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Partnered with 200+ leading MNC’s in 20 different industries, Challenging Horizons Pvt. Ltd. is built on the core foundation of creating a positive transformation in individuals to empower them with all the skills they need to reach their true potential and perform to the best of their

Singh Rathore, Co- Founder & Business Head and Pavan Rathore, Co- Founder & Technology Head at Challenging Horizon Pvt Ltd., together are leading this training and consulting organization, specialized in individual and organizational transformation through various learning and development interventions.

Enabling

CHALLENGING HORIZONS Human Excellence through Learning

The pursuit of the employees of such dynamic organizations should be to identify their strengths, overcome the stereotypes, fight the ever increasing competition and discover their true potential through learning. So how can employees achieve this? One stop solution for this is –Challenging Horizons.

He has experience and passion towards designing and developing enterprise products and data integration solutions using Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Apartproducts.from

is no room for rigid and static workplace cultures, the need is for organizational cultures which say ’ Ready, Set and Go’ which welcomes change for the ever growing economy.

Brain(S) Behind The Idea! Virendra Singh Rathore, Virendra sees but one thing, the end result. He is a man who sees patterns in numbers and opportunities, in what seems like a void to the rest. He is a keen planner with proven abilities in devising strategies to augment business, streamlining business development, promoting products and services for business excellence and an automobile enthusiast.

“We Believe that Implementable Training and Learning VirendraTransformsProductivityIncreasesandLives.”SinghRathore.

Who is Challenging Horizons?

Virendraabilities.

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VIRENDRA SINGH RATHORE (Director & Business Head)

Growth mindset is the need of hour in today’s world. An efficient and future ready organization would be one which is a combination of intelligent technologies and growth mind

From e-commerce giant like Amazon to large Auto manufacturing conglomerate like Tata Group, Challenging Horizons has been an essential part in the growth of many organizations through its contribution of simple and effective training solutions for their complex behavioral, sales and leadership challenges.

Pavan Rathore, Pavan comes with 20+ years of experience of working in product development as well as consulting for startup, mid size and fortune 500 companies in different geographies. He is a Comp. Sc. Engineering Graduate from India.

providing strong technology support at challenging horizons for its self learning platform “Karyon” Pavan successfully runs an IT company

The Employer-Employee Relationship

At Challenging Horizon, this relationship holds a significantly primary value. A Good Relationship is a thread that keeps all of our lives spinning with excitement, motivation, and fulfilment, they are the key to real-time

advent of the corporate world in our lives, we have saturated to spending a major chunk of our lives at work. Mutual dependence on all our stakeholders has led us to think how much time we should spend on focusing only on our targets and on building good relationships.

Leading to Transform; Transforming to Lead – How does Challenging Horizons embark the Changing market trends?

The company’s unique methodology of linking training objectives with the organization’s business objectives is their key differentiator vis-à-vis the competitors.

• Measure the impact of the program on performance.

What does Challenging Horizons offer to its clients?

Challenging Horizons has also introduced a dynamic, learner-centric Learning Management System “Karyon” as a business transformation initiative for adaptive and personalized learning. It is designed to configure the individual skill building paths based on the learners’ interaction with various modules. It sets a robust learning experience with recommendations on relevant content in line with a user’s learning history, existing competencies and emerging areas of interest.

In Challenging Horizons, every story is unique as they believe that no two organizations or their challenges could be the same. It has engulfed change at every growth stage and catered to the needs of the clients with four most important objectives in mind:

With Virendra and Pavan at the helm, the vision of Challenging Horizons is to blend technology and behavioural learning to address the “readiness gap”. Challenging Horizons has already accepted this as a challengeb and dived in to expand the required developmental horizons at every level in corporate organizations across India and abroad.

• Transfer behavioural training to daily application.

After initial hiccups and struggles for the first few years, Challenging Horizons evolved to become training partners for over 1 lac + employees in 20+ industries in India. Accredited by American Institute of Business Psychology (AIOBP), American Leadership Development Association, Challenging Horizons is the India’s official Training and Marketing Partner for Directive Communication International. With these associations and leveraging automation and AI; the Company has soared to new heights of blended learning for the advent of a new digital human workforce.

Message from Virendra Singh Rathore to our readers “Nothing changes, unless you do, I believe that accepting your mistakes and blunders is the best way to avoidrepeating them again. Once you have acknowledged what went wrong and what you could have been done differently, make a list of things you can do to prevent from going down the same path.”

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“The journey was not an easy one. Once I realized in order to succeed in this field I need to be updated with all the knowledge and skills related to learning and development, I started focusing on various certifications, attending conferences, learning from people with rich L&D background,” recollects Virendra.

• Customize the content and deliver as per client specific needs and demands.

He believes in constantly up skilling the company and providing solutions to meet the business goals of the clients. At the same time he focuses on incorporating new training programs and follow an innovative a proach towards training solutions. Challenging Horizons is imbibing the fast pace and agile market through imparting blended learning experience with augmented reality learning programs, virtual reality and one-on-one coaching programs along with the classroom training. They have embraced Automation and Artificial Intelligence to make it the next stop for using talent as a differentiator to survive and thrive.

Virendra Singh Rathore. The future of Challenging Horizons does seem to be full of exhilarating and great opportunities. There are 7.2 billion people in the world and 65% are below the age of 35 and still, the one thing that is hardest to find are e ployees or people who can make a difference. While the number of young people joining the employment pool is large, the number of skilled youngsters in the pool is still dismal in proportion. Therefore this is an ample amount of opportunity to training people on behavioural skills and this venture is at it.

Achievements and milestones of the Company - ‘Then Challenging Horizons happened….

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“An individual is only limited by his mind. If his thought and perspective can be broadened, then so canhis performance. This broadening can only be achieved by opening his mind to the holistic impact it will have on his life!”

• Behavioural Training has to be imparted at all levels of the organization – Leadership, managerial and individual or self-development.

“Building individuals and teams who can build your organization.”

Virendra further adds, “We at CH maintain a verystrong relationship with employees and help them to feel successful in the journey and constantly push them to achieve what they want, the boss-subordinate relationship has a direct effect on high-performance culture”.

The Founders of Challenging Horizons have always believed in the below statement –

It started with a thought “Where do organizations in the space of learning and dynamic environment really want to be in the future?” The answer to this gave birth to Challenging Horizons.

