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Sushant Bhattacharyya Dyc

The document discusses factors that condition people's thinking from childhood, including a focus on academic marks and career success over character development. It notes how media and society promote unhealthy behaviors like cheating, disrespecting rules, corruption, and toxic masculinity. The document advocates developing clear personal values, discipline, and the ability to choose right over wrong to make good decisions and have a positive impact.

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THINKING CONDITIONED FROM CHILDHOOD ? CONDITIONING FACTORS¡ª PEOPLE & MEDIA ? GETTING MARKS OVER 90 PERCENT = GOOD COLLEGE=SECURE CAREER ? CHEATING IS COOL ? ABUSING IS OK ? BUNKING IS OK ? ALCOHOL , DRUGS, SMOKING ARE COOL ? DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE/HELMET IS OK ? HOOKAH PARTY IS OK ? OK TO VIOLATE RULES AT HOME/SCHOOL/TRAFFIC ? CORRUPTION PART OF LIFE ? EVE TEASING ? DOWRY; BRIDE BURNING; HONOUR KILLING ? BE PRACTICAL & FLOW WITH THE TIDE ? SUCCESS MEANS MONEY, POWER & STATUS = HAPPINESS ? JUST DO IT
FLOW CHART THOUGHTS CHOICES/ ACTION VALUES FILTER RIGHTS & WRONGS HABIT CHARACTER DESTINY
FLOW CHART5 SENSES Hearing Sight Smell Taste Touch VALUE FILTER INTERPRETATION THOUGHTS PERCEPTION ATTITUDE BEHAVIOUR FEELINGS MANAGED FEELINGS UNMANAGED
POWER OF THINKING ? INTRODUCTION ? AS A MAN THINKETH¡ªJAMES ALLEN 1904 ? VIEWS OF WILL SMITH¡ªVideo ? MAN¡¯S SEARCH FOR MEANING Dr VIKTOR FRANKL ¡°In German concentration camps every circumstance conspires to make the prisoner lose his hold. All the familiar goals in life are snatched away. What alone remains is the last of human freedoms¡ª the ability to choose one¡¯s attitude in a given set of circumstances¡­ He who has a why to live can bear with any how¡±
FEELINGS CYCLE HOW I FEEL HOW I BEHAVE HOW OTHERS RESPOND
WHAT ARE VALUES CHOICES MADE PRIVATELY DENOTES THAT PERSON¡¯S VALUES OR VALUE PRISM
VALUE PRISM¡ªWHAT IS IT? ? VIDEO TIGER WOODS ? CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF RIGHTS & WRONGS. WHY IS RIGHT RIGHT & WRONG WRONG? ? ABILITY TO CHOOSE RIGHT OVER WRONG ? VIDEO NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION (NRHM) SCAM¡ªPRINCIPAL SECRETARY SHUKLA ? HENCE SELF DISCIPLINE IS CRUCIAL TO MAKE CHOICES IN LIFE
REAL LIFE EXAMPLES ? Dehradun¡ªteenage girl commits suicide as her parents could not afford to buy an expensive mobile for her. ? DD-Teenagers caught with alcohol in school ? DD¡ªclass 12 boy & girl elope ? Delhi-Teenager of 18 commits suicide as his demand for motor cycle was declined. ? Delhi¡ª4 teenage boys (two were 18 and two minors) arrested for rape of a 12 yr old girl ? Bangalore¡ª30 school students (Class 8 to 12) in uniform caught in a hookah parlour by police during school hours ? Good Examples¡ªAnna Hazare; Kiran Bedi ; Mother Teresa
