PROJECT WE LIKE

SUBMITTED BY
BHANU PRATAP SINGH
ADMISSION NO.- HPGD/AP19/0788.
BATCH- APRIL 2019
 DECLARATION BY STUDENT

I Mr /Ms / Mrs Bhanu Pratap Singh, having admission No. HPGD/AP19/0788, declare that project
work done for Project We Like is my own work conducted as a part of my syllabus.
I further declare that project work has been prepared personally by me after viewing the content under
‘We Tube, We Lounge and Newswire’ and it is not sourced from any outside agency or any other student.
I understand that, any such malpractice will result into I being debarred for the subject viva and I will be
considered fail for that subject. I also understand that I will have to face very serious consequences and
my admission to the program will be cancelled without any refund of fees. I am also aware that, I may
face legal action, if I follow such malpractice.
I hereby abide to take the viva faculty’s decision as final for evaluation of Project We Like.

_______________________

Signature Of Candidate.
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 CONTENTS
TITLE SLIDE NUMBER

WE TUBE

1. The First Impression BY Prof. Raghu Palat 6-9

2. Playing T20 of Life Prof. Malini Shah 10- 12

3. GANTT CHARTS- PROF. GAURANG CHANDARANA 13- 17

4. 6 Thinking Hats by Prof. Gaurang Chandarana 18 - 21

5. Goal Setting by Prof. Gaurang Chandarana 22 - 26

WE LOUNGE

1. Mr. Mainak Dhar - Region Vice President at General Mills 28 - 29

2. Jaymin Shah –Country Manager at Scott Sports India 30 - 32

3. Ms. Rita Verma – Executive VP – Organization Development at DDB Mudra Group 33 - 34

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 CONTENTS
NEWSWIRE SLIDE NUMBER
1. Why Chetak’s new, Improver EV Avatar is likely to pack a punch. 36 - 37
2. 8 Things to keep in mind while investing in property 38 - 39
3. 5 Qualities all great leaders have in common. 40 - 41
 

4. 5 Tech that will explode in your life this decade. 42 - 44

5. China’s Great Wall agrees to buy General Motors’s India plant. 45 - 46
6. European carmakers to build charging network for EVs 47 - 48
7. 15 Things leaders should not do – if they want innovation. 49 - 50
8. You soon won’t see ‘Likes’ on Instagram and here ‘s why. 51 - 52
9. Steve Jobs had 3 profound pieces of advice for living your best life. 53 - 54
10.Bajaj Auto and Triumph Motorcycles to announce alliance on 24 January? 55 - 56

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WE TUBE
 1. THE FIRST IMPRESSION BY PROF. RAGHU PALAT
 First impression is last impression and you won’t get second chance, it takes long time to change your first impression, so first
impression should be perfect.
  first impressions are generally influenced most by nonverbal communication and body language. They found that clothing,
hairstyles, accessories, and other aspects of a person’s outward appearance have a seemingly smaller influence on first impressions.
 Study says, first impressions are made very fast and it take only first 10 seconds and we decide whether or not the person is
attractive, trustworthy, competent, extroverted, or dominant.
 Companies like to hire a person who are well dressed, aggressive and look professional and it come from person first impression.

How People perceived when thy are first met :-

 Visual 55% - How you look
 Vocal 38% - how you sound
 Verbal 7% - What you say
Visual most important

As a professional the impression that you have to give is that you are competent, knowledgeable, professional, trustworthy.

There is a different image for every profession and person should dress according to their profession and according to situations. A
corporate person should look a corporate person and banker should look like banker.

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Grooming
Grooming is how you present yourself its first part of impression and following are the key factors
• Make up – its should not heavy for professionals
• Body and mouth odor – need to clean and smell good
• Hair – should be well combed and tiny
• Teeth – should be clean and white
• Nails - should be kept well
What should you wear?
General
• You should wear the expected code of dress
• Look the part of your profession
• Better to be conservative
• Must reflect your aspirations
• Colours must not clash
• Should not show too much body
Business wardrobe
• Dress with flair and sense of fashion (dress should be up to current fashion)
• Clothes confidence builder
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Business wardrobe
 Must be right for the occasion
 Should suit you and fit your frame
 Well pressed and clean

Men should wear at work

 Suits ( suits should be dark in shades in cold countries and in tropical weather condition suits should be lighter in shades)

 Trousers ( it should modern and in current fashion )

 Shirts ( should be white and light in colors )

 Socks ( should matched with your trousers)

 Shoes ( should be black or brown )

Wardrobe – Men (Accessories)

 Braces ( when you wearing coat braces should not be seen)

 Cufflinks (should be compatible with the shirt you are wearing)

 Belts ( should be according to the color of trouser)

 Watch ( it should be not too showy)

 Briefcase ( it should be ten or black in color and preferably in leather)

 Writing instrument ( pen should be decent and good in quality )

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Wardrobe - Women

General
 Clothes must not be too tight
 Neck line must not be plunging
 What about jeans ( Jeans are not acceptable)
 Clothes must be appropriate for business avoid heavy silks
 Colors most match and coordinate
 Blouse sleeves should be up to elbow
 Skirts should be knee length
 Clothes should be fashionable
 Saare is most appropriate dress for women in a business environment

Accessories
 Jewelry – not too much
 Neckless – not too long
 Pendant – not too large
 Bracelets - trinkets
 Ring – not too many
 Handbags – standard color
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 Shoes - comfortable
 2. PLAYING T20 OF LIFE PROF. MALINI SHAH
Introduction
This concept based on our past action or we refer it in general language as karma or also refer to as fruits of our past actions and we know
that whatever we doing today is going to create an impression for future. So lets see how we can make better choices and lead our life in a
better way.
When situation go bad or we have challenges in our life there is tendency of blaming the situation or feeling helplessness and after
sometimes you feel I am the only person facing all these problems and life is quite good to most of other peoples. So this tendency of
overwhelming or helplessness is something which we may experience. To overcome all these difficulties there are some underline reasons
how we can handle and how we create effective choices in our life.
In this world, people have likes, dislikes thoughts which matches and differences when thoughts sometimes don’t match
Sometimes we understand that we need to be positive. Thoughts which sometimes matches with our likes sometime backfires , when it
backfires we feel “why me”?
Life is a game
Life is a game and while playing game we need to take checks in certain ways and need to be free from bad karmas from our actions so our
life ahead will be more happy. law of the universe is very simple “as you give so you get”, so if you getting in to some thing which is going
through to create more issues and hassle by you then definitely that the energy you giving that’s the energy you coming back. So its very
important to see where we stand and find out how to improvise our lives by knowing where we stand and make our life beautiful ahead.
In the field of life we are playing a game which god has created and during the game we will have lots of ups and down.
Comparing this game like the T20 cricket match Twenty 20, originally introduced in Englang and wales for professional inter county
competition by the England and Wales cricket board (ECB) in 2003 10
 Here we relate format of T 20 game with our life the two teams are you an your life, similarly like 2 innings of the T 20 we live life in the parts,
then we have to distinguish the life years in part and living parts in sense of having some goal for a specified period of time and revaluate the
goal then again have goal for next specified time period and again revaluate it, it will give you some excitement like T 20 in life and that
planning for achieving goals give you consistency in life, your actions impact on your life for that specified life period and each life period
influences the other so its our responsibility and accountability that what life we want, how we create these situation and choices now so later
we can lead that particular life. This the whole idea of playing T 20 in life.
 Why & How life is a Game?
Life is a game of skills, talent, striving and endurance by which god tests us, just like the games we have created for ourselves. As way we
use our ability as the way we can go ahead.
As in sports so in life we all strive and the best ones win the game, but at the end of the day it is a game now like the games is T20
cricket game.
Every person is responsible for his or her acts and thought, so each person’s karma is entirely his or her own.
If we see life from the angle of 20 overs or 20 years we can create the life of our choice and benefit from our choices.
 The rules of the game are:
 Strive to do your best and have sense of idea of your inner values.