4. Arrian Huffington- Founder and CEO at Thrive Arrian Huffington is a Greek-American entrepreneur and author. She is co-founder of new media called “The Huffing ton Post” and founder and the founder of behavior changes tech nology called Thrive Global. On LinkedIn, she talks about technology, health, mental health, entrepreneurship, and productivity. No wonder why he has over 10.2 million followers on Linked and has equipped the fifth position on this list. She is the author of many books, including Thrive (2014), The sleep Revaluation, on Becoming fire less … work, life, and love. I’m sure she has a lot to offer to the world.

Hello Business Connect Reader, on this post, we will discuss the ten most followed accounts on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the largest business-originated online platform geared, especially towards professionals. The platform has 830 million members and over 58 million registered companies. Usually, people use it to keep in touch with business associates, cli ents, and coworkers. But it is more than that, especially these days. With this, people create brand awareness and share their thoughts. That is how engagement begins. And eventually converted into a follower (If people like what others offer on it.) One of the best ways to understand LinkedIn is to look at the current most followed account on LinkedIn. Let’s look at the most followed people on LinkedIn. What are their professions?

1. Bill Gates - Co-chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill gates is the single most fol lowed account on LinkedIn with over 35.8 million followers. I am sure nobody needs his introduc tion. On his LinkedIn account, he shares thoughts behind his phil anthropic decision, including wisdom gleaned from his friends Warren buffet and ex-partner. Apart from that, Bill also talks about books, innovation, climate change, and health issues.

2. Richard Branson - Founder - Virgin Group With over 19.8m, Richard Bran son is the second most followed person on LinkedIn. With his fol lowers, he shares all sorts of top ics in his content, such as startups and entrepreneurship (he has built more than 400), space travel, creating fun workplace cul tures, finding ways for people to be more productive, and many more. His approach to work-life balance: “There is no separation between work and life – it’s all living.”

Most Followed Account on Top 10

Recently he launched a new book called “How to prevent the next pandemic.” Bill mentioned in his newsletter and TED talk show, “If we make the right choices and invest ment, we can make Covid-19 the last pandemic.”

3. Jeff Weiner – Former CEO of LinkedIn Jeff Weiner is the third most influ ential person on LinkedIn, with over followers.10.7mHe is an American Busi nessman and was the chief execu tive officer of LinkedIn for around 11 years. Under his leadership, LinkedIn expanded its membership from 33m in 2008 to nearly a 675millon. In 2020, he wrote an email to LinkedIn employees that On June 1, 2020, he would his next play as LinkedIn’s exec utive chairman, and Rayan Roslansky would be the next CEO.

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6. Mark Cuban – Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is an American busi ness tycoon, television personal ity, and media proprietor whose net worth is an estimated $4.7B. Today, he owns the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and has a stake in Mag nolia Pictures, AXS TV, and many startups. One of his stories was that he was inspired to strike out on his own when he was laid-off from a soft ware shop for closing a $15,000 sale instead of cleaning up the store. Cuban is active on this online platform LinkedIn, where he talks about hot topics like Crypto and AI. With over 7.5 million followers, he is the 6th most fol lowed account on LinkedIn.

7. Tony Robbins – Motiva tional speaker Motivational coach Tony Rob bins is an American motivational speaker, author, and philanthro pist. He has provided life advice from entrepreneurs (500 CEOs) to US presidents. Every week, Tony gives multiple seminars where he speaks continually for 10 hours at stretch with the energy of wildebeest in heat. Tony claims that the objective of his seminars is to ease his participants’ mental patterns so they can emerge as ultra-confident beings with the power to get their goals. He is being followed by 7.2 million followers on Linke dIn, which makes him the 7th most followed account on LinkedIn and one of the most followed persons on social media.

As co-chair of the world’s largest charitable foundation, Melinda is one of the greatest philanthropists. She is not just a tech-savvy busi nesswoman but also an advocate for women’s equity. In early 2019, she became the author of the bestselling book “The moment of Lift: Empowering women to change the world.” Melinda has done a lot of work toward women’s empowerment. This is why she is one of the most popular personalities on social media. On LinkedIn, she has over 7.1 million followers.

ers list for a year, published in 1995, and half a best sell er in many other countries, and is available worldwide in 40 languages. Apart from his book “EI”, he has writ ten books on topics including self-deception, creativity, transparency, meditation, social and emotional learning, and more. With over 5.6 million followers, he is the 10th most followed account on LinkedIn.

10. Daniela Goleman

Daniel Goleman is an author, psy chologist, and science journalist. For 12 years, he worked for The New York Times, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences. His book Emotional intelligence was on The New York Time best sell

5. Satya Nadella – CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella is one of the world’s great influencers for students and entrepreneurs. He is an Indi an-American executive chairman of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO. On LinkedIn, he has over 9.9 million followers on Linked, making him the fifth most followed person. Lately, he posted an article about the digital imperative for every organization, where he talked about how his organiza tion is creating a new opportunity for its partners across the Microsoft Cloud

9. Simon Sneak – Author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek is a British-American author and motivational speaker who may be best known for pop ularizing the concept of “Why” in his first Ted Talk in 2009. It rose to become the 2nd most watched TED talk video of all time and remains in one of the tops with around 9 million views. Besides all of that, he is the author of the best-selling books of all time, including Start with Why and The Infinite game.

On LinkedIn, he is one of the most followed accounts and has over 6.2 million followers.

8.Melinda French Gates –co-founder of Bill and Melinda gates foundation

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The problem is further compounded by the blind spots in selfperception among students. Having grown up in the “exam oriented” culture with a single-minded focus on grades, graduates are shocked to find that the job they assumed would come their way, is an illusion. The assumption is that as soon as they finish their degree, there would be an office-bound job with a large brand, swanky office, easy commute and no targets, especially those related to sales or recruitment. The other assumption is that the job content would precisely match the curriculum covered during their degree courses. These are harsh facts that young people find difficult to accept. But when they do and invest their time in cross-over training programmes, we see magical change. GTT addresses this gap by acting as the bridge between industry and academia for making people employable.”

GTT has partnered with over 4000 Educational Institutions and Government bodies to enable students to become employable and bridge the gap in their employability. GTT delivers highly customized, high impact training programmes focused on delivering a business outcome. GTT training is conceptualized, designed and delivered by a core team of senior professionals with 25 years plus experience in senior leadership roles and a large team of 1000 trainers spread across India.

