Reflections on "Say bye to your fears" /Adrian Savage.- Mind over matter : Times of India : June 8, 2008.-

Reflections on "Say bye to your fears" /Adrian Savage.- Mind over matter : Times of India : June 8, 2008.-

Coincidence is really incidental. Realixation of inner truths to me really incidental and unasked for. When we really look at ourselves honestly and unbiased, we are much more than what we arelly are. When we read about people who were different, when we meet people who happen to be achievers.....they all are really unique. They always stand on their own no matter how it costs them. They all resemble to people who have tried untried paths. It is amazing to note that, all unique and daring people were so different from each other ...... but undoubtedly so close to truth.

To quote Adrian, "To stay in your comfort zone because of fears of what may lie outside will condemn you to a life of regret." ....."Nobody is born with an instruction manual for life. Despite all the helpful advice from parents, teachers and elders, each of us must make our own way in the world, doing the best we can and quite often getting things wrong. Missing up a few times is not that big a deal. But if you get scared and try to avoid all mistakes by sticking with just a few tried and true behaviours, you will miss out on most opportunities as well. Lots of people who suffer from boredom at work are doing it to themselves. They are bored and frustrated because that is what their choices have caused them to be. They are stuck in ruts they dug for themselves while trying to avoid making mistakes and taking risks. People who make mistakes never make thny thing else either. "Do something differently and see what happens. Ever the most successful habits eventually lose their usefulness eventually lose their usefulness as events change the world and fresh responses are called for." Be who you are. It is easy to assume that you always have to fit in to get on in the world; that you must confirm to be liked and respected by others or face exclusion. Because most people want to please, they try tryto become what they believe others expect, even if it means forcing themselves to be the kind of person they are not deep down."

To my fellow professionals i.e., Librarians with love :

Dont stay in your comfort zone as a Librarian.

Remove or leave your fears, be it from your boss or library committee or your fellow colleagues or your members/patrons.

Dont live a life of regret.

Be what you are as a Librarian.

Best librarians to a great extent differ from each other.

Go by your inner impulse and inner liking....... it cannot be wrong or in appropriate.

The environment around you is changing fast, your past experience may or may not result in success. Change your attitude, tools and techniques appropriately.

Come out of old habits to find new and creative ideas.

Dear librarian friends, if time tested formulas dont work, do something differently and see what happens.

Friends, indeed I am very much moved by the article/essay written by Adrian Savage. IU thought I must blog my reflections to you. Hope you are sensitised and energiged to be different and unique as you already are!

Best wishes, Be happy, Be smiling....

Rajgbggv1816

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New Book : Emerging Technologies for Knowledge Resource Management

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Dear All,

Emerging Technologies for Knowledge Resource Management
by Dr.M. Paul Pandian and Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa
Publisher: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Place: Oxford
Pages: 212p Price: US$69.95

This book mainly covers the aspects mentioned in the UGC Model Curriculum and the latest developments in the emerging technologies for knowledge resource management. There is a detailed account of the factors, which are contributing to an enabled environment for optimum utilization of
information resources. The book also deals with the concept of bringing people and information resources together and unified portals as technology to access and sharing of heterogeneous resources. A detailed review off the existing portal models for sharing the resources with some identified gaps in meeting the objectives is also provided. In addition the book provides a framework for the cost effective unified portal model to share the electronic information resources available with the participating libraries in a distributed digital environment.
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About the Authors:

Dr.M.Paul Pandian
Dr. M. Paul Pandian is Head, Library and Information Resource Centre at
the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India. He was earlier the
Head, Library and Information Resource Centre at the Indian Institute of
Management, Indore, India and Scientist at INFLIBNET, UGC, India

Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa
Dr. C.R. Karisiddappa is President, Indian Association of Teachers of
Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Director, Academic Staff
Collegeand Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak
University, Dharwad, India. He was Convenor-UGC Subject Panel, Covenor-UGC
Curriculum Development Committee. He was awarded IATLIS Motiwale National
Best Teacher in Library and Information Science
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Pandian
Dr.M.Paul Pandian
Institute of Mathematical Sciences
CIT Campus, Taramani
Chennai 600 113
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Unleashing the Knowledge Force : Harnessing Knowledge for Building Global Companies - Book Review by Rajashekhar lotus5673@yahoo.co.in

Devarai R.S. A book review on "UNLEASHING THE KNOWLEDGE FORCE : HARNESSING KNOWLEDGE FOR BUILDING GLOBAL COMPANIES (By Ganesh Natarajan and Uma Ganesh .- New Delhi : Tata McGraw-Hill .- 2007, 172p, Rs.395.00, hb.)", Akruti Journal of Infrastructure, 1(4), July 2008, pp 343-44. http://www.akruticityfoundation.edu.in/publications.aspx#Journal

“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged and increased constantly, or it vanishes” – Peter Drucker.

