PEBBLES, PETALS AND PEARLS

Book excerpt: Ambition, Aspiration and Wishful thinking alone does not ensure success to a corporate manager or entrepreneur unless backed by hard work and knowledge gained from personal experience or learning from shared experiences. Any qualifying degree in management, engineering, science etc is just a passport to enter into an organisation as a rough stone falls into a river water, over a period by induction, training and organisational exposure, and peer group interaction becomes a soft and well-rounded pebble that aspires to become a petal attracting attention from professional groups, soon a higher responsibility in a functional area adores. “A Rose is a Rose call it by any other name” Mr. Manager, wouldn’t you like to brand one yourself? In everyone’s life’s there comes a phase of self-actualisation by virtue of gaining pearls of wisdom, wealth, honour societal recognition. Similarly all successful corporate managers enjoy the same as pearl after two stages of transformation - pebbles and petals. Now what’s in store for an entrepreneur? Though an entrepreneur faces several functional challenges like production, marketing, finance, HR etc but after the two stages of struggle and success as pebble and petal, one is sure to enjoy the fruits of labour. He gains not only pearls of wisdom, power, position and wealth in abundance opening channels for vertical and horizontal growth opportunities etc. The author in his creative mood covered the contents to give an overview of several management topics with personal anecdotes and success stories. This edition will surely self-help, improve performance and make one a leader. Good Luck