(1) It is a source of great inspiration to see how world class companies come from the smallest of towns and how they have consistently maintained the leadership position in their respective industries for several decades, some for even more…
Category: Articles by Sandeep
Business Impact through New Technologies and Product Engineering
It is always encouraging to meet with customers and partners to explore new dimensions of possibilities in engineering and technology… Doing so with global customers across industry segments makes it more interesting and challenging at the same time. More and…
A view on the advancing world of secondary education
I remember when my son had his high school group projects 5-6 years ago, the house used to be filled with his friends who crammed into his room to complete the project in multiple sittings. Some did group discussions, some…
Frost & Sullivan and HCL Engineering Excellence Awards 2012
Last week (Sept. 11, 2012), during the GIL (Growth Innovation and Leadership) event in San Jose, California, we had the great fortune to participate and present the Frost & Sullivan and HCL Engineering Excellence Awards to our customers. The Award…
Tagged with: Cisco, Engineering, Engineering Operations, Excellence, Frost and Sullivan, HCL, Innovation, Meggitt, Symantec, Technology
The beautiful Maasai Mara
The vast landscape of Maasai Mara resonates with the distinctly tall grass of Africa, solo trees scattered against a background of distant mountains, thousands of grazing animals, and somewhere amidst it all, the king of the jungle is taking a…
The next phase of smartness…
Look around yourself and the chances are you will find a smart device around you. We are living in a world where devices are now becoming smarter at a much faster pace than ever before. Devices are connected, not just…
Reflections from the high school grad parties…
June is a busy season for high school grad parties and I attended several over the past couple of weeks. These grads are bright, young Generation Zs who are ready to enter college and create the foundation to make their…
Small is Big: the impact of small and medium businesses
According to the US Small Business Administration, Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) accounted for 65% of the new jobs created from 1993 to 2009; 9.8 million of the 15 million new jobs created during this period were on account of…
Rejuvenation of US Manufacturing – an opportunity to reinvent
As per The Wall Street Journal, “The improving prospects for the (US) manufacturing sector — which is so large, it would be the world’s ninth-largest economy if it were a country — are becoming a hot topic.” News about manufacturing…
O2+ : League of Champions
I attended the HCL O2+ event in Sunnyvale, CA earlier this week. It was a great occasion which recognized Outstanding Performers who have consistently performed at extraordinary levels and worked extensively hard over the years. What intrigued me was meeting…
Tagged with: Champions, Focus, hands on, HCL, Love what you do, O2, Pride and belonging, Purpose, results focused, risk takers, Sense of Ownership
Global Development Presence
Although economic uncertainties continue in many pockets of the world, the next billion consumers are expected to drive ~$10 trillion towards global GDP by 2020. By the end of this decade, global GDP is expected to grow 40% to $90…
Tagged with: China, Emerging Economies, Engineering Services, Global Development Presence, US, World
Global Indian Citizen – 2
Addressing the tenth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Jan. 8, 2012 in Jaipur, India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh fulfilled one of the most important demands from Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) – the right to vote and hence, the ability to participate in…
2011 – The year of People Power
Globally, if there is one element that stands out during 2011, it has to be People Power. Activism at the grassroots level around the world clearly set a new benchmark in recent times, with unprecedented levels of people’s involvement in…
HCL Global Meet 2011
The recently concluded 6th HCL Global Meet (www.unstructure.org) in Orlando, Florida was themed around “I have an idea”, and what a fantastic meet it turned out to be. Over a thousand CXOs, business, IT, engineering and industry leaders attended the…
Remembering Steve Jobs…
The world suddenly stopped yesterday with the stunning and deeply sad news of Steve Jobs’ death. Even though eventually death is certain, and even if doctors give up during a terminal illness, our hearts still want to go on living;…
US school education: long way to go
Any country’s long term growth and competitiveness has a direct dependency on the quality of its students in its schools. In spite of the major red flag that US high school students are falling behind compared to their global counterparts,…
9/11: a decade after
As my flight took off from San Francisco to Frankfurt yesterday, Sept. 11 2011, I remembered the fateful day a decade ago which changed US and the world forever… The first time I heard about the Twin Tower attack by…
The magic of Steve Jobs
Apple is Steve Jobs. His magical and emotional connect with consumers is simply beyond compare. Steve’s intense focus on innovative products with intuitive user experience has not only charmed the world, it has created many new categories of businesses and…
Category: Articles by Sandeep
Small with Big Impact: Three Independent Observations
