The Indian railway minister, Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav was at the IIM-A (Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad) yesterday (18-09-2006) to enlighten the students there on how he brought Indian railways into profit. The turnaround goes to the IIMs as a classic case study of getting an institution into soaring profits after its long run into deficits.
Laluji delivered a 3 hour lecture on what were his objectives and plan of action in planning the work around for Indian railways. The students enjoyed the lecture and felt that it truly was an inspiring and learning experience. Moreover, it was a two way communication with students throwing some specific questions and Laluji handling them very judiciously (& diplomatically in few cases). Added to the learning episode was his distinct style of humor and flavor of Bihari accent that made the lecture all the more interesting. At the end of it both the students as well as the professors at IIM-A were content and convinced that Lalu’s modus operandi was indeed an achievement. The mantra was – “Using the right people at the right time”.
Though there are many voices that rarely care about Lalu’s feat. Some feel that he did good Indian railways but has ruined Bihar. Others feel that it was not Lalu but other officers who brought about the change. And a few ofcourse view that Lalu brought about this revolutionary act to wash all his earlier sins or ill-doings in Bihar during his earlier times.
However, let us not forget that though it was some officers that made Indian railways a profitable entity, Lalu is the mastermind behind it. It always is not important to go out and work in the field but supervision, direction, and being a leader also requires equal skill. And that I suppose has been adeptly demonstrated by Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav.
As I always keep thinking and saying, it’s always better to look at positive aspect of a thing than to waste time on the negative perceptions. Well Lalu may have ruined Bihar or he is covering his earlier wrong deeds with this act but let us open our eyes to what good has happened on a national level. A statistics had revealed that had Indian railway kept operating the way it did, it was surely to go bankrupt by 2011. We have been saved from that derogatory remark atleast.
Lalu may not have been a good politician. However, he definitely has proved himself to be a leader (in this case atleast) and what he has achieved is surely commendable. Cheers!
Laluji delivered a 3 hour lecture on what were his objectives and plan of action in planning the work around for Indian railways. The students enjoyed the lecture and felt that it truly was an inspiring and learning experience. Moreover, it was a two way communication with students throwing some specific questions and Laluji handling them very judiciously (& diplomatically in few cases). Added to the learning episode was his distinct style of humor and flavor of Bihari accent that made the lecture all the more interesting. At the end of it both the students as well as the professors at IIM-A were content and convinced that Lalu’s modus operandi was indeed an achievement. The mantra was – “Using the right people at the right time”.
Though there are many voices that rarely care about Lalu’s feat. Some feel that he did good Indian railways but has ruined Bihar. Others feel that it was not Lalu but other officers who brought about the change. And a few ofcourse view that Lalu brought about this revolutionary act to wash all his earlier sins or ill-doings in Bihar during his earlier times.
However, let us not forget that though it was some officers that made Indian railways a profitable entity, Lalu is the mastermind behind it. It always is not important to go out and work in the field but supervision, direction, and being a leader also requires equal skill. And that I suppose has been adeptly demonstrated by Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav.
As I always keep thinking and saying, it’s always better to look at positive aspect of a thing than to waste time on the negative perceptions. Well Lalu may have ruined Bihar or he is covering his earlier wrong deeds with this act but let us open our eyes to what good has happened on a national level. A statistics had revealed that had Indian railway kept operating the way it did, it was surely to go bankrupt by 2011. We have been saved from that derogatory remark atleast.
Lalu may not have been a good politician. However, he definitely has proved himself to be a leader (in this case atleast) and what he has achieved is surely commendable. Cheers!
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I definetly agree with you. It's not about a single person but also the kind of efforts put in by him and his team into it. And i believe that it is a gr8 achievement. So Three cheers to Lalu ji & his team Hip Hip Hurray !!!