TIGER WOODS APOLIGSES ? Feedback ? Regret-selfish behavior, let everyone down, business partners affected, fallen in eyes of youth, ? Choices/behavior matters not what one says ? Lot to atone for ? Unfaithful, cheated, core values, integrity¡ªdoes not depend upon person to person; uniform for all. Rights & Wrongs are Fixed ? Deserve to enjoy-money and fame¡ªselfish thinking. ? Achievement does not matter what matters is what one overcomes, character & decency ? Bad role model ? Chased by media ? Self change¡ªcircle of control ? Avoid impulse exercise restraint ? Balance between personal & professional life ? Believe in me
CONSEQUENCES LOCAL DRUGS & ALCOHOL IN SCHOOLS BUNKING AND DRINKING AT PONTA SAHIB HOOKAH PARLOUR RAPE & MURDER¡ªGMS ROAD VANDANA SHIVA NATIONAL HOOKAH EPISODE BANGALORE¡ª30 SCHOOL STUDENTS NRHM SCAM UP¡ªSENIOR BUREAUCRAT JAILED---VIDEO 2 G SCAM CHAIRMAN MCI & DCI SACKED--VIDEO MAHATMA GANDHI APJ KALAM SATYENDRA DUBEY¡ªWHISTLE BLOWER MANJU NATH FIVE BUREAUCRAT S VOLUNTERED TO SERVE IN MAO INFESTED AREA S INTERNATIONAL TIGER WOODS¡ªVIDEO LEHMAN BROTHERS JK ROWLING MOTHER TERESA ROSA PARKS STORY USA 1955
AUNG SAN SUU KYI LADY OF NO FEAR ? Daughter of an eminent citizen of Burma (now Myanmar). Her father was murdered due to political jealousy ? Raised her voice for democracy in August 1998. ? Remained under arrest for 16 years ? Awarded Nobel prize in 1991 when she was in jail ? Her mission succeeded in 2012 ? Ingredients for success¡ª ? Will to want something ? Right kind of attitude ? Perseverance ? Wisdom
DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN¡¯S CHAIRMAN IMF HIS FALL FROM GRACE ? Born on April 25, 1949, in a wealthy Paris suburb to Jewish parents. ? He graduated from the prestigious business school HEC Paris in 1971, and the elite Sciences-Po in 1972.Strauss-Kahn obtained a degree in public law, a PhD in economics, and passed a civil service examination for teaching. From 1977 to 1981, he was a lecturer in a well known University. ? Joined politics at 32. Climbing the ranks of French politics, he served as Minister of Industry and International Trade. ? With a reputation as a brilliant, persuasive politician devoted to progressive ideals, Strauss-Kahn had no trouble climbing the ranks of French politics. ? Married thrice. He has been in news several times due to his involvement with women/prostitutes. ? Brilliant economist. Became chairman IMF ? Strong Presidential candidate of France in 2012 election until the May 2011 rape episode with a maid in USA.
PARADIGM SHIFT 1. TIGER WOODS 2. POPCORN STORY 3. VIDEO GET SERVICE 4. PARADIGM SHIFT FROM CONDITIONED TOLATERAL THINKING 5. PATHOLOGIST-VIDEO
