Tuesday, April 28, 2015

PERSONAL SPECIAL ......................What does SUCCESS MEAN to you?

What does SUCCESS
MEAN to you?


EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF SUCCESS.
BUT HOW DO THE PROFESSIONALS AT THE TOP OF THE
LADDER VIEW THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS?

Time was when the world had animmutable definition of success ­ a good
family , enough income to run the home and some repute in
society . These days, most of us measure our accomplishments against
those of our peers, because that's what we witness closely . But truth
be told, one man's success may be another man's mediocrity . And at
the end of the day , it is as relative as what makes one happy and content.
When it comes to a conversation on success, it makes sense to ask the
people who've already achieved it. So we asked a few CEOs and
company heads to rate the following three aspects in order of importance,
as measures of their success:
1. Money possessions;
2. Titles influence;
3. Friends family admirers.
Unanimously , all of them rated family and well-wishers as top of their list
and money at the bottom. Influence and the power to make a change were
secondary for all of the five leaders we spoke to. It would seem that people
do think alike, after all. One reasoning that we may apply is that money
only matters in the initial stages of one's professional life.Later, when you
have achieved all the basic needs of life, it is the love and support of the
people around you that keep you going. But for Ambarish Dasgupta, partner
and head, manage ment consulting, KPMG in India, organisational success
comes before individual success. “ A CEO's success is often measured by
his/her capability to have a clear point of view; hisher ability to be
forward-thinking even though in some cases, it may conflict with the
short-term goals; hisher ability to make himselfherself convincing and
make hisher thoughts owned by hisher bigger team,“ he says.
A business leader will always see success differently from a professional
at the lower rung of the ladder.Manoranjan Mohapatra, CEO, Mahindra
Comviva's response demonstrates this fact, “It is imperative to be able to
create business leaders within the enterprise. Stronger talent in turn increases
your chance of greater shareholder value. True demonstration of success
lies in the creation of future leaders through clear career direction and
guidance. Success for me is the credibility that I have built over time for
my employees, customers, shareholders and stakeholders.“
However, having personal benchmarks for success is vital to weathering
the ups and downs that one's career and enterprise may go through.“Success,
to me, is sustaining the ability to constantly evolve for the
better. The ability to handle criticism and using it constructively to build your
 potentials gives mileage to your accomplishments. I measure my success
based on the challenges I have overcome in my professional career and
the opportunities that I have explored,“ avers Sushil Mantri, cd MD,
Mantri Developers Pvt Ltd.
Some would say that success is more a feeling than a quantifiable commodity .
As Pradipta Sen president India, Middle East & Africa at Emerson says,
Success is a sense and state of well-being. I feel successful when a customer
thanks us for our extra effort, when an engineer in our team comes up with
a new solution, or when everyone in a plant achieves 365 days of safety .
I feel successful every time we are chosen over others for providing a solution
and thereby contributing to the well-being of the world we live in.“
This sentiment is echoed by Vikaas M Sachdeva, CEO Edelweiss Asset
Management Limited, “Success to me means the ability to change things
for the better in whatever way one can. Admiration, titles and financial
stability will follow. Alternatively, when you see the lives of people
changing for the better around you, it makes you feel responsible for
their success and therefore, yours.“ These insights from CEOs have a
deep significance for professionals at any stage of the professional lifecycle.
Rather than chasing plum packages alone, striving to find environments
where one feels respected and valued, may be the key to a successful career.

Ankita Shreeram TAS8APRA15

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