GAINING AN EDGE in the employability space Manjiri states, “Despite a slew of degrees and competitive quality of technical and professional educational institutes, the sad truth is that 95% of Indian graduates find it extremely tough to get a job. It is a myth that no jobs are available in India. There are sectors that continue to hire in large volumes and reputed employers who are grappling with finding the right talent. Almost every company is scouting for people with excellent communication skills, confidence, professionalism and exemplary work ethic. Unfortunately, none of these behavioural skills that employers are looking for are adequately addressed by University graduate curriculum.

Set up in 2008, Global Talent Track (GTT) is a venture funded by Intel Capital and Cisco Systems and is driven by the cause of ‘Making India Employable’ and nurturing leaders. GTT delivers solutions in three areas: Corporate Training, Programmes driven by Corporate Social Responsibility and Talent Resourcing and Skilling.

Manjiri Gokhale Joshi, CEO, Global Talent TrackManjiri

Global Talent Track, Training That Translates Academic Concepts Into Professional Achievement in the World of Work

“Management training no longer has the luxury dishing out of age-old airy-fairy leadership homilies. To day’s definition of a good leader is someone able to articulate compel ling vision and drive the mission to reach the goal by overcoming chal lenges and taking people along.”

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Gokhale Joshi CEO Global Talent Track

Research and Development

It is important for corporates to ensure that they have development programs in place to enable the employee to gain skills and knowledge, hence becoming better at their jobs and people management leading to higher retention and profitability. Manjiri feels that it is important for all to come to work with the same passion like it was their first day, it is important to bring in passion to work because doing things or getting them done is not the sole objective. The focus should also be in bringing excellence.

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The Scenario for Corporate Training Manjiri candidly explains that in the most cynical of scenarios, training has been perceived as a “nice to have” activity championed by HR and L&D teams and a “break” from work. There are two fundamental reasons for this flawed perception. The first is that what is taught in a training session remains confined to the classroom. If a homily is delivered to the training participant in a uni-directional manner (trainer talking at the participants), the sessions are bound to be boring and unlikely to stick. Moreover, as participants are not able to make the connection between the concepts taught in the class and their actual work, they could develop a cynical approach towards training – as a waste of time or “break from work”. Unfortunately, the approach towards training has also been in the direction of “filling up training hours” with little concern for relevance of content and quality of delivery.

At the surface level, training companies tend to look just the same and offer services which are quite similar to each other. The differentiators lie in the training provider’s ability to capture the precise outcome expected as a result of the training, the ability to design unique, high quality content and deliver this content in an engaging manner. Also, important today, is to use standard training programmes and customise them to the individual learning styles and needs of participants and employers. This is best achieved through blended learning using the right mix of face-time with the trainer, individual/group coaching, online modules, prework and assignments.

Manjiri further added “I am as good as my team is. This makes it all the more important for me to ensure that I provide them opportunities to work in varied areas and challenges for them to work upon. Satisfaction with the mediocre may make a person complacent dampening the zeal to bring in excellence into your work”

Learning for Manjiri has always been a continuous process when asked about being inspired; she truly feels that she has learned from all the people she has met in her life. From what she should do to what she shouldn’t, everything, and all of it has helped her in growing both personally and professionally.

All the research work starts right at the clients’ place for GTT team. They design and deliver highly customized training modules to ensure that it has a high impact on the audience resulting in them growing as an individual and as a professional too. Research and development are important to understand the crux of the matter and to gauge the pulse of the audience in order to map a solution to their business challenges.

Clients and the Market

Values and Ethos for all

The effectiveness of the organization depends on the competence of the employees, leaders, managers, etc. A lot

Apart from work, Manjiri has authored five books with reputed publishers like McGraw Hill and Sage and writing continues to be a passion when time permits. Manjiri was among one of 12 professionals selected by LinkedIn amidst 13,000 applicants across the UK to assist Virgin Founder Sir Richard Branson to evaluate, train and mentor entrepreneurs pitching for a 1-Million-pound fund. Extremely valuable for Manjiri is precious time with family and close friends. Leisure for her is theatre and movies in English, Hindi and Marathi, swimming and reading.

of people at various levels tend to lack certain skills which do not allow them to perform their jobs in the best way possible.

On the personal front, the two causes close to her heart areenabling senior citizens to live active and happy lives and social mobility - helping the urban underprivileged break free from historical socio-economic entrapment.

The Hushed Feathers in the Cap

There is much more to a client relationship than fulfilling a mandate and raising an invoice. To begin with, everything we do for the client must address the client’s pain point or business objective. The starting point for designing any solution for a client is to understand what it is that is keeping the leaders at the client awake at night. And when the client knows that we have attempted to understand what they want to accomplish and have left no stone unturned to make this possible, there is appreciation, continued goodwill and acceptance in the true spirit of partnership.

• Lack of trust in leadership.

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Why does engagement matter for people at work? For those who are deployed for specific work, being engaged with their job, organization, and colleague play a crucial role in their overall satisfaction and experience. People become more energized and efficient and go beyond what is anticipated of them. Naturally, this influences their mental health at work and can positively impact those around them, such as colleagues and customers.

THE REASON INCLUDES:

10 TIPS TO BOOST

• More profitability.

• Better adoption of company Initiative

Now we know why engagement does matter. Now we need to act on that, so what step must you take? Today, we’ll be sharing tips to Boost Employee engagement. Consider these tips to improve employee engagement.

ENGAGEMENT MATTERS AT WORK BECAUSE IT:

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• Lack of recognition and reward.

• Lack of freedom at work.

Easy and simple, if your people don’t understand, what the goals really are, how can you expect your Goal to be me? Goals can change according to markets, so if the company has a new strategy or is taking a new direction. You must ensure that what you have about your work Goals and visions must be shared with employees. Those Companies’ leaders who communicate clearly, consistently, and transparently about their vision for the organization, they experience higher levels of employee trust and engagement.

• Better Customer Service

• Higher Employee stratification & Happiness.

1. COMMUNICATE YOUR COMPANY VISION & GOALS

• More other reasons too.

• Increase productivity.

Welcome to BCM, the place where you can upgrade yourself with new pieces of information on modern business ideas. Today, we will be trashing out modern cooperatives world’s one of the less developed cultures – employee engagement. Do you want to know – How to improve employee engagement? What are the tips to boost employee engagement? - stay with the discussion. But before moving ahead, we want to discuss – Why employees become disengaged and leave, or worse – they stay.