PARABLE OF EASY EDDIE & BUTCH O'HARE EASY EDDIE: ? BEFORE WORLD WAR II EASY EDDIE WAS LAWYER OF A FEARED DON IN CHICAGO. ? EDDIE'S SKILL AT LEGAL MANEUVERING KEPT THE DON OUT OF JAIL. ? FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, HE WAS HIGHLY PAID ? EDDIE LOVED HIS SON DEARLY. DESPITE HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH ORGANIZED CRIME, EDDIE WANTED HIS SON TO BE A BETTER MAN THAN HE WAS. ? YET, WITH ALL HIS WEALTH AND INFLUENCE, THERE WERE TWO THINGS HE COULDN'T GIVE HIS SON; HE COULDN'T PASS ON A GOOD NAME OR A GOOD EXAMPLE. ? ONE DAY, EASY EDDIE DECIDED HE WOULD GO TO THE AUTHORITIES AND TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS BOSS WELL KNOWING THE PRICE. ? HE TESTIFIED. WITHIN THE YEAR, EASY EDDIE'S LIFE ENDED IN A BLAZE OF GUNFIRE ON A LONELY CHICAGO STREET. BUT IN HIS EYES, HE HAD GIVEN HIS SON THE GREATEST GIFT HE HAD TO OFFER, AT THE GREATEST PRICE HE COULD EVER PAY. ? POLICE REMOVED FROM HIS POCKETS A POEM. IT READ¡ª¡®THE CLOCK OF LIFE IS WOUND BUT ONCE, AND NO MAN HAS THE POWER TO TELL JUST WHEN THE HANDS WILL STOP AT LATE OR EARLY HOUR. NOW IS THE ONLY TIME YOU OWN. LIVE, LOVE, TOIL WITH A WILL. PLACE NO FAITH IN TIME. FOR THE CLOCK MAY SOON BE STILL¡¯. CONTD
PARABLE CONTINUED BUTCH O'HARE. ? WW II, FEBRUARY 20, 1942; HE WAS A FIGHTER PILOT ASSIGNED TO THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LEXINGTON IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ? WHILE AIRBORNE ON MISSION HE LOOKED AT HIS FUEL GAUGE AND REALIZED THAT SOMEONE HAD FORGOTTEN TO TOP UP HIS FUEL TANK. HIS FLIGHT LEADER TOLD HIM TO RETURN TO THE CARRIER. ? AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE MOTHER SHIP HE SAW A SQUADRON OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WERE SPEEDING THEIR WAY TOWARD THE AMERICAN FLEET. THE AMERICAN FIGHTERS WERE GONE ON A SORTIE, AND THE FLEET WAS ALL BUT DEFENSELESS. ? HE COULDN'T REACH HIS SQUADRON AND BRING THEM BACK IN TIME TO SAVE THE FLEET. NOR COULD HE WARN THE FLEET OF THE APPROACHING DANGER. THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING TO DO. HE MUST SOMEHOW DIVERT THEM FROM THE FLEET. ? LAYING ASIDE ALL THOUGHTS OF PERSONAL SAFETY, HE DOVE INTO THE FORMATION OF JAPANESE PLANES. EXASPERATED JAPANESE SQUADRON TOOK OFF IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. ? DEEPLY RELIEVED, BUTCH O'HARE AND HIS TATTERED FIGHTER LIMPED BACK TO THE CARRIER. ? A YEAR LATER BUTCH WAS KILLED IN AERIAL COMBAT AT THE AGE OF 29. HIS HOME TOWN WOULD NOT ALLOW THE MEMORY OF THIS WW II HERO TO FADE, AND TODAY, O'HARE AIRPORT IN CHICAGO IS NAMED IN TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGE OF THIS GREAT MAN. ? SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER? ? BUTCH O'HARE WAS EASY EDDIE'S SON.