 Enthusiasm and energy can boost the ability to move head.

 Let go of past things and strive to be in present.

 Have a sense of gratitude for things in life.

 Be a support to others as in T20 game the efforts come from team.

 Encourage budding players/people.

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 20:20 Game of the Gods
The first 20 years of our life are determined by our karma of our last birth due to which we are born in a particular form, country, religion, race
or family. This period of life is foundation for next 60 years, it your foundation will be weak it will carry forward to next 20 years.
The progress we make in the next 20 years from age 20 to 40, our youth and adulthood are determined by our karma of the first 20 years,
particularly our parents guidance or lack of it, our cultural education in the family or lack of it, at the same time the effects of our last birth fade out
and lessen their effects on us as a result of those karma we have already enjoyed in the first 20 years of our life
From age 40 to 60 years of our adulthood and midlife, get affected by the karma of past 20 years of our life at the same time we stop suffering
of enjoying the benefits from our karma. This depends on the intellectual capacity developed the friends we choose, the books we read, the
knowledge we gather, wisdom developed from knowledge and learning from mistakes made in past.
Next 20 years from age 60 to 80 years we are relatively free from the baggage of our first 60 years as we are freed from family and work
responsibilities we enjoy the benefit of karma of the last 20 years. The benefit of our karma due to understanding and wisdom gained with age. We
have all the opportunity and very little reason not to redeem our lives. If we have done good, we enjoy fruits. If we have collected bad karma
knowingly, or unknowingly due to anger, greed, vices or overindulgences of our senses, we suffer.
The years after 80 years can be used effectively to win in a short time by redeeming ourselves from our sins by good act. God gives us extra
time to score runs in the game of life we have neither won or lost. God gives us extra balls to win the game.
So the rule of T 20 is We need to do the best when we do our best we definitely turn out to be a winner, when we are the winner we definitely go
ahead in our lives and all this depend totally in your present action and on your present way of Thinking and behaving, so make effective choices
so that your T20 of life is more easier and gives you that success and gives you a winner feeling to keep you ahead and motivated.

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 3 - GANTT CHARTS- PROF. GAURANG CHANDARANA
 Introduction
• A Gantt chart is a visual view of tasks schedule over time, Gantt charts are used for planning projects of all size and they are a useful way of
showing what work is scheduled to be done on a specific day, they also help you view the start and end dates of a project in one simple view.
• The first Gantt chart was devised in the mid 1890s by KAROL ADAMIECKI, a Polish engineer who ran a steelwork in southern Poland and had
become interested in management ideas and techniques.
• Some 15 years after Adamiechi, HENRY GANTT, an American engineer and project management consultant, devised his own version of chart
and it was become widely known and popular in western countries, consequently it was Henry Gantt who's name associated with the chart.
 History and development
 One of the major applications of Gantt charts was by the United States during World war I, at the instigation og general William Crozier, these
charts were used in the United state arsenals during 1918 in production of neval aircraft s and other such war related machineries and other
government work after that its just matter of time industries also pick up this tool and using it intensively according to there requirements.
 The earlier Gantt charts were drawn on paper and therefore had to be redrawn entirely in order to adjust to schedule changes. In 1980’s Personal
computers allowed widespread creation of complex and elaborate Gantt charts. The first desktop applications were intended mainly for project
managers and project schedulers. With the advent of the internet and increased collaboration over networks at the end of the 1990’s. Gantt charts
become a common feature of web-based applications, including collaborative groupware.

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 Advantages:-
 Gantt charts have become a common technique for representing the phases and activities of a project.

 They are very useful for project to up 30 activities.

 The clearly break down the work into specific manageable parts.

 It helps clarify the workflow sequences and dependencies.

 It gives pictorial representation is very easy to understand.

 Limitations:-
 They become unwieldy for projects having greater then 30 activities.

 Gantt charts only represent part of the cost, time and scope of projects, because they focus primarily on schedule management.

 Gantt charts do not represent the size of a project or the relative size of work elements.

 If two projects are the same number of days behind schedule, the larger project has a larger impact on resource utilization yet the Gantt dose not
represent this difference.
 They won’t show the necessity to complete one task before another can begin.

 Utility:-
 Help you to plan out the task need to be completed.

 Gives you a basis for scheduling when these tasks will be carried out.

 Allow you to plan the allocation of resources needed to complete the project.
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 …Utility
 Help you to work out the critical path for a project where you must complete it by a particular date.

 When a project under is under way Gantt chart help you to monitor whether the project is on schedule.

 Gantt chart are excellent models for scheduling.

 They are very useful for budgeting activities.

 They are useful for reporting and communicating plans.

 They are also relevant for effective reporting progress of project in a concise and speedy action.

 How to prepare a Gantt chart:-

 List all activities

 Setup Gantt Chart

 Plot the tasks

 Present the analysis

 List all activities

 For each task show the earliest start date.

 Show the estimated length of time required to complete the activity.

 Identify the activities are parallel or sequential.

 If the activity is sequential show which stages they depends on.

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 Listing of all activities:- FOLLOWING IS EXAMPLE OF THE SIMPLE FORMAT OF LISTING ACTIVITIES
TASK ESTIMATED START LENGTH TYPE DEPENDENCIES
A 1 July 1 week Sequential
B 1 July 2 week Parallel A

 Set up Gantt chart – network Diagram:- FOLLOWING IS THE BASIC SETUP FOR GANTT CHART
TASK NAME PREVIOUS DURATION JULY – WEEK 1 JULY – WEEK 2 JULY – WEEK 3
ACTIVITY

 Plot the graph:- FOLLOWING IS THR EXAMPLE PREPARING AND SERVING AN ENGLISH BREAKFAST IN A RESTAURANT
ONE BOX REPRESENT 1 MINUTE TIME , GREEN COLOR INDICATE START AND FINISHING OF ACTIVITY, YELLOW COLOR
INDICATE PARALLEL ACTIVITY, AFTER PLOTING GRAPH WE CAN SAY AN ENGLISH BREAKFAST TAKE 15 MINUTE IF PLANED
THIS MANNER AND IT COST RS 90.
TASK COST
ASSEMBLING INGREDIENTS 50
ASSEMBLING AND WARMING 5
CROOKERY
DISINFECT CROOKERY 5
GRILLING THE POTATOES & 10
TOMATOES
FRYING SAUSAGES 5 16
FRYING EGGS 10
  Presentation

 the last stage in this process is to prepare a final version of the Gantt chart .
 This shows how the sets of sequential activities link together.