Unfortunately, many employees don’t feel like they know their company’s Goals and Visions. 40% of employees don’t know what their company stands for, while just 50% feel connected to their company’s mission.

In studies by the Queen School of Business and the Gallup Organization, disengaged employees had 37% absenteeism, 49% more accidents, and 60% more errors and defects. In organizations with low employee engagement scores, they experienced 18% lower productivity, 16% lower profitability, 37% lower job growth, and 65% lower shear price over time.

• Improve employee loyalty.

mployee engagement is one of the most popular yet misunderstood organizational topics. It is a key competitive differentiator in the modern business landscape. And, unsurprisingly highly engaged employees are productive, and also it turns workers into your best advocates. This isn’t only my thoughts. It is a proven study.

4. BE APPROACHABLE AND VISIBLE

2. LEAD WITH OPTIMISM

As we all know, leaders of companies play a crucial role in fostering employee engagement. Projecting a positive attitude about the company, work culture, professional role, and life, in general, can have a positive impact on employee engagement. In addition to being skilled and competent bosses, leaders act as role models by setting a professional, positive tone and leading by example. Beginning each day with an optimistic outlook can provide an energy boost that improves employee engagement and morale.

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Fostering a culture of trust and respect improves employee engagement and plays a crucial role in strengthening work stratification. A friendly work environment that emphasizes teamwork and makes them feel great among all employees at all levels of the organization improves interpersonal and organizational trust, employee engagement, and an overall sense of community. This is another suggestion to improve employee engagement.

3. CREATE A HEALTHY AND POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT

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As a leader, you must be visible, available, and approachable at the workplace. An effective leader engages with employees’ families - not to spy on them but rather to genuinely interact and speak and to be there for team members. Many high rankers

keep an open-door policy - allowing employees to come and share their idea with their bosses. However, it could be better if a leader walks through it on his, or her way to spending meaningful time in the workstation to build healthy engagement with their team members.

One of the best ways to boost employee engagement is to understand the career goals of your team members. It is a great idea to encourage and help your team members to work toward their higher aspirations by giving them time to learn new skills to enhance their careers. It ensures employees that their job in your company helps them get close to their goals. The goals lie in working on an innovative project for the company itself. You can also encourage your employees to develop personal projects and implement creative ideas. Apple CEO Tim Cook allows certain employees to spend 20% of their work time pursuing a new project that may help Apple. You can do something like that.

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Another way to build employee engagement is to provide your employees flexibility for work. Flexibility has been shown to improve employees’ well-being, company culture, engagement, and more.

5. ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND LEARNING

So, identify your good performer and find opportunities to push them, who have room to grow. If promotion isn’t available, give them valuable and challenging tasks so that they will work on to grow within their current role.

6. BOOST INTERPERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST

7. RECOGNIZE & REWARD WELL PERFORMS

ENCOURAGE AND LEARNING

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Great leaders keep their word, inspire employees, and build confidence & trust among team members interpersonal trust must be earned, and both stem from an intentional effort to follow through and align one’s behavior and values with the institutional vision, mission, and shared values. A good leader develops good work culture where each employee is treated with respect and civility and trusted to fulfill the organization’s strategic goals. They foster an environment where meaningful, frequent, and open communication takes place. Applying such factors can create a beautiful environment where employees feel appreciated and thus become highly motivated to accomplish their work.

Employees succeed when they understand and accept their performances, have the essential resources to get the job done and receive ongoing feedback about meeting their goals. They want to know that the work they are doing is worth it. If employees are not sure about their performance or if their contribution isn’t recognized, they may assume that their work isn’t worthwhile or meaningful. The performance feedback helps employees feel engaged and involved.

10. ALLOW FLEXIBILITY

8. PROVIDE MEANINGFUL WORK

We are motivated by the desire to do good work, practice our creativity and feel like we are making difference for the better. Drive’s author claims that those people who do engage in meaningful work perform on a higher level, make more effort, and want to make your company more successful and profitable. Today’s employees who spend 8 hours at your workplace – want to be doing meaningful work that fulfills them on a deeper level rather than simply punching time cards. Therefore, leaders should provide meaningful work - ask them to define it for themselves and suggest ways to accomplish it.

9. SET CLEAR GOALS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK

According to a Gallup report, employee engagement improves when employees spend some time working remotely and some time working at the workplace with their colleagues. Weekly face time with the team and managers seems to affect engagement. The optimal engagement increases when people spend 60% to 80% of their time working off-site- or three-four days in a five-day workweek.

Though most leaders agree that recognition on the job is essential, they also accept that they don’t regularly acknowledge employees for their good performance. This is one of the major factors that lead to disengagement toward work. Whereas rewarding and recognizing employees lead to greater employee engagement.

An Ace venture for the Corporate and Individual Professionals to Acquire Superlative Skill Development Training

Palium Skills® has emerged as a ‘Top Quality Corporate Training Provider’ within a very short span of time, which renders skill enhancement trainings to corporates, institutes, and individuals. These trainings are conducted at client locations or at its learning centers across India. It focusses on superlative quality of training service attracts a plethora of domestic and International professionals to enroll in the company’s fast-track and regular skill enhancement courses. Ace trainers from the company often fly down to deliver International trainings at cities like Colombo, Muscat and Kuwait City. Besides, they also deliver online trainings for global participants from Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia.

The prominent personalities behind the superlative organization are Saurabh Pal, Barindra De, and Shrabana Pal. Saurabh is an IT Professional with more than 25 years of

Shrabana has a background of Commerce and Accounting domain. She is responsible for Accounting, back-office support and administration activities. She is also in-charge of the South Kolkata center. After work, she is busy with her family and grooming and guiding her 2 young daughters through their growing years.

experience in IT Services and Project Management in India, Middle East, UK, and USA having honed his skills at PwC, IBM and other global MNCs. His expertise lies in Project Management and IT Service Management domains. Due to his vast knowledge he is a key faculty member who renders qualitative training to corporates. He was working in a cozy job in Silicon Valley in USA before being bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and returning to India and starting this venture.

Barindra is the person in charge of Business Development Activities and has been associated with the organization since its infancy, and is the key person who interacts with corporates and other entities. He has gathered a paramount Marketing experience working with MNCs like Philips and Anderson Printing. He is also in-charge of the Salt Lake Center.