(1) It is a source of great inspiration to see how world class companies come from the smallest of towns and how they have consistently maintained the leadership position in their respective industries for several decades, some for even more…
Tagged with: Big Impact, Conviction, Courage, Emerging Economies, Gen Z, Leadership, Mobile, Science Teacher
Business Impact through New Technologies and Product Engineering
It is always encouraging to meet with customers and partners to explore new dimensions of possibilities in engineering and technology… Doing so with global customers across industry segments makes it more interesting and challenging at the same time. More and…
A view on the advancing world of secondary education
I remember when my son had his high school group projects 5-6 years ago, the house used to be filled with his friends who crammed into his room to complete the project in multiple sittings. Some did group discussions, some…
Frost & Sullivan and HCL Engineering Excellence Awards 2012
Last week (Sept. 11, 2012), during the GIL (Growth Innovation and Leadership) event in San Jose, California, we had the great fortune to participate and present the Frost & Sullivan and HCL Engineering Excellence Awards to our customers. The Award…
Tagged with: Cisco, Engineering, Engineering Operations, Excellence, Frost and Sullivan, HCL, Innovation, Meggitt, Symantec, Technology
The beautiful Maasai Mara
The vast landscape of Maasai Mara resonates with the distinctly tall grass of Africa, solo trees scattered against a background of distant mountains, thousands of grazing animals, and somewhere amidst it all, the king of the jungle is taking a…
The next phase of smartness…
Look around yourself and the chances are you will find a smart device around you. We are living in a world where devices are now becoming smarter at a much faster pace than ever before. Devices are connected, not just…
Reflections from the high school grad parties…
June is a busy season for high school grad parties and I attended several over the past couple of weeks. These grads are bright, young Generation Zs who are ready to enter college and create the foundation to make their…
Small is Big: the impact of small and medium businesses
According to the US Small Business Administration, Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) accounted for 65% of the new jobs created from 1993 to 2009; 9.8 million of the 15 million new jobs created during this period were on account of…
Rejuvenation of US Manufacturing – an opportunity to reinvent
As per The Wall Street Journal, “The improving prospects for the (US) manufacturing sector — which is so large, it would be the world’s ninth-largest economy if it were a country — are becoming a hot topic.” News about manufacturing…
O2+ : League of Champions
I attended the HCL O2+ event in Sunnyvale, CA earlier this week. It was a great occasion which recognized Outstanding Performers who have consistently performed at extraordinary levels and worked extensively hard over the years. What intrigued me was meeting…
Tagged with: Champions, Focus, hands on, HCL, Love what you do, O2, Pride and belonging, Purpose, results focused, risk takers, Sense of Ownership
Global Development Presence
Although economic uncertainties continue in many pockets of the world, the next billion consumers are expected to drive ~$10 trillion towards global GDP by 2020. By the end of this decade, global GDP is expected to grow 40% to $90…
Tagged with: China, Emerging Economies, Engineering Services, Global Development Presence, US, World
Global Indian Citizen – 2
Addressing the tenth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Jan. 8, 2012 in Jaipur, India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh fulfilled one of the most important demands from Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) – the right to vote and hence, the ability to participate in…
2011 – The year of People Power
Globally, if there is one element that stands out during 2011, it has to be People Power. Activism at the grassroots level around the world clearly set a new benchmark in recent times, with unprecedented levels of people’s involvement in…
HCL Global Meet 2011
The recently concluded 6th HCL Global Meet (www.unstructure.org) in Orlando, Florida was themed around “I have an idea”, and what a fantastic meet it turned out to be. Over a thousand CXOs, business, IT, engineering and industry leaders attended the…
Remembering Steve Jobs…
The world suddenly stopped yesterday with the stunning and deeply sad news of Steve Jobs’ death. Even though eventually death is certain, and even if doctors give up during a terminal illness, our hearts still want to go on living;…
US school education: long way to go
Any country’s long term growth and competitiveness has a direct dependency on the quality of its students in its schools. In spite of the major red flag that US high school students are falling behind compared to their global counterparts,…
9/11: a decade after
As my flight took off from San Francisco to Frankfurt yesterday, Sept. 11 2011, I remembered the fateful day a decade ago which changed US and the world forever… The first time I heard about the Twin Tower attack by…
The magic of Steve Jobs
Apple is Steve Jobs. His magical and emotional connect with consumers is simply beyond compare. Steve’s intense focus on innovative products with intuitive user experience has not only charmed the world, it has created many new categories of businesses and…
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