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		<title>“Contribute Beyond Your Title&#8230;” Finds Place In Several Different Blog Carnivals And Round-ups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Utpal Vaishnav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I’m happy to denote that my post <a title="Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!" href="http://utpal.net/blog/2010/05/23/contribute-beyond-your-title-with-assumed-responsibility-and-take-the-right-decision/" target="_blank">Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!</a> &#8211; which is a story about a Leader Beyond His Title who led to create a win-win-win situation for the organization, the client and the individual<em> &#8211; </em>is selected in several different Blog Carnivals and May-2010 Leadership Round-up of <a href="http://leadertalk.mountainstate.edu/" target="_blank">Mountain State University’s blog</a>.</p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">Photo Credit: katerha&#39;s Flickr photostream</p>
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<p>Here is the list of sites who hosted the respective carnivals or the round-ups.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>IT Management Review: </strong>This carnival is a monthly digest covering the best of IT Management blog posts published within a month. It is maintained by <a href="http://anticlue.net/" target="_blank">Anticlue</a> and focuses on subjects like Application Management, ITSM, infrastructure management, governance, performance management, program management and trends. Here is the link to <a href="http://www.anticlue.net/archives/001071.htm" target="_blank">Sixth Edition of IT Management Review</a> which was published on May 31, 2010.</li>
<li><strong>Small Business Advice:</strong> This carnival offers essential things that a small business owner need to know. Article, tips and real-life success stories about starting up and maintaining a small business. Here is the link to June 01, 2010 edition.</li>
<li><strong>Corporate Vigilance: </strong>A carnival to spotlight the rights and the wrongs of the corporate world.  Here is the link to <a href="http://corporatevigilancecarnival.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-30-2010-edition.html" target="_blank">May 30, 2010 edition</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Leadership Development Carnival:</strong> This carnival focuses on posts related to leadership, management, executive development, leadership, management, coaching, human resources, succession planning, and organizational development. This time it is hosted at Maximize Possibilities blog. This Carnival is maintained by <a href="http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/" target="_blank">Dan McCarthy</a> of <a href="http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2010/06/june-2010-leadership-development.html" target="_blank">Great Leadership</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Mountain State University – The School of Leadership and Professional Development: </strong>It’s a fantastic leadership spot maintained by Becky Robinson of<strong> </strong>Mountain State University. This blog focuses on lifelong learning and believe in the power of knowledge to transform lives. It selects the posts based on a select theme, which was based on Leadership and decision making last month. Read the <a href="http://leadertalk.mountainstate.edu/2010/06/june-roundup-a-leader-allocates-decision-making-and-senses-social-realities.html" target="_blank">posts round-up here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/" target="_blank">Blog carnivals</a> serve as very good index of topics related to specific themes and I’m glad that my post on Leading beyond a Title reserved a space  in the different blog carnivals and round-ups with my favorite bloggers. I heartily thank all of my blog readers for making a difference in my writing and my being at large.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Update 08 Jun, 2010: </strong>A Leader Beyond a Title continues rocking. It has been now included in the following two places today.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Customer Service Carnival:</strong> This carnival is dedicated to helping business people become more aware of how important customer service is to their business. Here&#8217;s the link to <a href="http://www.people2peopleservice.com/2010/06/customer-service-carnivale-early-summer.html" target="_blank">early summer</a> carnival hosted at <a href="http://www.people2peopleservice.com/" target="_blank">People 2 People Services</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Rainmaker Top Five Blog Picks:</strong> Leadership Development Carnival Edition also includes the Leader Beyond a Title.  (PS: <a href="http://twitter.com/therainmaker" target="_blank">Chris Yong</a>, the man behind MaximizePossibilities blog  is a fantastic folk to follow on Twitter.)</li>
</ul>
<p>See Also:<ol>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/leading-beyond-your-title-sometimes-means-15/' rel='bookmark' title='Leading Beyond Your Title Sometimes Means: 15'>Leading Beyond Your Title Sometimes Means: 15</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/contribute-beyond-your-title-with-assumed-responsibility-and-take-the-right-decision/' rel='bookmark' title='Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!'>Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/10-peaks-for-creating-performance-focused-teams/' rel='bookmark' title='10 Peaks For Creating Performance Focused Teams'>10 Peaks For Creating Performance Focused Teams</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/leadership-development-carnival-%e2%80%93-september-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Leadership Development Carnival Sep 2009'>Leadership Development Carnival Sep 2009</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/great-leadership-insights-by-dan-mccarthy/' rel='bookmark' title='Great Leadership Insights By Dan McCarthy'>Great Leadership Insights By Dan McCarthy</a></li>
</ol></p><div style="display:block"><small><em>posted in <a href="http://utpal.net/blog/category/leadership/">Leadership</a> <a href="http://utpal.net/blog/%e2%80%9ccontribute-beyond-your-title-%e2%80%9d-finds-place-in-several-different-blog-carnivals-and-round-ups/#comments">Leave A Comment</a></em></small></div>
See Also:<ol>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/leading-beyond-your-title-sometimes-means-15/' rel='bookmark' title='Leading Beyond Your Title Sometimes Means: 15'>Leading Beyond Your Title Sometimes Means: 15</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/contribute-beyond-your-title-with-assumed-responsibility-and-take-the-right-decision/' rel='bookmark' title='Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!'>Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/10-peaks-for-creating-performance-focused-teams/' rel='bookmark' title='10 Peaks For Creating Performance Focused Teams'>10 Peaks For Creating Performance Focused Teams</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/leadership-development-carnival-%e2%80%93-september-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Leadership Development Carnival Sep 2009'>Leadership Development Carnival Sep 2009</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/great-leadership-insights-by-dan-mccarthy/' rel='bookmark' title='Great Leadership Insights By Dan McCarthy'>Great Leadership Insights By Dan McCarthy</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I’m happy to denote that my post <a title="Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!" href="http://utpal.net/blog/2010/05/23/contribute-beyond-your-title-with-assumed-responsibility-and-take-the-right-decision/" target="_blank">Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!</a> &#8211; which is a story about a Leader Beyond His Title who led to create a win-win-win situation for the organization, the client and the individual<em> &#8211; </em>is selected in several different Blog Carnivals and May-2010 Leadership Round-up of <a href="http://leadertalk.mountainstate.edu/" target="_blank">Mountain State University’s blog</a>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 350px">