CLEANING UP THE PLAGUE CITY SURAT TO KHOOBSURAT UNDER SR RAO, MUNICIPAL COMMISISIONER ? POSTED TO THE PLAGUE CITY IN MAY 1995, RAO HAD HIS JOB CUT OUT FOR HIM ? HE GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS NOT WITH BROOMS AND VACUUM CLEANERS, BUT WITH A VENGEANCE MOST UNTYPICAL OF THE COUNTRY¡¯S PRESENT-DAY IAS OFFICERS. ? RAO GENERATED EXTREME REACTIONS. THE HATRED HE EVOKED AMONG BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS AND VARIOUS OTHER VESTED INTERESTS PROBABLY ONLY MATCHES THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION HE RECEIVED FROM SURAT RESIDENTS AND THE SLUM DWELLERS. ? IN ONE-AND-A-HALF YEARS, HE VIRTUALLY ATTAINED THE STATUS OF A DEMI- GOD. HIS SHEER PRESENCE MADE SURATIS GO FOR THE BROOM OR BEND DOWN TO RETRIEVE A PAN PARAG WRAPPER OR A CELLOPHANE FOIL FROM THE STREET. ? SURAT WAS DECLARED THE SECOND CLEANEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY. ? CHRISTENING THE OPERATION "AC TO DC", HE TOLD HIS OFFICERS TO GET OUT OF THEIR AIR-CONDITIONED (AC) CHAMBERS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR SHARE OF DAILY CHORES (DC). AND SO, OFFICERS FROM ALL THE SIX ZONES OF THE CITY WOULD START THEIR DAY AT 7 AM AND SUPERVISE SWEEPERS AND CLEANERS ON SURAT STREETS. Contd
Continued ? RAO SET UP TO ATTACK THE RICHER AMONG THE POPULACE FIRST. A COUPLE OF SUCH DEMOLITIONS WERE ENOUGH TO DENT THE CLOUT OF THE HIGH AND MIGHTY. A POWERFUL LOCAL MLA, WHO MOVED AROUND WITH GUN-TOTING THUGS, WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO BE HIT WHEN HIS MULTISTOREYED BUILDING WAS BROUGHT DOWN. ? AFTER THAT, ALL PERSONS WHOSE PENDING MUNICIPAL TAXES EXCEEDED RS 1 LAKH WERE TARGETED. FROM THERE ON IT WAS A CAKEWALK. EVEN THE MOSQUES AND TEMPLES VOLUNTARILY BROKE DOWN THEIR ENCROACHMENTS. SEVERAL DEMOLISHED THE STRUCTURES AT THEIR OWN COST. ? "RAO¡¯S BIGGEST SUCCESS WAS TO INCULCATE A SPIRIT OF INTEGRITY AND A ZEAL FOR CLEANLINESS, NOT JUST AMONG THE CORPORATION STAFFERS, BUT ALSO IN THE CITIZENRY OF THIS 300-YEAR-OLD CITY." ? IN 1990, THE CORPORATION BUILT A SCHOOL AT THE RATE OF RS 250 PER SQUARE FT. THE PROJECT TOOK FOUR-AND-A-HALF YEARS THAT INCLUDED AN 18-MONTH TIME OVER-RUN. IN 1996, UNDER RAO, ANOTHER SCHOOL WAS BUILT WITH THE SAME SPECIFICATIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS. ITS PRODUCTION COST THIS TIME WAS RS 219 PER SQUARE FT. ? RAO HAS GIVEN THE CITIZENS OF SURAT A PRIDE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNIMAGINABLE BEFORE HIS TENURE.
RAJAT GUPTA CORPORATE GIANT¡¯S DOWNFALL ? Lost parents by age 7; Gupta and his siblings "decided to live by themselves. It was pretty unusual in those days." ? He ranked 15th in the IIT exam. B Tech from IIT Delhi 1971 & MBA from Harvard in 1973. ? He joined McKinsey & Company in 1973. ? In 1994 he was elected the firm's first managing director (chief executive) born outside of the US, and re-elected twice in 1997 and 2000¡ªthe first Indian-born CEO of a MNC ? Consequent to allegations of corruption against Gupta in 2011 McKinsey dropped Mr Gupta from its alumni database, and called clients worldwide to say that they have nothing to do with him. ? Until the scam he was a brand name for India's corporate sector ? Scam Highlights. He shared confidential info with his billionaire friend which helped him to earn huge profit. ? Video on him.