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About the Company Information and Technology has evolved into a key success factor for corporates and individuals. Its share of services has grown significantly and career options have grown tremendously. Palium has focused on this sector to grow into a Corporate training player. To assert the notion, Palium has remarkably contributed its part in the arena. Palium Software Services Private Limited is the official name of the organization, and registered under the Ministry of Company Affairs. The venture offers Training expertise, Consulting, and Staffing services to the aspirants. Training services are delivered under the brand name of Palium Skills®- a registered trademark of the company. Palium was registered and incepted in 2012 to provide the exemplary services.

Palium is associated with a multitude of corporates such as Adani Wilmar, ITC, Braithwaite, CESC, CMS, Conacent, Crescent Foundry, Dalmia Bharat, Electrosteel, Exide Industries, Fenesta Glass, Flaktwoods, Goodricke Group, Haldia Energy Limited, Hindustan Copper, Hitachi HiRel, Hindusthan Steelworks, JUSCO, MACO Corporation, Mallcom Private Ltd., North Odisha Chamber of Commerce, , Oracle University, Price Waterhouse Coopers, SAIL, SREI,

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Entrepreneur’s interests apart from work

As our economy is advancing, people are becoming robots more or less by working 8-9 hours continuously in

A message to the Readers of Business Connect Business requires long term sustenance through core values like honesty, transparency and team work unfortunately there is no short-cut. Profit making should not be the only aim for the corporate entity. Promoters put in a lot of efforts to build a start-up which should be assiduously protected to avoid falling prey to short-term motivators like growth, money making and dishonest means.

For inspiration, they look at the people in service industries to understand the key areas of development. Interacting with renowned corporates helps them to understand what they are doing wrong, and where they need to improve and focus the energies.

The prime focus of the company is to provide excellent trainings to customers through an exuberant team of experienced trainers. The venture’s core mantra is, “We promise what we deliver and we deliver what we promise. The current market trends are towards online training and flexible timings as per their availability. Palium also facilitates the trainers to achieve advanced skills in emerging domains like Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Cloud

air-conditioned cubicles. To switch off from this hectic life style, one needs to engage in activities apart from work. Entrepreneurs’ of Palium are interested in reading, community service, browsing, and studying about other startups. Adding to it, work makes them to travel on a regular basis which gives an opportunity to relax and rejuvenate their souls.

To spend quality time with family, they have made a point to go on a vacation once every year coinciding with the term break of the kids. They have explored a number of places together such as Andaman – Port Blair & Havelock, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Palium has an engagement with a bevy of colleges; it imparts trainings to colleges such as Raffles Millenium International, KL University’s Business School, Pune Institute of Business Management, Bhartia Vidya Bhavan, ASM College of Engineering, IMERT, CCCT, SITCOE, KM Vasudevan Pillai College, HOCET, RAIT and Usha Rama Reddy College of

For an existence of the organization, workforce is an integral part of the company, and acts as a pilot. It is the liability of an organization to keep its employees’ content, happy and motivated. In Palium, employees are provided utmost independence, so that they can take decisions in the best interest of the company. Henceforth, it gives a sense of ownership and belongingness. Additionally, to appreciate and recognize the contribution of employees and trainers, the company organizes annual events where faculty members and employees are recognized for their contribution.

Syndicate Bank, Taj Group of Hotels,Texmaco, Times Group, Voltas, and a growing number of corporate houses.

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Skill Development is an indispensable initiative taken by the government at both central and state levels. However, it focuses more on delivering low cost trainings, but the quality cannot be ensured at low cost. For the betterment of startups, there should be a reduction in GST rates for skill development, so that it can become more affordable for everyone because ultimately costs are borne by the people at large.

also delivers training in partnership with Oracle Corporation. Expanding the horizons, On the international front, it has delivered training to Austrian Development Authority in Bhutan, Bangladesh Biman, Sri Lanka Telecom, Colombo, Kuwait Stock Exchange, Kuwait Oil Company, Haya Water, Ministry of Defence in Oman, and the list goes on.

On the societal forefronts, the company contributes on a yearly basis to charitable organizations like Bharat Sevashram Sangha. It also offers technical training to individuals from an economically challenged background, at a discount or minimal cost. The next step in the noble cause is to form a Foundation and helps the poorer section of society by offering them food and medical facilities at affordable rates.

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The most influential person in Saurabh’s life, who is a director of Palium, is his father, who constantly motivates him for his hard work, and keeps driving him to achieve higher objectives. His father had started from a very humble position in the then Caltex company and over the years rose to retire as a DGM,

Entrepreneurs ought to focus on the long-term values rather than immediate returns. Being an entrepreneur is a tough decision and requires tremendous support from the family. Initially, future entrepreneurs need to make sacrifices in terms of vacation, family time, and weekends which will ultimately result in enormous growth and success. The journey is painful but the destination is wonderful!

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2. VIPERTEK STUN GUNS:

Because of its bright light and electrical popping, the VIPERTEK stun gun, which is not much larger than a magic marker, stops attackers in their tracks. If that’s not enough, the VIPERTEK’s high voltage shock will buy you some extra time to strike and get away. The tough aircraft grade aluminium used to make this rechargeable stun gun is small enough to fit in your pocket or purse. For other emergencies, it can also work as a 350lumen flashlight. Surely, this gadget is among the Top 10 Gadgets That Give You Superpowers.

Technology

The possibility of disaster in a home knows no limit. In many home and auto appliances, carbon monoxide—an odourless, colourless gas—can be found. Toxic effects and even death can result from indoor carbon monoxide exposure. According to CDC data, carbon monoxide poisoning causes more than 20,000 emergency room visits and more than 400 American deaths each year. The installation of a carbon monoxide detector is among the best ways to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.

The duality of the universe never lets the world stay a safe and secure place. There is always good vs bad. No matter how many years humans have completed on the earth, they still have insecurity and aggression in them. In today’s digital age, anything can be completed in a split second with the swipe of a finger. All thanks to the cutting-edge technologies that have greatly simplified our lives and given us a sort of superpower. Their amazing inventions have not only made our lives simpler, but also safer and more secure. Technological advancements have made it simpler for people to stay safe and secure themselves in the best and latest way possible. Here, we offer you an insight of Top 10 Excellent Gadgets that can Improve Safety and Security in your Life. Read on!