 Check the resourcing of the various activities while scheduling, ensure that you make best use of the resources you have available

 Do not over-commit on resources.

 You can also use color to represent the different resource types that you need to use such as programmer, or analysis

 In a Nutshell
 Gantt chart are useful tools for planning and scheduling project

 They allow you to access how long a project should take and the recourses needed.

 They lay out the order in which tasks need to be carried out.

 They are useful om managing the dependencies between tasks.

 Gantt charts are useful for monitoring its progress.

 You can take remedial action.

 Successful and profitable project implementation.

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 4 - 6 THINKING HATS BY PROF. GAURANG CHANDARANA
 Introduction:-

• Six thinking hats is a system designed by Edward D Bono which describe a tool for group discussion and individual thinking involving six
colored hats. “Six thinking hats” and the associated idea parallel thinking provide a means for groups to plan thinking processes in a detailed and
cohesive way and in doing so to think together more effectively.
• Six thinking hats helps to tackle a situation by looking at it from different point of views which in turn helps to get holistic views and both are
equally important in todays business world.
• It helps us to move away from various thinking habits we have and enhances our ability to change our vision/view point with changing business
environment.

 What is all About 6 thinking hats

• It reduce confusion which is main difficulty with thinking.

• We try to do many things at once emotions, information's, logic, hope and creative all crowd in on us and it create confused mind of state, better
try to do separately and crystalized it.

 Parallel thinking – alignment

 Everyone think different way in same situation and on the basis of different perspective we try to best each other, thinking based of facts verses
opinions , positive possibilities verses negative possibilities or unrealistic expectation verses practicalities. There is conflict always so we have
to put all opposite sorts of things together and align ant get on a track that s the way parallel thinking works.
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 Six thinking hats:- The term hat used by Edward De Bono comes from the well known phrase “Put on your thinking caps”. the Six
hats, their colour and what they signify-
• Red hat- Emotions, instincts, gut feelings, it is very important to harness it properly to deliver strong results.
• Black hat- Negative logic, trying to look at the other side of every situation.
• White hat- Facts, logic, research used to put across your point and is an objective hat.
• Yellow hat- Positive logic, looking at brighter side of everything.
• Green hat- creativity, expand or increase business, constant creative thinking.
• Blue hat- control, planning, structure, seeing the bigger picture, monitoring the other 5 hats.
 Hats ranking

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  The Blue Hat – Manager / Organizer
 Organize the conversation

 Summarize

 Overview

 Plan

 The blue hat often start and finish

 The White Hat – Information
 The information seeking hat.

 What are the facts?

 What information is available? What is relevant?

 When wearing the white hat we are neutral in our thinking.

 The Black Hat –Caution
 The caution hat.

 In black hat the thinker points out errors or pit-falls.

 What are the risks or dangers involved?

 Identifies difficulties and problems.

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 The Yellow Hat – Sunshine
 What are the positive aspects?

 The bright side.

 What are we building? It is about effectiveness and getting a job done.

 Opportunities

 Vision

The Red Hat – Feelings, Intuition

 About emotions

 How do you feel about it?

 All emotions are legitimate and don’t required logical basis or justification

 Simple, mad, sad, glad, afraid. Etc.

 Complex hunches intuition gut reactions

 Don’t analyze the feelings

The Green Hat – Creativity

 This is the creative mode of thinking.

 Green represents growth and movement.

 In green hat we look to new ideas and solutions.

 Lateral thinking wears a green hat.

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 Brainstorming.
 5 – GOAL SETTING BY PROF. GAURANG CHANDARANA
 Albert Einstein rightly said if you want to have a happy life, tie it to a goal not to people or things means if you know where you have to go clear
to have path towards it and you will drive towards it, in this case you will not get suede here and there, this is so much important in todays
comparative world.
 The three main elements in goal settings are envision , plan and commitment to achieve.
 Benefits
 Benefits of goal setting on a personal level can be- Achieving targets more efficiently, less confusion, provide direction and job satisfaction, .

 Benefits of goal setting on a organisational level can be- future oriented work force, better communication, clarity of direction, delegation of
authority, commitment to objectives and results.
 Goal vs Objectives
 To differentiate between goals and objectives, goals can be general or specific on the other hand objectives are immediate results of setting a goal
or to be precise a path to reach goals.
 The hierarchy of goals
Individual goals Sectional Goals Departmental Goals Divisional Goals Unit plans Group Plans Vision
 Hierarchy in goal setting is like a pyramid and it is very important to follow the pattern.

 Hence the hierarchy of goal setting has to be a top down approach, company vision comes on the top and individual goals comes at bottom.

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  ……..The hierarchy of goals
 First comes the vision and mission of the company, every organisation has a vision, in terms of where it wants to be and based on that
goals are set.
 Further a plan is made for a group for e.g.- An HR group or a finance group, this groups will set the goals for themselves

 Based on the goals of the group, the departments under these groups will set the goals and based on those goals an individual sets his
own goal, as to how he can contribute to reach the departmental goal.
 It is of importance to link those goals or it makes no sense in setting them. First the goal needs to be set, it needs to be monitored
whether everyone is on the right track or not. Third comes feedback, it is necessary to tell the individuals, department, or groups for that
matter on how are they fairing in accordance with set goal and at last rewarding the employees when they achieve their set goal in the
form of bonus, appraisals, incentives, etc.
 In order to set a goal there has to be a purpose behind setting those, for e.g. cost reduction, quality improvement, increase in sales, etc.

 Also it is quite necessary to explain everyone about the goal setting process as regard to how they have been set.

 SMARTER GOAL

• Specific-
• Goals need to be specific, they cannot be general.
• For e.g.- A student’s goal maybe to become a marketing manager, here manager in marketing field is what meant by being specific.

