" CORRUPT " to " Uncorrupt "

India has been governed the corrupt way since long, so long that it has become an intrinsic to most of the system operations. Today's generation, being more educated and exposed to various cultures ,is raising soo much of hue and cry now about barring corrupt practics, tackle corruption headon , right to information and so on so forth.... trust me; many tried and lost , not because they didn't had the motivation or will to do so; but just that they used the wrong method. Corruption cannot be eradicated with "satyagrah" , it has to be a more contextual and implementable method to eradicate it.

lemme give you three reasons to use " corruption " to eradicate corruption ...

1. India has been governed by a legal system which was not developed for it, there has been a force fit of environment with the framework. Hence the current legal and administrative systems have flaws which allow loophole for corruption.

2. The system has grown used to " corruption " and has gained stagnation. It moves only when u "grease" the corrupt ingredients in the system.

3. A stand still system is "inefficient" and unproductive. A soft tool of corruption , if applied will " move " the system and improve it's efficiency.

There has to be an understanding that using corruption to make system eficient has to be with the the motive of implementing "regulation" from corruption not the otherwise.

This is an opening dialogue, a thought to feed on and a concept to build upon .

It's All About BUSINESS ,Reasons to Bid for "Aadhaar "

A Leading News Carrier has been posting a news on Business Outsourcing Process units in India having opted out of bidding for Contract for "Aadhaar" , the call center for Unique Identity project For India. With no reasons cited , there has been a delimma about the " Patriotic " business conduct in India. Lemme give them three reasons NOT to opt out from biddin for this project :

1. The scope of project is the Indian Population ( 600 Million by 2014 ), the revenue model ( what ever it may be ) would be enormous

2. Though there is no clarity about no. of calls and profitablity, but Since when did Business became about Predictablity

3. To be associated with a project which is touted to change the " indentity " of india, should be a matter of pride for a business house.

some business have to be outside " Profitablity " concerns.

COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS

Through my involvement and observation of systems of governance, I have realized that any government has following “systems” in place to run smoothly:

1. Governance systems
2. People systems

A fair and smooth running of government requires both the systems to “collaborate” with each other. The governance systems consist of various Laws laid down in our constitution and serve as guide to govern any state :

1. Governance systems provide structure to the people systems
2. People systems implement the structure irrespective of the need or desire for the structure designed

“AS IS” STATUS OF GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

1. Multi party system prevalent in government
2. Weak leadership, dependent on central government decision
3. Non involvement of people in governance of State leading to “weak” People System

PEOPLE SYSTEMS “IN ACTION”:

1. The government systems should include a feedback process to enable involvement and restructuring of system.
2. The feedback mechanism should consist of “direct’ involvement of people of state

PRIYANK'S COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

1. Inclusion of a feedback mechanism into the “systems” ( which in turn can be achieved by )
2. Direct involvement of people in governing the state,( leading to )
3. Dynamic governance which can be restructured (if required )

HOW TO EVOLVE PEOPLE SYSTEM

1. Nomination of people representatives who would act as “feedback” mechanism for the government systems. These nominations should be over and above the electoral selection
2. Unstable governments and costly mid-term elections can and should be avoided by electing Head Of State by secret and compulsory vote of all MLAs and people representatives.
3. Such an elected Head Of State may be removed only by the same process but with compulsion to name alternate leader in the same motion.

CONCLUSION:

The overall theme is that “Collaborative” Systems ensure dynamic and robust governance. This piece shows a completely alternative way of looking at a solution considering many variables and factors. The most important change recommended is of understanding that the “common man” of a state has to participate in governance of a state. Though some beginnings have been made, some experiments been piloted and worked, let this essay be the beginning of a dialogue and further research and thinking. There are noted gaps in the essay, which will get addressed in the versions released.

How to Build A Brand...

HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL BRAND J

[With references from my Mentor and colleagues]

Brands are something that really play an important part in revenue generation. Building a good brand, hence is most important for any firm .There are seven most important ingredients of BRAND BUILDING

Quality

Quality is a vital ingredient of a good brand. It is the “core benefits” – the things consumers expect. These must be delivered well, consistently. The branded computer that crashes often, or the oven that often falls apart when wet will never develop brand equity.

Positioning

Positioning is about the position a brand occupies in a market in the minds of consumers. Strong brands have a clear, often unique position in the target market and can be achieved through several means, including brand name, image, service standards, product guarantees, packaging and the way in which it is delivered.

