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March 10, 2005
In Search of a New HP Way
“If you were to be advising the board of HP, what would you say,” a friend and a CEO of a services company asked me. He knows that I am an advisor to CEOs and boards for the past 17 years. And that I help them to identify their company DNA and see whether potential candidates for executive positions have a personal DNA that aligns with that of the company. “Now that Carly Fiorina has resigned from the company”, my friend said, “the HP board has another opportunity to restore the legend of HP. Would you recommend that they...Posted by pkaipa at 05:19 PM | Comments (156) | TrackBack
March 17, 2005
Innovation and Vedanta:
Taittiriya Upanishad talked about the Creation process: First came Aakaash (Space) – No shape, infinite possibilities. In infinite space, there is no movement. Then came Vayu (Air) – The flow of air is the flow of life. It has two sensory characteristics - Sound & Touch Then came Agni (Fire) – It is connected with Buddhi (intelligence). It gives the vision – the ability to see. Then came Aapa (Water) – Along with air, it sustains life. It enables taste. Then came Prithvi (Earth) – It provides the grounding, the stability. It creates smell. These are called the pancha...Posted by pkaipa at 12:18 PM | Comments (330) | TrackBack
Innovation and Vedanta: Q &A
These are some questions Mahesh had raised and were answered by Prasad: What is the connection of Innovation and Vedanta? Is creativity congruent with Vedantic philosophy and teachings? Innovation is considered to be part of growth, management and development according to Hindu Scriptures if I interpret it rightly. There are two kinds of knowledge that Upanishads talk about – Para Vidya and Apara Vidya. While Para Vidya is about self realization, Apara Vidya is about excelling in the external world and innovation could very well be part of Apara Vidya. Creativity by itself is considered to be a lower world...Posted by pkaipa at 01:04 PM | Comments (164) | TrackBack
March 21, 2005
Pain, Awareness, Gunas and Creativity
When some people are angry or depressed or have pain, they have demonstrated creativity. There are great writers and artists who have struggled with depression, pain and suffering in their own lives, and channeled their emotions in a way to bring creativity in their work. Emotions, negative and positive, put a person in touch with one’s body and breathing, which helps the person to be aware of himself or herself. It is said in Vedanta that strong emotions are vibrations of prana and dealing with emotions is the most effective in Pranamaya kosha. The stronger the emotion, for some people,...Posted by pkaipa at 01:05 PM | Comments (143) | TrackBack
March 22, 2005
What is your Core Incompetence?
This article was published in the November 2004 issue of Managementnext. You can see the table of contents of the current issue by going to http://managementnext.com/ Editor: Benedict Paramanand benedict@managementnext.com> Past successes are holding many companies and managers back from moving forward. Is there a way out? Theoretically, our core strengths alone are sufficient to move us forward with velocity towards living our larger purpose. But there are times when we have the nagging feeling that despite having identified a motivating purpose, we are not making fast enough progress. To resolve this dilemma, we must understand that each of us...Posted by pkaipa at 10:49 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 25, 2005
Following Passion, Controlling emotion
One thing that is special about this session is the number of people – 15. We used to have large crowds 20-30 attending and over time, we found that larger the crowd, lower the quality of conversation because of airtime and reflection issues. I found this session to work reasonably well even though we had to manage the flow of conversation so that no one person dominates it. I appreciate the support of the community. Two key questions came up in this week’s session: 1.What would you do if you had 10 million dollars -- Would you continue to do...Posted by Ragu at 12:53 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack