Comments on: The Secret Ingredient of a Successful Company http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: mansoor http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-9490 mansoor Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:50:06 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-9490 ian: thanks, your ideas seen to be very much on the track of making a world class company. best of luck! babar: thank you. ian: thanks, your ideas seen to be very much on the track of making a world class company. best of luck!

babar: thank you.

]]> By: Babar Bhatti http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-9483 Babar Bhatti Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:38:13 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-9483 Well written Mansoor. I also highlighted a related post on my blog recently. It is very much in line with your thoughts. http://telecompk.net/2008/03/22/fluid-architecture/ Well written Mansoor. I also highlighted a related post on my blog recently. It is very much in line with your thoughts.

http://telecompk.net/2008/03/22/fluid-architecture/

]]> By: The secret ingredient of a successful company « Usman’s Weblog http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8840 The secret ingredient of a successful company « Usman’s Weblog Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:39:11 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8840 [...] via Green&White [...] [...] via Green&White [...]

]]> By: Interesting Reads from Pakistan | Zeeshan Hasan http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8476 Interesting Reads from Pakistan | Zeeshan Hasan Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:16:38 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8476 [...] The Secret Ingredient of a Successful Company Almost all organizations in the world are started on two basic premises. 1) To change the world and 2) to make lots of money and create wealth for its founders and shareholders. So how does one do it? [...] [...] The Secret Ingredient of a Successful Company Almost all organizations in the world are started on two basic premises. 1) To change the world and 2) to make lots of money and create wealth for its founders and shareholders. So how does one do it? [...]

]]> By: ian http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8378 ian Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:43:43 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8378 Mansoor..you have hit the nail on the head!In fact all the nails! It takes a while to realise the people are the company..and your selling to people! I started my dream in 1999..(must be the longest startup in history.)Like you say i had to ditch ideas modify and finally realize that unless i got really skilled staff it would stay a dream business... But if you persist it starts to happen.. i decided to build the team first ..this i am doing partly by some contacts through G&W.. One of the most potent helps for any startup is blogging...i started "startup-asia.com/ creatives as the focus for the team building..its working.. My idea for changing the world is to get the richest people; the investors ,to gift the poorest people the means of generating revenue ...It's working; although i could not get any poor in Pakistan to use my system ..i am starting the pilot in Santa Marta Columbia, We shall offer free internet access to Mian Channu later in the year... The tecnology can now be upgraded to serve the team and customers.. Yes it does take time to build a team but if your not paying them or little and they are high quality ,you know they do share your vision and will work towards your common goal, with big rewards ahead..not just in the pay packet but in realising the dream.. Can you get a better dream than that all the poor in Pakistan will be able to enter world markets ? As Zig Ziglar said :" If you help many people get what they want you will get what you want." ian ceo ; startup-asia Mansoor..you have hit the nail on the head!In fact all the nails!
It takes a while to realise the people are the company..and your selling to people!
I started my dream in 1999..(must be the longest startup in history.)Like you say i had to ditch ideas modify and finally realize that unless i got really skilled staff it would stay a dream business…
But if you persist it starts to happen..
i decided to build the team first ..this i am doing partly by some contacts through G&W..
One of the most potent helps for any startup is blogging…i started “startup-asia.com/ creatives as the focus for the team building..its working..
My idea for changing the world is to get the richest people; the investors ,to gift the poorest people the means of generating revenue …It’s working; although i could not get any poor in Pakistan to use my system ..i am starting the pilot in Santa Marta Columbia,
We shall offer free internet access to Mian Channu later in the year…
The tecnology can now be upgraded to serve the team and customers..
Yes it does take time to build a team but if your not paying them or little and they are high quality ,you know they do share your vision and will work towards your common goal,
with big rewards ahead..not just in the pay packet but in realising the dream..
Can you get a better dream than that all the poor in Pakistan will be able to enter world markets ?
As Zig Ziglar said :” If you help many people get what they want you will get what you want.”
ian ceo ; startup-asia

]]> By: ian http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8377 ian Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:20:42 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8377 Mansoor..you have hit the nail on the head!In fact all the nails! It takes a while to realise the people are the company..and your selling to people! I Mansoor..you have hit the nail on the head!In fact all the nails!
It takes a while to realise the people are the company..and your selling to people!
I

]]> By: Salman Naqvi http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8373 Salman Naqvi Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:15:40 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8373 Great. Another paper-tiger, 20-year old something who has odd-end jobs and neve really become successful,tell us how to work and blah blah blah. Lesson for you fatso. Go on a diet. and save us the BS Great. Another paper-tiger, 20-year old something who has odd-end jobs and neve really become successful,tell us how to work and blah blah blah.

Lesson for you fatso. Go on a diet. and save us the BS

]]> By: batty http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8366 batty Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:32:21 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8366 I agree completely!! The tech perspective and user experience are two completely different things.and the more user friendly a machine,the more efficiency the individual can deliver I agree completely!! The tech perspective and user experience are two completely different things.and the more user friendly a machine,the more efficiency the individual can deliver

]]> By: mansoor http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8258 mansoor Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:53:59 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8258 true. following processes is a very difficult thing for us. whether it be for our own betterment or our company's. one of the underlying causes is also the ego factor which dictates 'my way is the best way!' but yes, organizational change management is an whole other topic, one which we'll talk about in upcoming posts inshallah. true. following processes is a very difficult thing for us. whether it be for our own betterment or our company’s. one of the underlying causes is also the ego factor which dictates ‘my way is the best way!’

but yes, organizational change management is an whole other topic, one which we’ll talk about in upcoming posts inshallah.

]]> By: Majid Farid http://greenwhite.org/blog/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8239 Majid Farid Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:00:10 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2008/03/02/the-secret-ingredient-of-a-successful-company/#comment-8239 Mansoor, Very well put. A country where people struggle to follow even the traffic rules its very hard to get them to follow processes and if these processes make their daily life a bit difficult but bring operational excellence forget about it. I imagine that the "danda culture" mixed with HR development is most of the time the answer. The goal have to be directed from top with close follow ups. A Director should follow a process before he/she expects the department to follow it....for example I am sure all of the organizations have employee cards but you seldom see people wearing them and specially the top management tiers! Another thing that we miss out greatly (not just in Pakistan) is the organizational change management which brings fear and hesitation from employee...but I guess that whole another topic. /Majid Mansoor,

Very well put. A country where people struggle to follow even the traffic rules its very hard to get them to follow processes and if these processes make their daily life a bit difficult but bring operational excellence forget about it.

I imagine that the “danda culture” mixed with HR development is most of the time the answer. The goal have to be directed from top with close follow ups. A Director should follow a process before he/she expects the department to follow it….for example I am sure all of the organizations have employee cards but you seldom see people wearing them and specially the top management tiers!

Another thing that we miss out greatly (not just in Pakistan) is the organizational change management which brings fear and hesitation from employee…but I guess that whole another topic.

/Majid

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