THINKING CONDITIONED FROM CHILDHOOD ? CONDITIONING FACTORS--PEOPLE & MEDIA ? GETTING MARKS OVER 90 PERCENT = GOOD COLLEGE=SECURE CAREER ? CHEATING IS COOL ? ABUSING IS OK ? BUNKING IS OK ? ALCOHOL , DRUGS, SMOKING ARE COOL ? DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE/HELMET IS OK ? HOOKAH PARTY IS OK ? OK TO VIOLATE RULES AT HOME/SCHOOL/TRAFFIC ? CORRUPTION PART OF LIFE ? PRE/EXTRA MARITAL SEX IS OK ? EVE TEASING ? BE PRACTICAL & FLOW WITH THE TIDE ? SUCCESS MEANS MONEY, POWER & STATUS = HAPPINESS ? JUST DO IT
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  • 1. THINKING CONDITIONED FROM CHILDHOOD ? CONDITIONING FACTORS¡ª PEOPLE & MEDIA ? GETTING MARKS OVER 90 PERCENT = GOOD COLLEGE=SECURE CAREER ? CHEATING IS COOL ? ABUSING IS OK ? BUNKING IS OK ? ALCOHOL , DRUGS, SMOKING ARE COOL ? DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE/HELMET IS OK ? HOOKAH PARTY IS OK ? OK TO VIOLATE RULES AT HOME/SCHOOL/TRAFFIC ? CORRUPTION PART OF LIFE ? EVE TEASING ? DOWRY; BRIDE BURNING; HONOUR KILLING ? BE PRACTICAL & FLOW WITH THE TIDE ? SUCCESS MEANS MONEY, POWER & STATUS = HAPPINESS ? JUST DO IT
  • 4. POWER OF THINKING ? INTRODUCTION ? AS A MAN THINKETH¡ªJAMES ALLEN 1904 ? VIEWS OF WILL SMITH¡ªVideo ? MAN¡¯S SEARCH FOR MEANING Dr VIKTOR FRANKL ¡°In German concentration camps every circumstance conspires to make the prisoner lose his hold. All the familiar goals in life are snatched away. What alone remains is the last of human freedoms¡ª the ability to choose one¡¯s attitude in a given set of circumstances¡­ He who has a why to live can bear with any how¡±
  • 5. FEELINGS CYCLE HOW I FEEL HOW I BEHAVE HOW OTHERS RESPOND
  • 6. WHAT ARE VALUES CHOICES MADE PRIVATELY DENOTES THAT PERSON¡¯S VALUES OR VALUE PRISM
  • 7. VALUE PRISM¡ªWHAT IS IT? ? VIDEO TIGER WOODS ? CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF RIGHTS & WRONGS. WHY IS RIGHT RIGHT & WRONG WRONG? ? ABILITY TO CHOOSE RIGHT OVER WRONG ? VIDEO NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION (NRHM) SCAM¡ªPRINCIPAL SECRETARY SHUKLA ? HENCE SELF DISCIPLINE IS CRUCIAL TO MAKE CHOICES IN LIFE
  • 8. REAL LIFE EXAMPLES ? Dehradun¡ªteenage girl commits suicide as her parents could not afford to buy an expensive mobile for her. ? DD-Teenagers caught with alcohol in school ? DD¡ªclass 12 boy & girl elope ? Delhi-Teenager of 18 commits suicide as his demand for motor cycle was declined. ? Delhi¡ª4 teenage boys (two were 18 and two minors) arrested for rape of a 12 yr old girl ? Bangalore¡ª30 school students (Class 8 to 12) in uniform caught in a hookah parlour by police during school hours ? Good Examples¡ªAnna Hazare; Kiran Bedi ; Mother Teresa
  • 9. TIGER WOODS APOLIGSES ? Feedback ? Regret-selfish behavior, let everyone down, business partners affected, fallen in eyes of youth, ? Choices/behavior matters not what one says ? Lot to atone for ? Unfaithful, cheated, core values, integrity¡ªdoes not depend upon person to person; uniform for all. Rights & Wrongs are Fixed ? Deserve to enjoy-money and fame¡ªselfish thinking. ? Achievement does not matter what matters is what one overcomes, character & decency ? Bad role model ? Chased by media ? Self change¡ªcircle of control ? Avoid impulse exercise restraint ? Balance between personal & professional life ? Believe in me
