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Page 1SALTLABSLife Long Employability

Turbulence Has A New Word-VUCA

VolatilityRate of Change

UncertaintyUnclear about present situation and future outcomeComplexityMultiplicity of Key Decision Factors

AmbiguityLack Of Clarity About Meaning Of An Event

Understand Dynamics of VUCA Business Environment Where

Slippage Will Be Frequent And Recovery Slow And Painful

"Those who failed to navigate the rapid changes brought about

in their marketplace did so not because not because they are not

smart or aware, but because the speed of change is simply

overwhelming them. Thomas Friedman-The World Is Flat


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Evolution of VUCA

US Military Engagements

in Iraq and Afghanistan

Todays Business EnvironmentIs No Different


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As a business leader, youve noticed

theres been volatility and change in yourworld.

To survive in this NEW NORMAL,

organizations must do thingsdifferently. Our goal with The VUCA

Company book & workshop is to

offer a PATH FORWARD and get you

thinking about what you need to do,and where you should start.


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A rapidly evolving, dynamic,chaotic, complex businessenvironment is the norm rather

than the exception.

Thats Not The Problem

The fundamentals of business

leadership and corporate strategy

havent evolved at the same pace

creating a gap between social

behavior and business practices.

Thats The

Problem

We are in a new world, using old tools

Thomas Friedm an, The World is Flat


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In VUCA World,

To Embrace The Future

Memorise The PastEspecial ly The Painful

Evolve or get endangered


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Everybody Fails

Even Mahatma

Gandhi failed in his

First Satyagraha

He reflected, learnt,

changed strategy and

succeeded

spectacularly

Our greatest glory is no t in never fall ing

Bu t in r ising every t ime we fal lConfuc ius


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Sound leaders understand the importance oflearning from failures

It turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could

have ever happened to me, Stephen Jobs, Stanford 2005

We have only ourselves to blame Satish Reddy, Dr Reddys, Forbes,

2011 (Failure of German Acquisition)

I need to blame myself, I am the leader of the side. I am the main culprit

so of course I blame myself. M.S.Dhoni, Jan 2012 (after Australia

debacle)

.When I reached rock bottom, I could make a solid foundation.

J.K.Rowlings Author of Harry Potter Series.

. failure in attaining Samarkand was the greatest gift Allah bestowed

me.. Moghul Emperor Babur in Baburnama I have made my share of business mistakes, but every failure

contains the seeds of your next success. Paul Allen (Microsoft

Promoter)


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Failures Are Intensely Pursued Today


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Why Learn From Failure

1. Knowledge & Skill Developmentis Not Enough. In VUCA world

skills are growing obsolete as

quickly as their organizations

change

2. Resilience & Adaptability Are

Key Competencies.

1. To institutionalize learning from

failure in your organization

Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.

Henry Ford


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Companies Are Dying Faster

Standard & Poor

Every Success Sows The Seeds Of Its Own Destruction

R. Gopalkrishnan, Director Tata Sons


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Is Your Organisation VUCA Ready?

Read The Book

Join The Workshop

So give me a turbulent world as opposed to a

quiet world and I will take the turbulent one.

Andrew Grove


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The Book

The VUCA Company

{ Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity}

The VUCA Company authored by Suhayl Abidi, a

30 years industry veteran and Dr. Manoj Joshi, Professor of Strategy,

is a study of 12 Indian companies which did not succeed in the VUCA

environment and offers common causes of failure and suggests theroadmap for avoiding or recovering from failure.

Foreword by Shikha Sharma, CEO, Axis Bank

To be published by

Jaico Publishing House

Early 2015


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Authors of

The VUCA Company

Suhayl Abidi

A practitioner of Organisational Learning & Knowledge Management.

An MBA from FMS Delhi and PG Diploma in Information Management

from Leeds Polytechnic, UK, he has, for 25 years worked for

organisations such as Penguin Publishing, The British Council, Saudi

Ports Authority, Reliance Industries, Essar and Piramal Healthcare inthe Information & organisation learning domain. He has written a

number of articles in leading business papers and magazines.

Dr. Manoj Joshi, PhD

Dr Manoj Joshi, PhD (Strategy), Fellow Institutions of Engineers India,

is a Professor-Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, AmityBusiness School with nearly 30 publications in international journals.

He is the Asia Editor for International Journal of Entrepreneurship and

Innovation; Regional Editor India, Journal of Family Business

Management and editorial board member on a dozen international

journals.


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From The Foreword Of

The VUCA Company

This book is a must read for management practitioners, students,

aspiring leaders and all those who believe in continuously

sharpening their skills to meet the challenges in a rapidly changing

and uncertain environment.