• Measurable-
• Goals should be objectively measurable.
• For e.g.- For a production manager production of 500 cars in a month might be a goal, here how many cars in terms of numbers is
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measurable.
• Achievable-
• Goals should always be challenging but at the same time they should be realistic.
• For e.g.- Increase sales of cars by 20% every month set by a sales manager but if there no sale in last 2 or 3 months its not look
achievable. There should be demand for that car.
• Relevant-
• It is necessary to set goals which are relevant to the organisations goal.
• For e.g.- If the organisational goal is to reduce cost by 20% then the individual goal should be to strive hard to reduce the cost by 20% and not by
10-15%.
• Time bound-
• Goals need to be time-bound, they should be achieved in a timely manner.
• For e.g.- In an automobile business a goal can be reducing waiting period for vehicles by 10% during the first two quarters, here it has a deadline
that the goal has to be achieved in the first two quarters hence time bound.
• Effective-
• A goal should be one that focuses on critical factors and avoids less important ones.
• For e.g.- Rolling out an important policy which will benefit the employees or customers instead of making a policy to reduce the use of stationery.

• Reinforcing-
• Subsequent goals in a list reinforce previous goals, and do not contradict them.
• Even organisations tend to lose their ways in between.
• For e.g.- If the goal is to save paper, the management should not send this to all the employees in writing as a circular, on the other hand the
committee can put it on the notice board and everyone else can read it from there.
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  Generating Goals
Get together or Meet to discuss goal, give first chance to employee to speak, provide positive reinforcement for goals after that establish a
combined set of goals, its should not be one individual’s goals it should be teams goal It increases success of obtaining goals.
 Monitoring the process
A joint agreement with your team member and your bosses that how you will measure and monitoring certain aspects with in a time frame of
the process. after that we need to assess the progress towards reaching the goal, make any necessary adjustments if required.
 Goal setting
Create the importance and make people understanding of the entire activity, then introduce the process in a formal way and generate the goal
after generating goal measuring and monitoring after all your efforts for setting goals you will defiantly achieve your goal as a team.
 Dangers of goal setting
If your goal setting is incorrect it can be unspecific unrealistic, unmeasurable or not time bond etc. , if that happened you will not achieve your
goal and it can be counterproductive and demoralizing. goal setting activity is work best and achievement of goals happens best only when the
activities are mutual, unless two people to don’t agree to something you can never reach anywhere.
 8 Principles of goal setting
1. Develop warm relationships and have genuine concern.
2. Focus on present and future plans – not on why past plans failed.

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  ……..Principles of goal setting
3. Develop a plan of action.
Be informed - learn about and evaluate different approaches to obtain your goal.
(Ask others how they achieved their goals, explore educational methods)
4. Get a commitment from coworkers, partners. It promote accountability.
5. Check on progress on a regular basis, make modifications if necessary.
6. Ask for help or advice where required to achieve your goal, do not feel hesitant
7. Create positive self talk to encourage and direct you to your goals
8. Do not give up on your self.

“You Never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream - C. S. Lewis”

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WE LOUNGE
 MR. MAINAK DHAR
REGION VICE PRESIDENT AT GENERAL MILLS
 Mainak Dhar wears many hats. His most important job to be the best possible father and husband he can be. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad, his ‘day job’ is in a senior leadership position with a major multinational firm Procter & Gamble and General Mills.
 His professional goal is to keep stretching business and leadership experience to progress in his career while at a personal level his key goal is to
ensure that despite increasing responsibilities and challenges at work, he can keep his balance.
 The secret of his consistent in taking challenges and delivering In tough business situation whether its turn around or managing changes, lots of
people focus on the results and numbers but its equally important to focus on “WHY”, his fundamentally believe is that generally people are
good and they want to best they can do if results are not coming than its important to what is the problem? Why are the result not deliver as they
have to, is there priorities uncleared, resource issues, capabilities issues, so its very important to focus on WHY, when you fix the root cause of
problems you will get sustainable results.
 He knows 5 languages including French and Thai and worked with people with very different background and culture so there is lots of learning
for him.
 He also have a writing bug since his childhood. Books written by him have really become famous and in some cases they’ve been bought for
making movies. His books have been bestsellers in India and abroad including the Alice in Deadland series, 03:02 and Sniper’s Eye. Whenever
he get time he utilize it to try to write books. His personal favorite book is The Funda of Mix-ology.
 As per him work life balance is float consent, because people think the work is one side and everything's going other things is at other side this is
the dooms to failure, We all have a life so work is important part of it but one part of life its not balancing work with life but its about to
balancing all the role we play as a father, brother, friends responsibility to the society etc. So we have to decide our priorities which role we have
to play everyday give justice to every role.

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 According to Mr. Dhar the key sustainable factor for any company is the real commitment to the consumers, better understand consumer need,
better meeting consumers need and very strong commitment to values. These values guiding what we are doing and why we are doing and this is
all about quality, business ethics and business terms. So the important to do the right thing and do it for the long term.
 General mill producing super premium ice creme Haagen-Dazes to floor for general peoples, Its important to understand consumer and his needs
and delight them, and the leading brand in India is Pillsbury.
 Demands for verity, increasing demand of health aspect and skills (taste and expertise) demanding for best result in short time these three
emerging trends in food industry.
 General mills have 2 plants in Nasik. Putting the consumer first and getting more consumers, how to expend more their portfolio to better meet
consumer needs and how to get more consumer from more part of India are the key drivers for General Mills.
 Marketing in one word is empath, when you understand someone and offer them what they wants is true marketing.

 As a person Mr. Dhar want to see and make a positive impact on people everyday that’s keep him motivated. To help them in terms of their jobs
and personal level. He never believes in measure how many hours you worked its all about quality over quantity always.
 3 things he believe in which keep him in going

1. Be humble : - Humility is first step to self improvement and wisdom.

2. Be curious : - Always be ready for learn new things.
3. Br resilient: - Sometime we fail so we instead of discourage by that and take a stride learn from your failure.

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 JAYMIN SHAH –
COUNTRY MANAGER AT SCOTT SPORTS INDIA

 Mr. Jaymin Shah is alumni from the 2003 – 2005 Marketing batch of Welinkar institute of management.

 He started his career as a Category Manager in Hypercity retail India limited and after that he joined Scott Sports India Pvt. Limited as Country
Manager
 In his winter project he did with the company offered him for the be a part of merchandizing team as electronics buyer or sports buyer, he choose
as a sports buyer because he is played cricket during his schools and college days.
 His first day of his job in Hongkong. he went there for a sourcing fair and it was his first flight so he started learning from the first day.

 On talking about his luck to got that opportunity he believe that luck depends how you build your career and at the time of joining Hypercity
retail India, no one heard of that company it was a startup company, he was just 7 th employee of company, and he offered 50% less then his
batchmates at that time but his passion for sports he choose that company and he enjoying his work.
 His second company Scott sports India was also start up company and he was first employee for that company, he joind that company as a
County manager but have to play role of admin, finance, marketing and logistic manager too. Scott sports India started his work from a
warehouse in Bhiwandi, from they operated there business for more than 2 years. For that time period he worked on ground level even
negotiating with local Panchayat for NOC certificate. The experience of talking with logistic people, setting up distribution network, talking with
customers all these experience teaches him all aspects of business.
 Talking about sport industry, Scott sports is multisport brand, they started with bicycle division. Scott sports India company in India to have
direct presence in the Indian market, unlike other similar companies.