  • 10. CONSEQUENCES LOCAL DRUGS & ALCOHOL IN SCHOOLS BUNKING AND DRINKING AT PONTA SAHIB HOOKAH PARLOUR RAPE & MURDER¡ªGMS ROAD VANDANA SHIVA NATIONAL HOOKAH EPISODE BANGALORE¡ª30 SCHOOL STUDENTS NRHM SCAM UP¡ªSENIOR BUREAUCRAT JAILED---VIDEO 2 G SCAM CHAIRMAN MCI & DCI SACKED--VIDEO MAHATMA GANDHI APJ KALAM SATYENDRA DUBEY¡ªWHISTLE BLOWER MANJU NATH FIVE BUREAUCRAT S VOLUNTERED TO SERVE IN MAO INFESTED AREA S INTERNATIONAL TIGER WOODS¡ªVIDEO LEHMAN BROTHERS JK ROWLING MOTHER TERESA ROSA PARKS STORY USA 1955
  • 11. AUNG SAN SUU KYI LADY OF NO FEAR ? Daughter of an eminent citizen of Burma (now Myanmar). Her father was murdered due to political jealousy ? Raised her voice for democracy in August 1998. ? Remained under arrest for 16 years ? Awarded Nobel prize in 1991 when she was in jail ? Her mission succeeded in 2012 ? Ingredients for success¡ª ? Will to want something ? Right kind of attitude ? Perseverance ? Wisdom
  • 12. DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN¡¯S CHAIRMAN IMF HIS FALL FROM GRACE ? Born on April 25, 1949, in a wealthy Paris suburb to Jewish parents. ? He graduated from the prestigious business school HEC Paris in 1971, and the elite Sciences-Po in 1972.Strauss-Kahn obtained a degree in public law, a PhD in economics, and passed a civil service examination for teaching. From 1977 to 1981, he was a lecturer in a well known University. ? Joined politics at 32. Climbing the ranks of French politics, he served as Minister of Industry and International Trade. ? With a reputation as a brilliant, persuasive politician devoted to progressive ideals, Strauss-Kahn had no trouble climbing the ranks of French politics. ? Married thrice. He has been in news several times due to his involvement with women/prostitutes. ? Brilliant economist. Became chairman IMF ? Strong Presidential candidate of France in 2012 election until the May 2011 rape episode with a maid in USA.
  • 13. PARADIGM SHIFT 1. TIGER WOODS 2. POPCORN STORY 3. VIDEO GET SERVICE 4. PARADIGM SHIFT FROM CONDITIONED TOLATERAL THINKING 5. PATHOLOGIST-VIDEO
  • 14. PARABLE OF EASY EDDIE & BUTCH O'HARE EASY EDDIE: ? BEFORE WORLD WAR II EASY EDDIE WAS LAWYER OF A FEARED DON IN CHICAGO. ? EDDIE'S SKILL AT LEGAL MANEUVERING KEPT THE DON OUT OF JAIL. ? FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, HE WAS HIGHLY PAID ? EDDIE LOVED HIS SON DEARLY. DESPITE HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH ORGANIZED CRIME, EDDIE WANTED HIS SON TO BE A BETTER MAN THAN HE WAS. ? YET, WITH ALL HIS WEALTH AND INFLUENCE, THERE WERE TWO THINGS HE COULDN'T GIVE HIS SON; HE COULDN'T PASS ON A GOOD NAME OR A GOOD EXAMPLE. ? ONE DAY, EASY EDDIE DECIDED HE WOULD GO TO THE AUTHORITIES AND TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS BOSS WELL KNOWING THE PRICE. ? HE TESTIFIED. WITHIN THE YEAR, EASY EDDIE'S LIFE ENDED IN A BLAZE OF GUNFIRE ON A LONELY CHICAGO STREET. BUT IN HIS EYES, HE HAD GIVEN HIS SON THE GREATEST GIFT HE HAD TO OFFER, AT THE GREATEST PRICE HE COULD EVER PAY. ? POLICE REMOVED FROM HIS POCKETS A POEM. IT READ¡ª¡®THE CLOCK OF LIFE IS WOUND BUT ONCE, AND NO MAN HAS THE POWER TO TELL JUST WHEN THE HANDS WILL STOP AT LATE OR EARLY HOUR. NOW IS THE ONLY TIME YOU OWN. LIVE, LOVE, TOIL WITH A WILL. PLACE NO FAITH IN TIME. FOR THE CLOCK MAY SOON BE STILL¡¯. CONTD
  • 15. PARABLE CONTINUED BUTCH O'HARE. ? WW II, FEBRUARY 20, 1942; HE WAS A FIGHTER PILOT ASSIGNED TO THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LEXINGTON IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ? WHILE AIRBORNE ON MISSION HE LOOKED AT HIS FUEL GAUGE AND REALIZED THAT SOMEONE HAD FORGOTTEN TO TOP UP HIS FUEL TANK. HIS FLIGHT LEADER TOLD HIM TO RETURN TO THE CARRIER. ? AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE MOTHER SHIP HE SAW A SQUADRON OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WERE SPEEDING THEIR WAY TOWARD THE AMERICAN FLEET. THE AMERICAN FIGHTERS WERE GONE ON A SORTIE, AND THE FLEET WAS ALL BUT DEFENSELESS. ? HE COULDN'T REACH HIS SQUADRON AND BRING THEM BACK IN TIME TO SAVE THE FLEET. NOR COULD HE WARN THE FLEET OF THE APPROACHING DANGER. THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING TO DO. HE MUST SOMEHOW DIVERT THEM FROM THE FLEET. ? LAYING ASIDE ALL THOUGHTS OF PERSONAL SAFETY, HE DOVE INTO THE FORMATION OF JAPANESE PLANES. EXASPERATED JAPANESE SQUADRON TOOK OFF IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. ? DEEPLY RELIEVED, BUTCH O'HARE AND HIS TATTERED FIGHTER LIMPED BACK TO THE CARRIER. ? A YEAR LATER BUTCH WAS KILLED IN AERIAL COMBAT AT THE AGE OF 29. HIS HOME TOWN WOULD NOT ALLOW THE MEMORY OF THIS WW II HERO TO FADE, AND TODAY, O'HARE AIRPORT IN CHICAGO IS NAMED IN TRIBUTE TO THE COURAGE OF THIS GREAT MAN. ? SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER? ? BUTCH O'HARE WAS EASY EDDIE'S SON.
  • 16. CLEANING UP THE PLAGUE CITY SURAT TO KHOOBSURAT UNDER SR RAO, MUNICIPAL COMMISISIONER ? POSTED TO THE PLAGUE CITY IN MAY 1995, RAO HAD HIS JOB CUT OUT FOR HIM ? HE GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS NOT WITH BROOMS AND VACUUM CLEANERS, BUT WITH A VENGEANCE MOST UNTYPICAL OF THE COUNTRY¡¯S PRESENT-DAY IAS OFFICERS. ? RAO GENERATED EXTREME REACTIONS. THE HATRED HE EVOKED AMONG BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS AND VARIOUS OTHER VESTED INTERESTS PROBABLY ONLY MATCHES THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION HE RECEIVED FROM SURAT RESIDENTS AND THE SLUM DWELLERS. ? IN ONE-AND-A-HALF YEARS, HE VIRTUALLY ATTAINED THE STATUS OF A DEMI- GOD. HIS SHEER PRESENCE MADE SURATIS GO FOR THE BROOM OR BEND DOWN TO RETRIEVE A PAN PARAG WRAPPER OR A CELLOPHANE FOIL FROM THE STREET. ? SURAT WAS DECLARED THE SECOND CLEANEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY. ? CHRISTENING THE OPERATION "AC TO DC", HE TOLD HIS OFFICERS TO GET OUT OF THEIR AIR-CONDITIONED (AC) CHAMBERS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR SHARE OF DAILY CHORES (DC). AND SO, OFFICERS FROM ALL THE SIX ZONES OF THE CITY WOULD START THEIR DAY AT 7 AM AND SUPERVISE SWEEPERS AND CLEANERS ON SURAT STREETS. Contd
