Accountability- the road to success

Simply put- it means to own up to a task at hand and complete it!

It is easier said than done, especially in todays environment of global teams, matrix organizations and just in time production!

The Human element is still the most important part of an organization and the DNA of an organization is defined by how humans link themselves in a complex format to engage in the tasks at hand!

The secret lies in three things-

Attitude
People with the right attitudes and personality types- that is Starters, Thinkers, Makers, and Finishers in equal measures! above all everyone must exhibit the can do attitude and paranoia as Intels chief Andrew Grove likes to say should be used to rive the organization to new heights not stop it from progress.

Communication
Second - clear communication lines and tools to enable it. The tools are easy but clarity in communication across cultures and non native speakers and departments- a whole new ball game!

Finally
Leadership- some one has to take the bull by the horns! Yes leadership is more important than management because with all the information and data, management is easier than it ever was, it is assisted by a myriad of tools like CRM, ERP, MS Projects. But that has also made leadership all the more difficult. Leading by example in frustrating situations, holding yourself accountable, day in day out t lead by example, and then knowing when to step back to be the shepherd- is the order of the day!

more on this tonight - how it ties to make an effective team and why....watch this space!

Water footprint reduction, My new passion

It has been sometime since I blogged!

I was mainly busy in personal move from one division of the company to another. Now I find myself in a new division working with analytical measurements. It has struck me in my first few months here, that water footprint is a burning problem but unfortunately does not have the same visibility as the global warming issue. In fact for many countries and parts of the world- time is running out or should I say WATER is running out. Yes potable water is needed for everything but we are doing to little for it. This is why I have turned my focus to reduction of the water footprint!

from now I will be immersing myself in ways to help companies to reduce water usage and "soaking" them with ideas surrounding waste water reduction and recovery! So from a a general energy reduction I will hone myself specifically down to water! This blog will be splashed with related stuff- so watch this space!