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1. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS:

Amazing Devices to Enhance Security and Safety in

The CDC suggests inspecting or replacing batteries twice a year and changing the detector every five years. Aside from removing or regularly maintaining appliances that may be leaking carbon monoxide, you can lessen your risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

4. SCHLAGE SENSE SMART DEADBOLT

Car Dash Camera is one of the Top 10 Gadgets for Cars. Even though a car dash camera is not a mandatory piece of equipment for drivers, it is unquestionably an important tool that can be very beneficial. A car dash camera’s job is to capture and store videos of your entire trip. These cameras, as their name suggests, are mounted on the car’s dashboard and they record everything that occurs both inside and outside the vehicle. Given this, these cameras can be very useful in unintentional situations. They will distinctly demonstrate who was at fault and how the entire accident occurred. In addition, there are numerous other reasons to install a dash camera.

5. PERSONAL KEYCHAIN ALARMS

3. SMART LOCKS

6. CAR DASH CAMERA

You’d think burglars would adore the Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt since there are several ways to open it. However, the $229 Apple HomeKitcompatible lock is a great way to deter thieves if they decide to kick the door in because it has an inbuilt alarm ready to frighten them away. The Bluetooth-enabled deadbolt has a satin nickel or matte black finish to match most handle sets, and it requires a key and a keycode to open via Siri or the Schlage Sense app. Additionally, you can programme a “goodnight Siri” scene using HomeKit to make sure your door is locked and your lights are off when you go to bed.

The days of locking the doors and guarding the keys like they were the world’s greatest treasure are long gone. Your keys don’t need to be hidden away in your pocket any longer. Just use smart locks to lock your door wirelessly and without a key. Smart locks are actually technology-enabled locks that give you the freedom to lock and unlock your door with an authorised device. Your phone, a smartwatch, or any other type of device could be the item. The authorization procedure is carried out by the smart lock system using a wireless protocol. No matter how sophisticated the tools or devices that the thieves use to compromise the security are, there is no chance of breaching these types of locks.

A personal alarm keychain is a great accessory choice if you live in a big city or are simply concerned about your personal security in a world of kidnappers and other irrational criminals. When you press the button on a personal keychain alarm, it emits a piercing alarm and is attached to your keyring or purse. It is compact and versatile with a variety of forms and features. Personal alarm keychains can be made to look like tiny teddy bears, or they can have whistles or LED lights in case you need to frighten away a potential kidnapper so you can escape.

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7. BEON LED BULBS:

10. DOORBELL CAMERA:

Bonus Excellent Gadget

The LifeSaver Bottle enables you to use water from natural sources like ponds, lakes, and rivers to stay hydrated while safeguarding you against waterborne viruses, bacteria, or cysts when you are separated from a dependable source of clean water. With the LifeSaver Bottle, you can endure and thrive in even the most challenging environments, whether you’re camping, travelling, or preparing for an emergency. Up to 6,000 litres of water can be filtered by the replaceable cartridge.

Burglars frequently use the doorbell or knock to see if anyone is home before breaking in. However, opening the door doesn’t always scare them away; sometimes all it takes is turning on a light to get them to leave. You don’t even have to be at home to turn on a BeON LED bulb.

9. SMOKE DETECTORS:

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These smart bulbs, which start at $199 for a set of three, can do a lot of cool things, like figure out your lighting schedule so they can turn on and off your lights even when you’re not home. Their most security-conscious achievement is turning the lights on when it hears that recognisable dingdong thanks to an embedded microphone that can be trained to detect a doorbell.

8. LIFESAVER BOTTLE:

Installing smart smoke detectors and ensuring they function properly are two of the most fundamental safety precautions everyone should take to safeguard their home. It is also one of the Top 10 Gadgets You Must Have in your premises.

Lifesaver bottles are among the Top 10 Gadgets in The World. This gadget could save your life if you ever find yourself stranded somewhere without access to potable water.

To keep an eye on what happens inside the four walls, security cameras are typically installed inside the rooms. Without opening the doors, how would you be able to tell who is knocking? Therefore, this is where the doorbell camera is useful. You can easily see who is outside the door even if you don’t tell them by simply installing one on the door. So, it lessens the possibility of unauthorized entry by strangers. If you have a doorbell camera installed on your door, you can easily communicate with a stranger who knocks on your door and wants to talk to you without having to open it. The Doorbell camera is one of the Top 10 Electronic Gadgets for Home that every home must have.

The Red Cross claims that having a fire alarm reduces the chance of dying in a fire by 50%. According to the National Fire Alarm Code, batteryoperated smoke detectors must be installed in every bedroom, outside of every sleeping area, and on every level of the house. Therefore, there’s a good chance that your house already has everything you need. But it’s also crucial to change the batteries regularly; the suggested interval is once a year. Additionally, every 10 years the smoke detector itself needs to be replaced.

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Workforce Development as an Art

Krishna R Ramamurthy - Krish Founder & Chief Learning Officer

“85 percent of people don’t change because they don’t know the “Art of Managing Brain”. We are not managing Brain! Brain is managing us!” says Krishna R RamamurthyChangeKrish.

Potential Genesis HR Services

“All the work that we do in executive coaching & training space is based on neuroscience. We clearly understand how brain is the base for feeling, emotion and thinking, self-regulation and thus we are able to maximize outcome.”

initiatives in organisations are less successful as any change is often perceived as threat. Change initiatives fail to position change as a “reward”. Take the case of AI and the fear of future because of it. Papers and blogs present the coming of Artificial Intelligence as a threat. The same thing had happened with PC coming into existence.

The corporate culture is dynamic, fastpaced and challenging. To a newbie, simply surviving in this breathtaking arena can be quite a task. Corporate training institutes help the new and fresh minds get acquainted with this culture, and Potential Genesis is one of the best ones, intent at developing the Potentialworkforce.Genesis

is a global organization dedicated to “Igniting Potential” by enabling you to progress your “Personal Growth and Development Journey”.

Today the company has initiated a “community approach” to working relationship with his people. Our people are called community members who work as members and not employees. The company has a novel “Work-EarnLearn” approach to engage people. Within four years of its inception, the company has already been slotted in the top 20 best workforce development company in India in 2018.