Repositioning

Repositioning occurs when a brand tries to change its market position to reflect a change in consumer’s tastes. This is often required when a brand has become tired, perhaps because its original market has matured or has gone into decline.

Communications

Communications play a key role in building a successful brand. Brand positioning is essentially about customer perceptions and SHOULD be well communicated – with the objective to build a clearly defined position in the minds of the target audience.

First-mover advantage

In terms of brand development, by “first-mover” means that it is possible for the first successful brand in a market to create a clear positioning in the minds of target customers before the competition enters the market.

Long-term perspective

Brand building is indeed dependent on need to invest in the brand over the long-term. Building customer awareness, communicating the brand’s message and creating customer loyalty takes time. This means that firms must “invest” in a brand, perhaps at the expense of short-term profitability.

Internal marketing

Finally, Firms should ensure that the brand is marketed “internally” as well as externally. This is particularly important in service businesses where a critical part of the brand value is the type and quality of service that a customer receives.

Save My state ………. Too many Hands, No work for them

Save My state ………. Too many Hands, No work for them

Date : 10^th Feb

Place : Hotel Capitol hill , convention hall

Activity : “Jharkhand Yuva Manch” …. and kinna discussion of future

“Wow” I wondered… why does the strategy for upliftment of society and “empowering” the poor starts from a plush hotel convention room? I mean the best way to “strategize” the strategy would be with the people who are the end beneficiaries of them.

I was there at capitol hill convention, waiting for the “young “leaders of Jharkhand to show up and decide the roadmap for future developments. The meeting started and ended with “vande mataram”, but I could not find any “leader” speaking about solution to chaos in Jharkhand. I could not relate to what was being discuss there, may be coz I was the only “leader” in Jeans and tees while rest in Khadi .

I was not there to join another “political party”, I was there for discussing the roadway ahead,but was disappointed.That night I could not sleep much ….. no, it had nothing to do with the “leader “ in me….. it was load shedding of power…. My place still has 15 hrs of power out of 24 hrs.

“Why don’t you start from the place you live? “ Suggested a friend, “jagruti” should start from home. I took my car and drove to meet a friend of mine. He is BSc. Gold medalist from Ranchi University. Just wanted to know how “Jharkhand” has worked for its natives. The experience was an eye opener; his family had three first class BSc graduates, one Engineer and none with a job. With all that “adivaasi” quota mayhem, how could people who deserve job didn’t get one?

His dad was still hopeful, but pointed out “an empty mind and idle body is nation’s worst nightmare, if you don’t give them job, you make them worst enemies of society “

It did rang bells some where...... I wondered, ‘Jharkhand is rich with resources yet to be explored, then why people here are jobless, why don’t they find a job…or better still get self-employed ?’

Can YOU help me find my answer….. ?

Regards

Priyank Kishor

SAVE my State ....

Date :February 8^th

Place: Firayalal Chowk ,Ranchi, Jharkhand

Activity : effigy burning “ceremony “ of government of Jharkhand

“Wow” … I thought, can government by “effigified” ? And is it justified to blame a handful of people for present situation of Jharkhand? I don’t think so.

Since it’s conceivement, Jharkhand has been through a lot of post natal complications. Innumerable form of governments, various “well wishing” netas, Union governments and a nagging neighbor …. Jharkhand has seen it all. Still after about 10 years of subjection to mayhem both from administration and common man , my state hasn’t yet taken off for development. And by development I don’t mean broad roads , street lighting , CCDs or hukka points.

I mean are our people in Jharkhand have grown mature enough to take in the onus of development of state? I don’t think so. I don’t want to go into what the problems of Jharkhand are? There is no need to. Because most of the people are already doing that … I want to look out for options which could help my state. And I need your help for it

If we consider Jharkhand as an organization, there ought to be various stakeholders in it .Let me chalk out the various stakeholders in Jharkhand … it’s just one …. Common man in Jharkhand

Surprised? Confused? …. Even I was when I sat down to chalk out the stakeholders .

Every problem starts and ends with common people in Jharkhand, those who are satisfied with administration work with it , those who are not turn out to be Naxals …

I request you to kindly pour in your views about how to empower the common man in Jharkhand to make MY State a better place ….

I would keep sharing my views with you for further discussion