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 Mr. Jaymin Shah think there are lots of area to cover in sports industry as a growth aspect. Consumerswha in India are now more educated and
they know about sports and outdoor life style and they are not just stuck in a gym and running on a tread mill to be fit now people want to run,
want to do bicycling, jog, walk, Zumba and kick boxing to be fit that aspiration what drives demand in there segment. Through their dealers
they represents in 64 cities in all over India but they opened two technological centers in Surat and Bengaluru for knowledge of there products
and product range.
 This is new industry in India and there are no expert manpower available in India at the starting phase of business so they hire freshers and
trained them now they have more then 20 peoples in there team. They have their own learning and experiences and its helps them to delivering
results in better manners.
 When they hire freshers from B-schools, in their orientation program they send them to warehouses for one week to know about the of
picking, packing and dispatch of stocks this is the best way to normalize the expectations if they accustomed in this processes its easy for them
to understand following activities afterwards.
 He gives credit for his success to all his mentors even in B- school and in professional life, he always discuss things with his mentors and they
guided him confidence to do things. According to Mr. Jaymin Shah “there is no work which is beneath you” if something come in your way
and expected to be deliver just do it, just because you carry a certain qualification ahead your name doesn't mean that these are the thing you
can do and these are the thing you can not do, there is absolutely no rule in the books that spells out of that way, be open to experiences there
may be failures but have to keep pushing and follow your passion.
 For recruiting a right candidate he see in a candidate that how open is candidate to change, how flexible he is in his approach to perceive work.

 While talking about creative thinking in your organization he said there is no rule book in any organization for creative thinking, if you recruit
a new employee so you have to create a box for him and within the box he have complete freedom to express himself to come with creative
solutions and gradually time you have to increase these boundaries so he grow in a structured manner and he will learn how to think in a
logical way, that’s the way he look creative thinking.

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 While talking about the things which helped him in his professional career he told some financial knowledge working with excel sheet and
knowledge of budget help him in first job, his first mentor told him what business without number and its very ture because all businesses are
run to make profit, if you don’t understand the number behind it you cant able to deliver a successful business and he learned many aspects of
business in his first job and in second job he picked up books and talk with is charted accountant friend to understand the concept of profit
and loss account, balance sheet, cashflow statement which are very important aspect to run a business.
 He started his day at work with coffee while checking the emails and he set day and week for different divisions for example Monday is for
marketing and Tuesday for finance etc. although he have to travel a lot but its important to manage the time for the office. He feels fear of
failure and that fear of failure keeps him driving to deliver more and that fear keeps you motivated and keep pushing to take right decisions.
 His favorite destination is where he can spend quality time with his family without worrying about work, whichever place.

 He like to read biographies of sports person and business person.

 According to him if you don’t have passion for your work there are no chances you will be successful.

 Have zero expectation form the business you work for, infact the question you must asked for yourself what you can do for them that’s the
critical key, when you asked that question to yourself you going to push to yourself to deliver, that’s the way the organization will see the
value in what you do and you also grow up as a professional.

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 MS. RITA VERMA – EXECUTIVE VP – ORGANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT AT DDB MUDRA GROUP
 Ms Rita Verma is alumni from the batch of 2002 – 2005 of Welinkar Institute of management.

 She started her career as HR consultant at Watson Wyatt India Pvt Ltd and now a days she working with DDB Mudra group as Executive VP –
Organization development. She having more then 15 year experience in the consulting and marketing communication group and she won various
HR leadership awards.
 She done her MBA from Welinkar Institute of management while working with a recruiting firm. Its help her in leaning and implementing, there
is lots of synergies in terms of what are you doing. So there lots of leaning and unlearning for her learning in terms of as a professional point of
view and unlearning the basics like accountings, she is science student so she have to go back at basics.
 When she joined 11 year back MDD Mudra it was a strong Indian reliance company now its a MNC. It’s a different journey in terms of making
an Indian company to a MNC.
 While asking her about a HR person’s role in board of members or executives boards she agree on that there are 70 % conversation about people
in executive board’s meetings and in service industries the main product of company are people. So its important have a HR representative there
while you taking decision about people in board’s meetings.
 HR is called LLC which is Leadership, Learning and Change, they are creating leaders around the organizations who can impact to the
business, Learning because there is everyday in change in organization so you need to updated people in terms of skills and changes is only thing
that is constant so change management is important part in business. She have 12 to 14 member team, each member are strategic business partner
to the business sense, that LLC team is always part of business review meetings so Business without people is not possible and HR without
people is not possible.
 DDB Mudra follow people product performance its basically says if your employee are happy and motivated then they ensure you will get
right product, if your product is right then performance of company will increase, your can’t get performances if your people are not happy. The
motivated workforce ensure the right kind of result.
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 On asking how dose the HR help an organization be customer centric, she said HR is a driving force to cultural of the organization, The
culture which HR is building for the organization in terms of values, vision and mission of organization and how do we take a customer, its all
depends on the how you driving the organization’s culture and that culture comes out in term of customer centric.
 Media industry is very important industry which cover all aspects of communication in term of futuristic prospective. and spreading
communication across to the rural people and urban people, digital people those are still using newspaper and print media still important in
India.
 The strength of media industry is communication with people and you can communicate with lots of people in one time and the threats are
new newer forms of communication for example digital commination taking media industry completely, so its depends so how you adopted
these changes.
 According Ms. Rita Verma Media industry in very exciting place to work, because in this industry there are so many changes which keeps
you going there are no dull moments, you can’t predict your day this make this industry very dynamic. Every day there are new challenges.
 Talking on hiring a candidate they look for right attitude. People are very keen to explore this industry so they took people on internship after
identifying their potential they go for hiring and attitude of person for adopting new things is very important while hiring. Candidates should
comes with open mind in terms of learning and be like a white canvas at least for three of four months then start adopting new things what
need to be done.
 Student who pursuing the MBA apart of studying their daily classes, books and project they should updated in terms of business news and
going in different companies that interaction and exposer will help them to understand the business processes.
 As a person she love to interact with lot of people, she feels it very exciting. some to listen their personal problem or understand them
counselling them that also affect professional relation with them. Her strength is attitude of keep going and in term of weakness its hard to say
someone to No. she love travelling.
 Her message to student pursuing MBA is just enjoy the moment, after that there is different journey as a professional.

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NEWSWIRE
 1- WHY CHETAK’S NEW, IMPROVED EV AVATAR IS LIKELY TO PACK
A PUNCH
 Bajaj Auto introduced its first ever electric scooter on Tuesday, January 14 as the iconic Chetak nameplate has made a return to
sport electric powertrain.
 The new and improved successor to the beloved Chetak was unveiled last October after a long hiatus. People have been eagerly
waiting to witness a once-familiar household name in its contemporary, smart avatar.
 Design
 The electric scooter features Chetak’s signature ‘C’ symbol throughout its design.