Shikha Sharma

MD and CEO

Axis Bank


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Praise for The VUCA Company

an interesting book and a comprehensive guideline for those who look for amore realistic business environment in which companies operate. I highly

recommend this book to students, scholars, policy makers, entrepreneurs and

business persons who strive to succeed and to be as effective and efficient as

possible in this "VUCA world"!

Aidin Salamzadeh, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and

Economics (Canada)

The title is very apt in the current scenario of globalization, fast changing technology

disruption, willingness to adopt non conventional business models and re-imaginatio

of digital world.The caselets chosen are very appropriate and will help understand th

concept in a localized context.

Arvind Kumar, Delivery Head, Tata Consultancy Services

The book provides some useful lessons drawn from failures in an

increasingly complex world. A recommended read for those who wish to

navigate successfully in the troubled waters of corporate uncertainty.

Dr. Himanshu Rai, Chairperson, MDP, IIM-Lucknow


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"Ours is an age of innovation and rapid transformation. The VUCA Company offersan important set of insights and ideas to make this transformation viable. Building

on an incredibly large body of research and professional experience, the authors

masterfully inspire our creativity and need for discovery. I compliment the authors

on a job very well done."

Shaker A. Zahra, Professor & Department Chair, Robert E. Buuck Chair of

Entrepreneurship,Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

This book is a major contribution - a game changer. It is worth every rupee.

Buy it and learn

Dr Gerard McElwee, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Sheffield Business School

Editor: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The lessons from this book will be of great significance for the developmentof Indias management and organizations. This is an extremely timely book.

Michael Gibbs, Faculty Director, Executive MBA Program, Clinical

Professor of Economics, The Univ. of Chicago Booth School of Business


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This book addresses a powerful issue that spans a wide spectrum of debate andoffers blended strengths. All and all, an excellent volume with the right balance in

the correct context.

Sandip Anand, Associate Professor at Xavier Institute of Management

" I am delighted to go through the initial manuscript of the book- "The VUCA

Company". The book provides insight as to how organizations could face thechallenges of VUCA and continuously move on endless journey of excellence.

C V Singh, Enterprise Excellence Consultants, Ex Vice President, Tata Motors.

"This is a fascinating book on a long-overdue topic. Without understanding

failures we can never truly understand long-term success. It is clear that past

models of business success are outmoded in today's environment, and this

book should inspire much thought and - more importantly - action."

Prof.Nick Lee: Professor of Sales and Management Science, Loughborough

University and Editor in Chief: European Journal of Marketing

and many others


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The VUCA Company WorkshopDeveloping Resilience & Adaptability

in The VUCA WorldA Works hop Der ived From the Boo kThe VUCA Company

Suhayl AbidiIn Collaboration With

Len DCosta& Murali Aiyer


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Only Workshop Of Its Kind in India

Indian Case studies developed

in-house Exercises Developed In-house

Multi-media Video Clips

Interactive

Pre Workshop Reading

Pre Workshop Exercise

Evolve Insights & Tools To Increase Employability of People

and Longevity of Organisations

The illiterate of the 21s tcentury wi l l not be those who cannot read

and w rite, bu t thos e who canno t learn, unlearn, and relearn.

Alv in Toff ler

The program will be especially useful to

Business Leaders, Unit/ DepartmentHeads, Executives across functions in any

organisation, SMEs and

Entrepreneurs responsible for delivery of

results.

It is also useful to people from all walks of

life including academics whoinculcate Resilience among students to

handle setbacks, failures and build

an understanding about what could

sabotage success.


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Workshop Facilitators

Suhayl Abidi

Len DCosta

An XLRI alumnus, 35 years of corporate experience. Former Vice

President HR for the Taj group of Hotels and Former President

Corporate Development and HRPiramal group Currently Non

Executive Chairman of a Cement company He is a leading HR

consultant, a change leader and facilitator for Leadership Grid, Service

Excellence and CEO coach and Mentor

Murali Aiyer

Business Graduate and alumnus of Oberoi School of Learning and

Development Former Director of HR for Crisil Limiteda

Standard and Poors company and Former Director of Training

Carlson Hospitality HR domain expert in Retail, Hospitality, Finance,

Real Estate and Manufacturing sectors


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You Might Travel The World Seeking The BestTeacher, Only to Discover That it is

"Good Judgement Comes From Experience,

Experience Comes From Bad Judgment Einstein


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We Need to Learn From Failures TodayMore Than Ever

VUCA Environment is here to stay and

will only increase in intensity

You may model, manage or mitigate

aspects of risk

But you MUST prepare for uncertainty!


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And

Our Workshops

Contact

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Email: [email protected]

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