Why Google is been selected as best brand? what made them so successful? Microsoft was most valued brand before, now it is Google tomorrow someone else. (Ranking source- The BRANDZ™) But what is common in any successful company?

Is it team work or hard work?
Is it power to take initiative or Vision? (Could not be as Yahoo search was here before Google)
Is it money which can buy the competitor?
Is it by advertising & marketing? (I never seen any TV ad’s from Google in 90’s)  

Yes almost everything mentioned above will contribute. IDEA of making Operating system paid off to Microsoft as Search engine to Google.  

Some one who can convert an IDEA to business becomes a successful business man. But everyone in this world is not a business man. It is very sad to see some of our successful corporate lacks IDEAS and do not entertain IDEAS from external sources. They started believing that they are bigger and reached in a stage where  need of any IDEAS from out side world irrelevent.  

Some of them fear that once IDEA is taken from someone they have pay them back one day. In our day to day life we can see many people around us who share their IDEAS without expecting anything. Even that kind of IDEAS too have no place in many companies. The day any corporate start thinking that they have sufficient IDEAS they began their journey to forgotten history.  

            A search on Google for “"Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy” will tell you the truth. Guess who is first in the list..  

I am not a saint, but I am not greedy. If some one gave 1 billion $ and ask me to do some thing which my conscience does not permit I will not do. Last 32 years money could not change me even in the difficult times or in present situations

Contd…

Perseverance

Just 4 words!
An eight-year-old boy approached an old man in front of a wishing
well, looked up into his eyes, and asked:
"I understand you're a very wise man. I'd like to know the secret of
life."

The old man looked down at the youngster and replied:
"I've thought a lot in my lifetime, and the secret can be summed up in
four words

The first is to “think”. Think about the values you wish to live your life
by.

The second is to “believe”. Believe in yourself based on the thinking
you've done about the values you're going to live your life by.

The third is to “dream”. Dream about the things that can be, based
on your belief in yourself and the values you're going to live by.

The last is to “dare”. Dare to make your dreams become reality,
based on your belief in yourself and your values. "

And with that, Walter E. Disney said to the little boy, “Think, Believe,
Dream, and Dare”.

 The wolves within
An old Grandfather, whose grandson came to him with anger at a
schoolmate who had done him an injustice, said, "Let me tell you a
story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken
so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down,
and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing
your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many
times."

He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside me; one is good
and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does
not take offence when no offence was intended. He will only fight
when it is right to do so, and in the right way."

"But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him
into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He
cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is hard to live
with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominant my
spirit."

The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eye and asked, "Which
one wins, Grandfather?"

The Grandfather solemnly said, "The one I feed."

Last couple of weeks I was away for SAP Teched at Bangalore. TechEd ’06 has seen record levels at all locations – with Las Vegas seeing an increased of 15% and Amsterdam an increase of 25% over the previous year - the Bangalore chapter emerged the most popular considering the whopping 40% increase in registrations over 2005

It was a nice experience which I may not forget for a while as it was my first experience as demo staff representing SAP. Even though I am from a Defense background I was really impressed with the event managed by the team at SAP bangalore. I could also able to witness some of the consistent and rock solid product from SAP. Leave me a comment or mail if you would like to see some of the snaps.

This event and the way which it presented is a good example for SAP’s integrity, sincerity and commitment towards its customers , partners and community.