Started in 2014, the company bestows Executive Coaching & Training Services. Krishna R Ramamurthy - Krish’s personal experience of three decades laid the foundation for Potential Genesis’ neuroscience-based people development initiative. Framing its services into triangle format where relationship is put on the top, and feeling & emotion and thinking are placed at different corners, the firm enables workforce to deal with their intrapersonal transformation and conveniently move

The transformation at individual or organizational level needs continuous attention to new possibilities & behaviours (reward response) rather than on resisting learning and staying with existing behaviour or thinking (threat response). “Habits never die. They can only be made unconscious”. Making the habit unconscious is the art of people development.

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Differentiating Factors

They teach leaders to deploy all five-sense neural highways, which aid them to understand how current generation workforce works, thinks, feels and behave.

At Potential Genesis all the people and organisation development initiatives are based on minimizing threat and maximizing reward.

Catering on three key strategies, 4D (diagnose, design, develop and deliver), Digi Flip and Learning Honey Comb Model, Potential Genesis crafts a ‘Fit for Purpose’ solution based on Solo-Taxanomy for clients. With five generations at workplace and populated with digital bohemians, the venture recognizes the learning need for the new generation, where in its strategy is to flex delivery for both entrepreneurs and employees. Its accredited coach training program (based on neuroscience) from International Coach Federation- ICF is uniquely designed for individuals to become certified coaches form ICF. Potential Genesis is the only Indian organization to offer coaching based on neuroscience.

beyond their comfort zone by stretching their brain to align with an individual’s behavioural preferences or preferred ways for working. It connects the neural pathways of both individuals, as well as organizations towards pursuing the work, thereby improving their performance and helping them to facilitate positive change and lead more effectively.

Always in pursuit of offering high quality &cost-effective training, Potential Genesis collaborates with different organizations (International Coach Federation, Tracom, BOSI and de Bono Thinking Systems). The company is looking forward to expand its in-house and external coaching certification programs and footprints in cities like Pune & Mumbai, and endeavours to offer small duration training programs virtually to people.

The company utilizes brain-based, process-focused and outcome-driven framework & methodologies to design customized people development solution – Executive Coaching &Training for business drivability. “All the work that we do in executive coaching & training space is based on neuroscience. We clearly understand how brain is the base for feeling, emotion and thinking, self-regulation and thus we are able to maximize outcome,” proclaims Krishna R Ramamurthy - Krish, Founder & Chief Learning Officer at Potential Genesis HR Services.

The four stages of learning, Unconscious incompetence, Conscious incompetence, Conscious competence, Unconscious competence, need no explanation. But consider this perspective: development happens when a learner deliberately, consciously and purposefully, and constantly moves from Unconscious competence to Conscious Incompetence and makes his way to conscious competence and back to unconscious Incompetence. The fast development of technology requires all of us to go through this cycle. The individual who is adaptable and flexible to this cycle will eventually thrive and succeed in the VUCA world. Brain likes novelty.

The company clearly differentiates between training & coaching, and uses methodologies such as story building (using pictographs & ideographs) and bite-size leaning to deliver the training by flipped classroom technology effectively. Potential Genesis performs one-to-one & group coaching and adapts people for training wherein these training are later converted into sub classroom. “We take people in large sizes, break them into small groups and setup learning centres in room loaded with features of learning centre and presentations happen around those learning centres. The idea is to present that brain is behind the learning,“ adds Krishna R Ramamurthy - Krish. These sessions not only enable students/executives to learn the concept and application of the concept rather than just remembering names & terminologies, but also help them to balance two different sets of thinking (western & eastern) and relate with various people/clients across geography. This helps the client to get return on investment of training –a most critical need of all the organization.

There’s a region in our midbrain called the substantia nigra/ ventral segmental area or SN/VTA. This is essentially the major “novelty centre” of the brain, which responds to novel stimuli. The SN/VTA is closely linked to areas of the brain called the hippocampus and the amygdala, both of which play large roles in learning and memory. The hippocampus compares stimuli against existing memories, while the amygdala responds to emotional stimuli and strengthens associated long-term memories.

Talking about the new services, Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal noted in the blog post that people can “order and relish legendary dishes like baked rosogollas from Kolkata, kebabs from Lucknow, biryani from Hyderabad, Mysore pak from Bengaluru, butter chicken from Old Delhi, or pyaaz kachori from Jaipur.”

Zomato on Wednesday (August 31) launched ‘Intercity Legends’, a pilot project that lets users order iconic dishes from any Indian city to various cities in the country.

New Services To Deliver DIFFERENTFROM CITIES

Your order will be delivered to your city via flight/road, therefore it could take around a day to reach. Goyal noted in the blog that the order can be reheated, refried.

“We at Zomato have put together some of the best problem solvers and product makers to find a way to bring popular cuisine from cities across India to your doorstep,” the blog read.

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• Founders: Deepinder Goyal; Pankaj Chaddah

According to Goyal, the company is currently “piloting this for select users in Gurugram and regions of South Delhi.”

• Owner: Info Edge (18.6%); Uber (9.1%); Alipay Singapore (8.3%); Antfin Singa pore (8.2%)

• Headquarters: Gurgaon, Haryana, India

“There is a jewel hidden in every nook and corner of India. With over 100 airports and a rich spread of India’s most iconic cuisine, the sky is the limit on how big an intercity legend can become,” Goyal said. Goyal said.

“Iconic Foods” from different cities can be ordered from Zomato’s “Intercity Legends” and it will be transported through flights. According to the company’s founder and CEO Depinder Goyal, mobile refrigeration technology maintains food without the need to freeze or add any preservatives as it is freshly prepared by restaurants and packed in reusable and tam per-proof containers. When you receive the order you can microwave, air-fry, or pan-fry before eating.

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• Number of employees: 5,000+

How Zomato’s “Intercity Legend” works:

• Founded: July 2008; 14 years ago

Zomato will also take cognizance of the quality of the food. Specific dishes that can be ordered using Intercity Legends ser vices have undergone laboratory testing to ensure that the aroma, texture, and taste remain of the highest quality.

The visionary!

Detailed Understanding of the Company’s profile and its services “YOU Can Change”, as the name indicates, is an organization to bring a positive change among the youngsters. Ravi Arora, on the very notion of igniting a change, had laid a foundation of an incredible organization in Ahmedabad. The purpose is to identify the hidden potential, and use it to grow as an individual. Unleashing the talent inside, and utilizing it in a productive way, one can constantly improve and develop themselves. The venture tries to develop an unbeatable confidence among individuals and organizations associated with it through guided efforts and structured trainings, so that they can become a better version of themselves.

