Architectural beauty of great buildings is what’s visible and appreciated. What’s not visible is that the 4 pillars that holds the weight of these structure. The strength of these pillars determines the size of the buildings. ‘Stronger the pillars, Larger the Structure’. Some architectural excellence has also extended this inner strength to outer beauty.
The same way, here are 4 pillars that help you build a strong, solid and a beautiful company.
1. Integrity – without integrity nothing works. In the World of Performance (the space where an entrepreneur lives), Integrity means ‘Plan the Work, Work the Plan’. You need to have your commitment to the highest level for the word you give and in honouring it. Be it for the word given to self or to co-workers or to the customers or to the organization. Honouring the Word as Integrity constitutes as the first pillar in the game of entrepreneurship.
Mr.Azim Premji, founder of Wipro Corporation actually founded the company with Integrity as the foundation of the company. He ensured that the culture of the organization evolved around integrity and he strongly believes that integrity has and will play a key role in the growth of the organization.
2. Relationship – No game is complete playing alone. When it comes to winning the game of entrepreneurship, Who you know and How you know them matters. Relationship is bi-directional. It equally matters, Who knows you, Why they know you and How well they know you. It’s important to manage good relationship with employees, vendors, partners, share-holders, environment, statutory bodies, customers, etc., Stronger this pillar better it is for the organization.
Mr.Ratan Tata attributes Relationship as the key aspect for the success of TATA Group of Companies. Relationships with all stakeholders has helped the group grow and expand for generations and will continue to do so.
Companies like SalesForce.com, Seibel, SAP, etc., have evolved as major global corporations by focusing and building solutions to manage relationships. Imagine the power and importance of Relationships.
3. Enrollment – Enrollment is causing a new possibility to be present for another, such that they are touched, moved, and inspired by that possibility. Enrollment of right people provides access to making an idea a reality. The journey of entrepreneurship begins with enrollment. On-going effectiveness constitutes to the growth of the organization.
Mr.Narayana Murthy’s effective enrollment with Mr.Nandan, Mr.N.S.Raghavan, Mr.Gopalakrishnan and others to start Infosys along with Mrs.Sudha Murthy to loan Rs.10,000/- got him started off on an entrepreneurial journey and over a period led him to receive ‘Global Entrepreneur’ award.
4. Existence – ‘Exist or Extinct’ is the life of a true entrepreneur. The very purpose of existence of the organization should be inspiring and for a purpose worth being. In entrepreneur’s life, keeping the purpose of existence live is the life line of the organization’s existence.
Innovation and Excellence in User Experience is always in existence for Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Corporation. Take iPod or iPhone or the MacBooks; you will see the existence of innovation and excellent user experience. That’s what makes Apple an apple, tasting very sweet…
I would say, Integrity, Relationship, Enrollment and Existence are essentials of entrepreneurship, strengthening it enables and empowers you to win the game of entrepreneurship.
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P.S: You have an opportunity now to empower & enable your entrepreneurial skills through Landmark Education. Senior Graduates of Landmark Forum invite you to attend Special Introduction to Landmark Forum to explore 4 pillars of winning the game of entrepreneurship, on Saturday, 19th September 2009.
Venue: Landmark Education, 3rd floor, Farah Winsford, 133, Infantry Road, Bangalore -560001
+91-80-2286-2020. (www.landmarkeducation.com)
Timing: 10:30AM to 1:30PM (India Standard Time)
You can write to or call on any of the listed members to confirm your participation. There’s no fee to attend this special introduction program. Confirmation is on first-come, first-serve basis only.
Naveen Lakkur
Serial Entrepreneur
President & CEO at
Compassites Software Solutions
Ph: +91-9880013830 or
email: naveen.lakkur@compassites.net
Siddalinga Prasad
Social Entrepreneur,
Co-founder of Kshiti Foundation
Senior Manager at Nokia
Ph: +91-9845226157 or
email: siddalinga.prasad@nokia.com
Balaji
Senior Executive
Associate VP at
Symphony University
Ph: + 91-9980102087 or
email: prof.balaji@gmail.com
S K Rao
Senior Executive
Registration Manager at
Landmark Education
Ph: 80-2286-2020 or
email: saikrao.le@gmail.com
Invitation to Special Introduction to Landmark Forum