 The most striking of the design features has to be the horse-shoe shaped LED headlamp along with LED turn signals, an all-
digital instrument cluster with smartphone connectivity, keyless ignition and so. The 2020 Chetak EV tips the weighing scale at
120 kilograms and the top speed stands at only 60 kmph by being an electric vehicle.
The Chetak is available in six color options.
 The performance

 The Chetak's electric motor provides 4 kW (5.36 bhp) of peak power, and 3.8 kW ( 5 bhp) of
continuous power, and 16 Nm of torque. The Chetak gets two operational modes Eco and
Sport. In Eco mode, the Chetak has a claimed maximum range of over 95 km, while
in Sport mode, the range is limited to over 95 km on a single charge.
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  ….The performance
 According to Bajaj, the battery life is about 70,000 km and has been tested across different weather conditions, terrain, and
road surfaces. The battery can be charged up to 100 per cent in five hours, and can charge up to 25 per cent in on hour, but
does not come with a fast charger.

 The Chetak is equipped with a disc brake at the front and a drum brake at the rear which can brake in 2.8 m from a speed of
60km/h.
 The price
 The final price and variants of Bajaj’s smart EV will be unveiled at the launch but its expected the Chetak’s price may range
from Rs 90,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh (ex-showroom).
 According to media reports Bajaj will also be offering a custom mobile app for the Chetak electric scooter for riders to
manage multiple aspects of the vehicle including battery range and ride history.

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 2 - 8 THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHILE INVESTING IN PROPERTY
The real estate sector in India contributes largely to the Indian economy and its GDP. Recently, it has witnessed transformation due to policy
changes, lack of funding and various other factors. If one wishes to invest in a piece of property, one needs to keep in mind various factors as a
wrong decision could cost the investor dearly.

1. Background check before investing

Its very important to properly check background of the property before investing. It include the location of the property, information about the
builder and whether the property fulfils the entire legal criterion. Other factors which should be checked upon include delivery time and costing.
Once you are done with all these things, then only think of investing in a piece of property. 

2. Calculate expenses and profits

Making any investment in property is always critical and calls for careful analysis of expenses, can I Afford an Investment in property,
estimates the how much money you have already and the amount you will require on a monthly and annual basis to fund your investment property
and other operational costs also keep in your mind.

3. Invest in a low-cost property

As a beginner, never go for an expensive property deal, as they have hidden costs and intricacies that might
trouble you in the long run. It is always a good idea to go for properties that lie in the lower to mid-range
price brackets. According to experts, the reason behind going for such bracket is to manage the future
cost of renovation/redevelopment of the property before renting or selling it.

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4. Review investment loan plans
Investing in a property are risky ventures. Finding the money to take advantage of an investment opportunity doesn't have to be an
obstacle if you know where to look. Using liquid cash is not a wise option. It is suggested to go for a loan. you should never settle for any
random loan plan. Always look for options and review each one. Today, there are a large number of options available when it comes to
collecting funds to purchase your first property. Choose the right option that could make a positive difference to your financial situation.
5. Choose people carefully
Partners can bring cash to the table if you don’t have enough, they share the risk on a venture and can also provide mentoring or advice. A
good partner, in our experience, brings something to the deal that you don’t have. there are three rules for having partners in investment 1 st you
have the Same Goals 2nd Do a Background Check and 3rd Have a Written Partnership Agreement
6. Be ready with down payment
A real estate deal involves a bit of down payment and the rest can be managed through a loan. So, before you plan to buy a property,
have a rough idea about the price range you are ready to pay and then be prepared with the down payment that is likely to be 10 per cent
of the final cost.
7. Pay your debts
According to experts we should review our status before investing in any property It is important that one shouldn’t be carrying
debts as our investment portfolio. It is necessary to clear all kinds of debts, student loans, medical bills, etc., before starting stepping into
real estate.
8. Control your emotions
For many, investment in real estate has an emotional connect. So, if you belong to the category, learn to control your emotions and
learn to be a little practical and logical. Think of it as purely a business investment and logically negotiate to get the best possible price.
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 3 - 5 QUALITIES ALL GREAT LEADERS HAVE IN COMMON
 
A leader is the one who in the charge, the person who convinces other people to follow. A great leader inspires and give confidence in
other people and moves them to action. All the great and inspiring leaders whether it’s Steve Jobs or Martin Luther King or the Wright brothers
they all think, act and communicate the exact same way and there are following five qualities in all great leaders .

1. All great leaders are dedicated to being themselves, rather than "fitting the mold" of what they (or
others) believe a leader should look like.
Leadership is less about "fitting the mold" and more about being dynamic, relatable, and someone other people can genuinely connect
with. The more you can put that energy out into the world, the more people you can and will attract.

2. All great leaders say what they mean, and mean what they say.
Great leaders keep their words, what they say hold weight, if they promise then they will follow through on that promise, and people trust
on their leaders because they deliver their promises. Trust isn't built simply because they or I say the words. It's built through experience after
experience of a promise being made, and then that promise being delivered on.

3. All great leaders can consistently make the right decisions in a

timely fashion.
Great leader making right decisions at right time there is no delay in decisions making and people respect
them, because some leaders don’t take quick decisions and that frustrate their team, they have fear of
failure if they make wrong decisions. It becomes very hard for people to respect a leader who either can’t
make a definitive decision or ping-pongs back and forth between conflicting decisions, Employees look up
to a person who tells the truth, tries to do the right things, lives a principled life, and does
their best. Leader’s actions play out on the stage of organization. Behaviour that aligns with what leader say is always centre stage .

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4. All great leaders take the lion's share of the responsibility.
Great leaders always take responsibility when their decision go wrong they don’t blame someone else for failure. People also respect
those leaders who share the responsibilities. The worst type of potential leader is someone who blames other people for what is ultimately their
responsibility.

5. All great leaders inspire and empower the people around them.
Being a leader is not a right. It's a privilege. A great leader inspire his people the way he think, the way he act and they way he
communicate with them, he always set example for his team members

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 4 - 5 TECH THAT WILL EXPLODE IN YOUR LIFE THIS DECADE
New-age technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), content
streaming, automation, robotics and 5G are not only here to stay but are growing in leaps and bounds to make our lives better .
Let us go through 5 tech trends that will explode in the decade that has just begun

1. Quantum computing
Rather than store information using bits represented by 0s or 1s as conventional digital computers do, quantum computers use quantum bits,
or qubits, to encode information as 0s, 1s, or both at the same time. A quantum computer can solve complex problems that would otherwise take
billions of years for today's computers to solve. This has massive implications for research in health care, energy, environmental systems, smart
materials and more.
The team at Google AI has achieved sort of "quantum supremacy" with developing such chip -- a new 54-qubit processor named
"Sycamore" that is comprised of fast, high-fidelity quantum logic gates in order to perform the benchmark testing. Not just Google but several
tech giants like Microsoft, IBM and Intel have joined the race to build a scalable quantum computer. IBM recently unveiled its quantum
computer with 53 qubits. Krysta Svore, Principal Research Manager, Microsoft Quantum Computing, told IANS recently. Microsoft has also
partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee to conduct lectures on quantum
computing for a full semester.