“We cannot deny change; it needs to be accepted wholeheartedly for advancement”

With a positive orientation, commitment, and proper guidance, YOU Can Change!

“There is no substitute for hard work and any startup should be prepared for the gestation period of 2 to 3 years to see something profitable build up.”

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In a conversation with Business Connect Magazine, Ravi Arora, Director, YOU Can Change, talks about offering a number of solutions suitable for Individuals and corporate.

The only challenge we faced was to make sure that the client could differentiate between us and the average service provider. The biggest challenge was always to win their trust and deliver as per their expectations and more. This philosophy of “delivering more than the expectation” helped to create a good brand image within this short duration of 5 years.

An Institution incorporated to assist Organizations and Individuals to unleash the hidden potential

Ravi: Behind every success story, there is a struggle and that helps you to get better and stronger. Since we started this venture after having 22-23 years of experience of working in various industries and having gone through many ups and downs, the prior experiences helped us in making efficient and effective decisions and the outcome also went broadly as per expectations.

The mantra:

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‘You can Change’- a belief which is based on the truest philosophy which says that a ‘change’ is the only constant thing in life; it is inevitable. One cannot simply ignore it , if he or she desires to go ahead and grow. Henceforth, to make sure the change is positive, one needs to keep on learning, adopting, and transforming. For bringing a layer of change for multiple organizations, the company helps them through its exemplary corporate trainings. On the other hand, for individuals to excel, it provides an aid through Corporate English Communication Courses, Personality Development programs, Soft Skills training, Life Skills training, Motivational workshops, Language development programs, and Image Consulting Services. The curriculum includes training, counseling and mentoring as well.

Business Connect: Did everything come easy, or you have your story of struggle?

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Ravi Arora

Ravi: Education and skills development is the fastest growing industry today. There is a huge gap between the skills developed by the education system and the skills required in professional life. Startups are coming up to fill this gap but everyone who is coming in this field will always have their own way of delivering it so that is always a differentiating factor.

Business Connect: Did you see any transformation happening for startups, over the years in your field?

Ravi Arora, Director, Master’s in Business Administration from a reputed institute with specialization in Marketing, is a dedicated, hardworking and result oriented professional. Having 22 years of rich corporate experience in Sales, Marketing, Training, and Customer Service, he started his career as an executive and reached senior positions. Worked in Top Corporates and MNC’s like; Bharti Airtel Ltd., HFCL Infotel Ltd., Modi Industries, DuPont Sportswear Ltd and Blue Dart Express Ltd. on several senior positions across India and handled various responsibilities.

YOU Can Change,

Ravi Arora and YOU Can Change together aim to sync with the Government’s aim which talks about developing and polishing the skills of young India, which will help in amplifying the employment opportunities for the existing youth and the future.

Business Connect: What kind of clients do you serve any special mentions?

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Business Connect: Do you still come back to work with the same zeal, like you did when you started?

Business Connect: How do you keep pace with the changing market trends?

Ravi: Even more than that, I would say. I believe that our enthusiasm is increasing with each day. When we started, we had zeal about putting our best efforts to make it a success but with each growing phase and success, our selfconfidence and enthusiasm has also increased. Now, we are enthusiastic about expanding our horizon, get involved in various other streams and putting our best efforts to maintain our reputation.

Ravi: The market is challenging and I believe every market with potential is always challenging. The consumer or client always has multiple options and makes things competitive and full of struggle to mark your presence. But, at the same time, it keeps you on your toes and pushes you to perform your best, give your best and be the best!

Business Connect: Who is your role model in the business/ entrepreneurial world and what have you learned from the person?

Ravi: We are lucky to be in a field where we don’t need to do something extra to give back to society. The reason we started “YOU Can Change” in itself is a cause. We help people in need by providing them support, counseling, mentoring, making them employable and some of our programs are helping to fight with depression, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, etc.

Ravi: We are serving a wide range of industries like Hospitals, Insurance, Banking, IT, Telecom, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG and various Service Industries.

Business Connect: How do you ensure unbreakable faith of clients in your company?

Ravi: Business or companies can’t be run by a single person, no matter how good or talented one could be. Having a good team is a key to success and smooth running for any venture. We don’t look at people as our employees rather we believe

Business Connect: How are you giving back to society (CSR, if any)?

We are very fortunate to have some of the biggest names ranging from MNCs to National level companies like Adani group, Bharti Airtel, GE, Narayana Hospital, Gardner Denver, Volkswagen, Polycab Wires, Ball Aerocan, Trelleborg Marine Systems, etc.

Business Connect: Do you believe R&D is essential for the growth of the company?

Ravi Arora.

Business Connect: How necessary do you feel is it to keep your employees content, how do you ensure it?

Ravi: Honest delivery and putting your 100%. Giving more than what we commit has been our endeavor for each and every customer, whether it is individual or corporate.

“I believe we are completely unique in each and every way. Right from the reason behind starting this organization to the way we are running it, differentiates us.”

Ravi: According to our philosophy, the only thing constant is change. Being aware of the dynamic market we are always changing with respect to the content, with respect to our positioning and with respect to attracting the new target audience.

Business Connect: In terms of your market, what do you feel the future holds for entrepreneurs?

in making them part of our team. A healthy team spirit ensures efficiency, effectiveness, and performance.

Ravi: Yes of course! Being in the field of education and learning, we believe that learning is a constant process and one needs to keep on doing research and knowledge enrichment to sharpen oneself. As far as our courses and training are concerned we keep on doing R & D about adding the new skills which can be helpful in enhancing employability, career development, and self-enrichment.

Ravi: We learn from all of them and still strive to be unique and have our own unique style. We believe in learning from everyone and anyone, still we don’t have a particular name to look up to. We learn from our clients, we learn from our mistakes and we even try to learn from our competitors; however, we adopt everything in our own unique way. So far, we found ourselves as the market trend setter and although it becomes a little challenging when we find ourselves being copied by our competitors but then as they say “Imitation is the best form of flattery! “

Ravi, apart from work, also is an avid reader and reading keeps him relaxed and increases his knowledge. He believes in the old fashioned way of reading books and this interest was cultivated very early in school where his interest became a passion and library became his favorite place to relax and unwind. He also is a family man and likes to spend quality time with his family and go on long drives.

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