Monday, April 21, 2008

Leader should know how to manage failure..

India Knowledge@Wharton: Could you give an example, from your own experience, of how leaders should manage failure?

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

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

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

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

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

Friday, April 18, 2008

heart broken:(....

i didnt remember exactly when i saw tht ..nearly 3 yrs was over..but i still remember how my heart jumped into it when I watched it for the first time..
at tht time i came to hyd for some coaching n was walking in tht street which was near to my hostel ..i jus gave a glance look on one statue(it was lord shiva:) ) in one of the shop which was made by the plaster of paris n having gr8 look .. i was attracted lik anything n gone blindly into shop..My eyes were blinking lik stars while i am going closer to it n asked shopkeeper how much it was..and bought it at tht moment itself..yes it was mine now..i was soooo Happyyy at tht day for the feeling of mine...
i showed it to each n every frnd of mine vry proudly..felt gr8 when they complimented it..


but here gotcha some probs with my dad..He said "no it shuldnt be with u bcoz standing shiva statue would be in temple not with u otherwise it would be problem for u" lik tht :( ..i was shocked with this bcoz i simply loved it n wanna with me forever..i fought with him "no no i dont believe these type of stmts which contains no logic n moreover i have no sentiments abt it..if it gets probs for me then i am ready to face for it..etc etc.."


he left it with me by seeing my strong feeling for it..hmmmmmm i whishpered as"thank u shiva"...


from tht time onwards it was with me always ....


Today i was tired when i came from ofc n i was unnoticingly drawn things from it :(


It was fell down the floor n broken into pieces as my heart was broken while wathing it:(:(:(


it was really sickday in my lyf:(:(:(:(...













Thursday, April 17, 2008

nxt weekend :)..

how sweet he was...yup vry spl to me..he is none other than my cute bro ..
going to c him in nxt weekend..Hurrayy..
ofcourse i met him in sankranti (so many days was over ..:( )..i was vry ennoyed by this ..daily will remember his chattings and other stuff..
he will tell all the mischief what was done so far by him..i really love to listen those kinda stuff ;)
me always scold him abt his studies (do better lik tht ) in phn from the begining ,but he simply listen all the things silently later he simply ask me " nuv ela unnav" .....my heart was melt at this time n i jus stopped all the bore stuff n will start saying enjy bro:D ..he know how to face the situations in this younger age..vry vry smart boy:)
luv u dear....eagerly waiting to c u:)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Miracle..

life goes on...this quotation reminding in my mind very frequently in these days..
sooo many memories flashing in my mind abt our coll days (Happy days:D ) ..
ofcourse we didnt enjy tht much as shown in the movie but i lik to remember those days..
i was much innocent during my studies:p (ofcourse true :) )
now a days life seems to be vry routine... hmmmmm..
looking for a miracle to happen in my life:D