2. Self-driving 'electric' cars

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle (AV), connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV), driverless car, robo-
car, or robotic car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.

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……Self-driving 'electric' cars
Its expected that market of fully-autonomous or self-driving cars will reach $21 billion by 2020 and its growing at an annual rate of 27.5%.
Tesla is leader in this segment and expected to deliver between 360,000 and 400,000 vehicles in 2019, representing 45-65 % growth. All major
automobile companies who will join Tesla in the next decade are Audi e-Tron Sportback; BMW iX3; Ford Mustang Mach-E; Mercedes EQC
400 4Matic; Porsche's Taycan 4S; Volvo XC40 Recharge and Byton M-Byte SUV, to name a few.
Indian automobile companies also looking for replacing internal combustion engine vehicle with electric vehicles in the next one decade.

3. 5G-connected homes
By 2025 it’s expected that 75 billion Internet of Things (IOT) devices will be in placed. We will experience a technology that will change the
way live today, Being able to download a full-length HD movie in seconds and share your wow-moments with friends -- that's just the
beginning. Commercial 5G networks are starting to go live across the world.
With 5G commercial networks will bring better experiences for smartphone users with 100 times faster data and fixed wireless access,
providing fiber speeds without fiber to homes.
 5G Services have already begun in the US, South Korea and some European countries, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, Sweden,
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have announced plans to accelerate 5G network building through 2020.

4. Voice as a new interface

A voice-user interface (VUI) makes spoken human interaction with computers possible, using speech recognition to understand spoken
commands and answer questions, and typically text to speech to play a reply.

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……Voice as a new interface
Even a 3 year toddler and a 95 year old person who face difficulty in typing can interact with devices and digitally control their lives. Alexa,
Google Home, Siri and others are changing the way we speak with devices. Surly in this decade we able to interact with home appliances like
refrigerator, electric bulbs, washing machine, microwave, coffee machine.

5. Internet TV 24/7
Internet television (Internet TV) is the process of broadcasting or delivering televised content to end user computing devices over the
Internet. Internet TV makes it possible to view the same television channels on an Internet-enabled device rather than cable, satellite, antenna or
other conventional telecasting technologies.
An over-the-top (OTT) viewer in India is spending approximately 70 minutes a day on video streaming platforms, with a consumption
frequency of 12.5 times a week, according to a recent Eros Now-KPMG report. In India, the Internet video traffic is projected to reach 13.5
Exabytes (EB) per month by 2022 -- up from 1.5 EB a month in 2017 -- with video contributing 77 per cent of all Internet traffic by 2022.
According to the global management-consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Within no time, you will see Indians throwing set-
top boxes into dustbins as data becomes further cheap and Internet TV takes over our drawing rooms completely.

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 5 - CHINA'S GREAT WALL AGREES TO BUY GENERAL MOTORS' INDIA
PLANT

Great Wall Motors (GWM) and General Motors (GM) announced an agreement for the sale of GM India’s Talegaon
manufacturing facility, subject to requisite government and regulatory approvals.

Great Wall, one of the biggest sellers of sports-utility vehicles (SUV) in China ,agreed a purchase price of US$250m-US$300m for
the 160,000 units a year vehicle assembly plant. Great Wall's vice-president of global strategy, Liu Xiangshang, said in a
statement: "The Indian market has great potential with rapid economic growth and a good investment environment.
Chinese automakers are accelerating plans to build cars in India to combat slowing sales at home and have been
encouraged by the initial success of rival SAIC Motor in the country, China’s SAIC owns British brand MG Motor . GM India’s
other Indian plant at Halol has been taken over by SAIC motor.
Great Wall's move also comes at a time when global carmakers like Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor and GM are scaling back in
India after battling it out in one of the world's most competitive markets dominated by smaller, low-cost cars
made by Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor.

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 GM, which stopped selling cars in the domestic market from the end of 2017, GM’s Talegaon plant had an annual
installed capacity to roll out 165,000 vehicles and make 160,000 engine units. General Motor continued to build small cars for
export to countries like Mexico at its second plant in Talegaon in Maharashtra state which it has now agreed to sell.
Great Wall is expected to boost investment as it upgrades and modifies GM's plant to suit its needs and set up a base for
its suppliers, said one of the sources, adding that the automaker expects to begin production within a year.
The SUV-maker is still finalizing it’s plans to make in India first, including whether to kick off its launch with an
electric SUV, A company statement said, “GWM will officially debut its Havel brand and GWM EV at the Delhi International
Auto Show, and launch its Indian market plan.

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 6 - EUROPEAN CARMAKERS TO BUILD CHARGING NETWORK FOR EVS

A group of car companies has taken an important step toward making electric cars a more viable option for consumers, by
forming a joint venture to build hundreds of fast-charging stations across Europe.
The consortium, Ionity, is made up of Ford, BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen (and VW-owned Audi and Porsche). The joint
venture created among automakers to build the network, it has completed more than 200 stations and expects to have 400
operating by the end of the year. Each station has 4-6 charging columns.
These charging network will build in highways so it convincing car buyers they can switch to electrics and still take long
highway trips without worrying about running out of juice.
Ionity said that it would have 20 charging stations up and running this year in Austria, Germany, and Norway, and plans to
add another 100 in various countries next year, with a view to reaching 400 stations across Europe by 2020.
Last year, battery-powered cars accounted for only 2% of the market in Europe but manufacturers need to sell more to meet
tougher European Union limits on greenhouse gas emissions coming into effect from 2021. Carmakers that don't meet the limits
face fines of thousands of euros per vehicle.
The network is also a response to California-based electric car maker Tesla, which has its own
charging network. The Ionity network will be open to Tesla owners.

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 Ionity CEO Michael Hajesch said Ionity would charge 79 euro cents per kilowatt hour for
customers who don't have a contract with a mobility service provider for a different rate.
That replaces the previous price of 8 euros per charging session.
With 350kW capacity, the super-fast Ionity chargers will radically cut the time people need to wait around while
topping up their batteries. The stations will also be just 75 miles (120km) apart, meaning drivers don’t need to plan routes or
worry about running out of charge before they reach the next one.
Ionity's 350-kilowatt stations mean charging could be completed in as little as 10-15 minutes for cars that can take full
advantage; other models will charge more slowly.
Ionity opened its first station 17 April 2018 at a rest stop of the A61 highway near the small town of Niederzissen,
south of Bonn in western Germany. The six high-speed chargers are operated in "welcome mode," meaning they were free
until 31 May 2018.