The authors of the book, “Unleashing the Knowledge Force”, Dr.Ganesh Natarajan (Chairman – NASSCOM) and Dr.Uma Natarajan (CEO – Kalzoom Technologies) are in lime light for quite some time for their significant educational, entrepreneurial, managerial and organizational contributions. Global economies are gradually but steadily getting transformed into Global Knowledge Societies. Knowledge and Scholarship have never been in such a meta focus in the recent history of mankind. Can we say good days are here again! The book, “Unleashing……”, a result of their rich academic research and corporate connections and global exposures, is unique and timely.

‘Knowledge Management’ (KM) as a discipline and as a Management Tool and Technique has hardly a history of a decade or so. Nevertheless the academic and corporate momentum created by KM is incomparable. The impact of KM is so forceful that it has left its indelible mark on all ranks and files of global economies, corporations and institutions. KM heralds the beginning of a new Knowledge Era. Knowledge and Knowledge Management techniques have come of age. Newer applications are explored, new techniques and tools are innovated, broad basing and pinpointing efforts are on. Most important, KM is taken as catalytic in bringing in knowledge, learning and culture in the organizations and corporations. The recent publications on Knowledge and KM are diversifying in to specializations like education, Pharmaceuticals, IT, Manufacturing and many more. The book under review is a class apart, as the authors have succeeded in formulating a workable model for Start –up IT firms known as Knowledge Management Maturity Model (KMMM).

The contents of the book are spread out in eight closely integrated chapters leading the reader gradually from concepts, issues and cases, sequentially and well knit. The authors make a strong case for all knowledge initiatives and KM in particular in India. The deliberations in the book to a great extent are witness of a personal accounts of authors’ corporate, academic and research commitments towards KM. What success means in the Knowledge Economy is effectively brought out by authors in the first chapter. Ganesh and Uma make a special mention of success stories of TCS, Satyam, HCL, Cognizant, WNS and Zensar. To quote authors, “The success of IT Industry in India has indeed been unprecedented. A growth of over 150 times in the 15 years is just one quantitative measure of success.” This chapter outlines in brief the importance of knowledge and its management, evolution of KM thinking, the concept of Knowledge Force (KF), Knowledge Management Maturity Model (KMMM) etc. The authors in a gripping style continue the KM story, dwelling on topics like Start-up IT firms, Knowledge Force and Business Success, Knowledge Force Frame Work (KFF) for IT firms and implications of KMMM for Software Industry, from chapters 2 to 7.

KF according to authors is the energy that drives a young organization to discover its true potential and overcome all challenges and KM appropriate to the maturity level of the business. They appropriately call KF and KM as the mantras for the success of Start-up IT firms. Authors in considerable detail highlight the four building blocks/dimensions of KF., i.e., Entrepreneurial Energy, Employee Capability, Industry Orientation and Customer Orientation. These four key dimensions authors opine, create a dynamic thrust that unleashes KF. The four dimensions of KF are reported to have a mix of measures which together define how KF will impact on strategy. Ganesh and Uma further propose a novel ‘Strategy Frame Work ’ which recognizes that the same variables can measure more than one dimension and that at different stages of the firm, the measures are likely to differ. Authors elaborate on KMMM by listing the four stages, five levels and four factors. How KMMM works is well brought out by authors in the case study done on Zensar. The findings of the study are reported to be very useful for corporates moving towards implementing KM.

The concluding chapter provides some practical tips in putting KFF (Knowledge Force Frame Work) and KMMM to work. They end the book with an inspiring and optimistic note, “We believe that the management of knowledge will be a key contributor to our future success. We hope that this book has opened your eyes just a little wider to the vast vistas of KM and that we will see better practitioners embracing some of the ideas we have provided and contributing to the success of many Indian sectors on the on the global stage in the years to come.” The authors repeatedly proclaim KM to be seen as an important tool for winning competitive battles in an increasingly difficult business environment. According to them knowledge is to be used and managed well to make it a differentiator in an organization’s quest for survival and growth. . A list of 201 references cited in the book is a value addition. The book is well brought out in an impressive cover design by McGraw-Hill.

To conclude, Knowledge Initiatives and KM in particular are here to stay for years. There are full time Graduate and PG programmes on KM abroad. Indian Universities and Institutions sooner not later should take initiative to start such cutting edge industry / economy specific programmes. Entrepreneurs turned scholars like and Ganesh and Uma should do their bit in this regard. This book, “Unleashing the Knowledge Force” has a rare distinction of including the results of academic research and rich corporate exposure and experience into its body. The book is not an easy read for an average reader. IT professionals, entrepreneurs / corporates would find it useful, thought provoking and worth reading.

Rajashekhar Devarai

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