  • 17. Continued ? RAO SET UP TO ATTACK THE RICHER AMONG THE POPULACE FIRST. A COUPLE OF SUCH DEMOLITIONS WERE ENOUGH TO DENT THE CLOUT OF THE HIGH AND MIGHTY. A POWERFUL LOCAL MLA, WHO MOVED AROUND WITH GUN-TOTING THUGS, WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO BE HIT WHEN HIS MULTISTOREYED BUILDING WAS BROUGHT DOWN. ? AFTER THAT, ALL PERSONS WHOSE PENDING MUNICIPAL TAXES EXCEEDED RS 1 LAKH WERE TARGETED. FROM THERE ON IT WAS A CAKEWALK. EVEN THE MOSQUES AND TEMPLES VOLUNTARILY BROKE DOWN THEIR ENCROACHMENTS. SEVERAL DEMOLISHED THE STRUCTURES AT THEIR OWN COST. ? "RAO¡¯S BIGGEST SUCCESS WAS TO INCULCATE A SPIRIT OF INTEGRITY AND A ZEAL FOR CLEANLINESS, NOT JUST AMONG THE CORPORATION STAFFERS, BUT ALSO IN THE CITIZENRY OF THIS 300-YEAR-OLD CITY." ? IN 1990, THE CORPORATION BUILT A SCHOOL AT THE RATE OF RS 250 PER SQUARE FT. THE PROJECT TOOK FOUR-AND-A-HALF YEARS THAT INCLUDED AN 18-MONTH TIME OVER-RUN. IN 1996, UNDER RAO, ANOTHER SCHOOL WAS BUILT WITH THE SAME SPECIFICATIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS. ITS PRODUCTION COST THIS TIME WAS RS 219 PER SQUARE FT. ? RAO HAS GIVEN THE CITIZENS OF SURAT A PRIDE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNIMAGINABLE BEFORE HIS TENURE.
  • 18. RAJAT GUPTA CORPORATE GIANT¡¯S DOWNFALL ? Lost parents by age 7; Gupta and his siblings "decided to live by themselves. It was pretty unusual in those days." ? He ranked 15th in the IIT exam. B Tech from IIT Delhi 1971 & MBA from Harvard in 1973. ? He joined McKinsey & Company in 1973. ? In 1994 he was elected the firm's first managing director (chief executive) born outside of the US, and re-elected twice in 1997 and 2000¡ªthe first Indian-born CEO of a MNC ? Consequent to allegations of corruption against Gupta in 2011 McKinsey dropped Mr Gupta from its alumni database, and called clients worldwide to say that they have nothing to do with him. ? Until the scam he was a brand name for India's corporate sector ? Scam Highlights. He shared confidential info with his billionaire friend which helped him to earn huge profit. ? Video on him.
  • 19. THINKING CONDITIONED FROM CHILDHOOD ? CONDITIONING FACTORS--PEOPLE & MEDIA ? GETTING MARKS OVER 90 PERCENT = GOOD COLLEGE=SECURE CAREER ? CHEATING IS COOL ? ABUSING IS OK ? BUNKING IS OK ? ALCOHOL , DRUGS, SMOKING ARE COOL ? DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE/HELMET IS OK ? HOOKAH PARTY IS OK ? OK TO VIOLATE RULES AT HOME/SCHOOL/TRAFFIC ? CORRUPTION PART OF LIFE ? PRE/EXTRA MARITAL SEX IS OK ? EVE TEASING ? BE PRACTICAL & FLOW WITH THE TIDE ? SUCCESS MEANS MONEY, POWER & STATUS = HAPPINESS ? JUST DO IT