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 7 - 15 THINGS LEADERS SHOULD NOT DO – IF THEY WANT INNOVATION

Aside from the common leadership qualities that successful people share, there’s also a list of what successful people don’t do. Yes,
conventional wisdom says, “Never say never.” But if you avoid these bad habits, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a better
leader and achieving success faster.
Here is a list of things that leaders should definitely not do
1. Do not encourage to people to share their ideas unless you are not willing to work on them. Many great ideas generate with brainstorms,
offsite meetings and other activities but unless there is concrete action to implement these ideas then these sessions become demotivational.
2. Do not encourage experimentation and then criticize failure.
3. Do not make fine speeches about innovation and expect people to change. They listen to your words but believe your actions. Great leaders
set examples and their action talk.
4. Best ideas without recourses are waste and demotivate do don’t start suggestion program if you don’t have recourses.
5. Do not state that innovation is a priority unless you put resources, metrics and objectives in place to support it
6. Do not waste time on flashy gimmicks to encourage creativity in the office. Focus instead on eliminating the
barriers which are impeding innovation in the business today.
7. Do not stop explaining the vision for change and why it is so important. You have to keep tell every member in team
how important they are and motivate them time to time.

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8. Do not get wedded to your own pet innovation project – it has to pass the same tests as every other program. If its fail you may demotivate.
9. Do not complain that your organization is risk averse and then blame someone for trying something that did not work.
10. Do not tell people to be more innovative but keep them so busy that they have no time for experimentation.

11. Do not miss the opportunity to celebrate success and praise the entrepreneurs inside the company. Celebrate every little success.

12. Do not appoint a Chief Innovation Officer and think that has solved the problem. There is so much else that you must do in setting the
vision, culture and processes for innovation.
13. Do not set up an Innovation Incubator without getting the full support and commitment of department heads.

14. Do not focus on short term goals and problems. Delegate these issues to your team members and focus on the strategic things that only you
can do.
15. Do not talk the innovation talk unless you walk the innovation walk.

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 8- YOU SOON WON’T SEE ‘LIKES’ ON INSTAGRAM, AND HERE’S WHY
Instagram (also known informally as IG or Insta) is an American photo and video-sharing social networking
service owned by Facebook, Inc. Instagram started to hide likes in select countries earlier this year, It's a decision made as
the Facebook-owned social network tries to deprioritize likes on the platform .
Instagram ran a test in certain parts of the world where the number of likes on any post was hidden. Originally practiced in
countries Canada, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand and selected test groups in the US have access to
hidden likes on Instagram
So, why is Instagram hiding likes?
It all comes down to making Instagram a safe and healthy place to spend time online, which is important for everyone’s
mental health, but particularly Gen Z.
Some users appear obsessed with getting likes more than anything else to measure popularity, but that's not Instagram's
purpose. The platform exists for users to share special moments with friends. Now, it'll try lessening
the importance of this single statistic by hiding it altogether.
As CEO Mosseri shared, “the idea is to de-pressurize Instagram”, and make it a space
that’s more focused on connections, conversations and community, especially for young
people. 
This year Instagram has been taking positive actions to make the platform a safer, more inclusive space.
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 Instagram is also looking for solutions for individuals and brands for whom the like count is rather necessary. This
includes social media influencers whose sponsorships sometimes depend on the like count they generate.
While certain celebrities have come out against the idea, pointing out that the number of likes is important and
empowering for independent artists to grow, most people are in support of the decision. Influencers have told Buzzfeed that
the mental-health improvement that could come from the move was the most important element. Kim Kardashian West,
who has usually been one of Instagram’s 10 most followed users, said the change could be beneficial.

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 9- STEVE JOBS HAD 3 PROFOUND PIECES OF ADVICE FOR LIVING
YOUR BEST LIFE
The Apple co-founder's message about the urgency of life becomes even more relevant after his passing. After eight
year of his untimely death his messages about life are very true.
In an address to Stanford's 2005 graduating class, Jobs explained “ Your time is limited, so don't waste it living
someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't
let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow
your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is
secondary”. these apply to everyone.
After being diagnosed with what doctors explained was probably an incurable form of pancreatic cancer, he was given
between three and six months to live. Jobs had surely been on an emotional rollercoaster.
His massages to the new graduates to how do you go about living that life? Jobs
highlights three key practices.
1. Consider your own passing.
He said Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever
encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all
external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure
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these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to
die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason
not to follow your heart.
2. Conduct an honest assessment.

Ask yourself a question each day by standing in front of the mirror: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want
to do what I am about to do today?"
  If the answer is 'No' for too many days in a row, you need to change something." Ask yourself this same question when
you start your day and answer honestly. It can be frightening to admit you're not living the life you want, but it's the only way
to pivot toward your true calling.
3. March to the beat of your own drum.

As Jobs explains, living someone else's life is wasting your own. Instead, he urges you to find the role you were meant
to fill. "You've got to find what you love... Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly
satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."
"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it, "
We may not know how much time we have left, but we have the ability to decide how we use it. The most
accomplished leaders maximize their results by finding the work that's most meaningful to them and pursuing it passionately.
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10- BAJAJ AUTO AND TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES TO ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE
ON 24TH JANUARY?
Over two years after announcing their interest to co-develop mid-size motorcycles, Bajaj Auto and iconic British
motorcycle brand Triumph Motorcycles are likely to sign a formal agreement for a non-equity partnership on 24 January.
Regular followers would know that Bajaj Auto and Triumph Motorcycles had announced their plans to co-develop new bikes
in August 2017.

The Bajaj-Triumph alliance will help the homegrown two-wheeler brand to enter in the bigger engine category
(400cc-750cc motorcycle segment ), while the British company would be able to develop more affordable motorcycles.
Bajaj Auto currently has a partnership with KTM for sub-400 cc motorcycle segment. The Austrian premium
motorcycle brand makes its bikes like Duke and RC models in Bajaj Auto's Chakan plant near Pune.
  While the two brands are yet to sign a final agreement, Triumph Motorcycles’ executives had confirmed in that past
that an early prototype was already undergoing test runs. Another report claimed that the first
product from the Anglo-Indian partnership  will be ready by 2022. Steve Sargent, Chief
Product Officer, Triumph Motorcycles, had stated in an interview that Rajiv Bajaj,
Managing Director, Bajaj Auto, has already seen the product. Sargent also added that
the two manufacturers are pleased with the vehicle.

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 Sargent said, This is a product in the 250cc to 750cc segment. It will be a one engine platform, but there will be
different engine capacities catering to different bike styles. We have been discussing with Bajaj about what is the desirable
specification. We agreed on what that would be in terms of performance, power and capacity. We know fuel economy is very
important in India. Bajaj has a lot of knowledge about the Indian consumer, which they have brought to the project.
The Made-in-India Bajaj-Triumph motorcycles, as confirmed by Rajiv Bajaj, will be exported to markets like Europe,
Japan and the US. In India, the co-developed/manufactured motorcycles would be sold through the Triumph dealerships.
Local manufacturing will enable Bajaj-Triumph to price the products competitively.

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