Gazelle - A health check for the economy??

The last time I heard about this is in a conference by the Young Entrepreneurs Organisation - Taipan 2005 in the Kuala Lumpur City. The word "Gazelle" coined by a Cambridge Professor Dr.David Birch refers to the companies that have 5 to 100 million in revenue with a 20% annual growth. Verne Harnish extended the theory and concluded that these companies are the real job generators for the economy. It is very surprising to note that small companies constitute 15% of the gazelle economy .With the technological boom, it does not really matter how many employees your company has but stands on which level in generating the revenues and the growth is a real question to ponder!

The evolution is very difficult as the transformation a small company into a big one brings with it the cultural differences .You do not know the names of all the employees and neither do the core values the organisation stands for.

In that growth mode, the companies also slowly get distant from the customers and the employees to add more to the problems. The real challenge is to keep pace with the fast growth, yet remain focused about the core values that the company means to the stake holders..

Larger than life Brands!!

It had not taken me by surprise the recent decision of a famous TV editor from India's 24x7 news channel to start a new venture on his own..As usual the stock markets reacted to the news by a blood bath by the scrip plummeting by another 12%.

The TV channel used to promote the anchors as larger than life brands and these people were given the liberty to strip off the interviewer in the literal sense to create any such hype..NEWS..Sensational NEWS..


The incident is not new as the same thing happened a couple of years ago in the South Indian based TV network..The TV company itself had created many such brands and given a celeibrity status...

The company's loss is the new ventures gain..Lets hope these journalists do keep up the

Point The brand that an organisation created had created its own peril.You can expect to see many such movements after the sector had opened up..

Food for thought

Recent business trips to Malaysia had taught me some lessons that stand memorable..

Although I am aware of the Pay as you Please concept introduced by the Annalakshmi Group of Restaurants,it is very good once you experience the whole process yourself..

A class vegeterian restaurant serving authentic Indian food in a highly culturistic ambience that reflects the ethos and principles of India is quite amusing...There are quite a few of them run by the same group in Chennai and Coimbatore,but it took me so long to exoerience the feeling in this country..Their motto is simple "Where vegeterian dining is a cultural experience"..The priniciple is derived from the ancient saying,"Athithi Devo Bhava" -from Sanskrit meaning "Guest is God"

Started by a hindu monk,Swami Shantanand Saraswati from the Rishikesh to promote Bharateeyam now stands a big testimony as sucessful ventures in 4 countries and expanding day by day.It all started with a simple journey to Malaysia way back in seventies to meet people.In Kuala Lumpur, he was hosted by a family and through them met a number of families. His gatherings were filled with songs in praise of God and his talks illuminated almost every conceivable subject pertinent to life and living but most of all, it was the way he spoke God's love that filled the hearts of those who heard him.

The whole thing is run for pure service by volunteers from all walks of life.The proceeds go to charity,health care projects.The guest can pay as per the wish and leave after a sumptuous lunch or dinner.

So I made a concious decision to provide my daily food allowance to this cause by promoting it by visiting regularly to this place..It is really a food for thought and the service is excellent to any standard..It is very surprising to find Chinese and Foreigners in this place for the dining.

Apart from the dining,the group also runs Temple for Fine arts to promote Indian culture among the people.Next time you visit Perth,Singapore ,Chennai,Coimbatore or KL do visit this place and enjoy the fine dine experience for yourself!!