	<img class=" " src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4414015746_ff05febd18.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="263" />
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Photo Credit: katerha&#39;s Flickr photostream</p>
</div>
<p>Here is the list of sites who hosted the respective carnivals or the round-ups.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>IT Management Review: </strong>This carnival is a monthly digest covering the best of IT Management blog posts published within a month. It is maintained by <a href="http://anticlue.net/" target="_blank">Anticlue</a> and focuses on subjects like Application Management, ITSM, infrastructure management, governance, performance management, program management and trends. Here is the link to <a href="http://www.anticlue.net/archives/001071.htm" target="_blank">Sixth Edition of IT Management Review</a> which was published on May 31, 2010.</li>
<li><strong>Small Business Advice:</strong> This carnival offers essential things that a small business owner need to know. Article, tips and real-life success stories about starting up and maintaining a small business. Here is the link to June 01, 2010 edition.</li>
<li><strong>Corporate Vigilance: </strong>A carnival to spotlight the rights and the wrongs of the corporate world.  Here is the link to <a href="http://corporatevigilancecarnival.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-30-2010-edition.html" target="_blank">May 30, 2010 edition</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Leadership Development Carnival:</strong> This carnival focuses on posts related to leadership, management, executive development, leadership, management, coaching, human resources, succession planning, and organizational development. This time it is hosted at Maximize Possibilities blog. This Carnival is maintained by <a href="http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/" target="_blank">Dan McCarthy</a> of <a href="http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2010/06/june-2010-leadership-development.html" target="_blank">Great Leadership</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Mountain State University – The School of Leadership and Professional Development: </strong>It’s a fantastic leadership spot maintained by Becky Robinson of<strong> </strong>Mountain State University. This blog focuses on lifelong learning and believe in the power of knowledge to transform lives. It selects the posts based on a select theme, which was based on Leadership and decision making last month. Read the <a href="http://leadertalk.mountainstate.edu/2010/06/june-roundup-a-leader-allocates-decision-making-and-senses-social-realities.html" target="_blank">posts round-up here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/" target="_blank">Blog carnivals</a> serve as very good index of topics related to specific themes and I’m glad that my post on Leading beyond a Title reserved a space  in the different blog carnivals and round-ups with my favorite bloggers. I heartily thank all of my blog readers for making a difference in my writing and my being at large.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Update 08 Jun, 2010: </strong>A Leader Beyond a Title continues rocking. It has been now included in the following two places today.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Customer Service Carnival:</strong> This carnival is dedicated to helping business people become more aware of how important customer service is to their business. Here&#8217;s the link to <a href="http://www.people2peopleservice.com/2010/06/customer-service-carnivale-early-summer.html" target="_blank">early summer</a> carnival hosted at <a href="http://www.people2peopleservice.com/" target="_blank">People 2 People Services</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Rainmaker Top Five Blog Picks:</strong> Leadership Development Carnival Edition also includes the Leader Beyond a Title.  (PS: <a href="http://twitter.com/therainmaker" target="_blank">Chris Yong</a>, the man behind MaximizePossibilities blog  is a fantastic folk to follow on Twitter.)</li>
</ul>
<p>See Also:<ol>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/leading-beyond-your-title-sometimes-means-15/' rel='bookmark' title='Leading Beyond Your Title Sometimes Means: 15'>Leading Beyond Your Title Sometimes Means: 15</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/contribute-beyond-your-title-with-assumed-responsibility-and-take-the-right-decision/' rel='bookmark' title='Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!'>Contribute Beyond Your Title With Assumed Responsibility And Take The Right Decision!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/10-peaks-for-creating-performance-focused-teams/' rel='bookmark' title='10 Peaks For Creating Performance Focused Teams'>10 Peaks For Creating Performance Focused Teams</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/leadership-development-carnival-%e2%80%93-september-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Leadership Development Carnival Sep 2009'>Leadership Development Carnival Sep 2009</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/great-leadership-insights-by-dan-mccarthy/' rel='bookmark' title='Great Leadership Insights By Dan McCarthy'>Great Leadership Insights By Dan McCarthy</a></li>
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		<title>Open Secret Of The Marriage Between Vision and Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Utpal Vaishnav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p><p>In my decennium long experience journey, I have seen organizations which have a great vision – a vision to become a world class company which is super-positive. 100% win-win for all the entities involved, performance centric, employee and society friendly, ultimate customer delight centric… the best!</p>
<p>But with very little actions.</p>
<p>Little actions lead to fewer results and thus little experience to count on.  But they have great measurability of the results.</p>
<p>Measurability is the lens of their vision.</p>
<p>The other type of organizations is “Action” centric. They do not have any permanent vision to stick with. For them “crafting vision” is an overhead. They are in fascination of actions.</p>
<p>High actions lead to more results and more experience to count on.  But they lack the essential – measurability.</p>
<p>And, anything which cannot be measured cannot be repeated with 100% surity, no matter if it is success or failure.</p>
<p>Actions are in harmony only when they are measured, chaos otherwise.</p>
<p>See Also:<ol>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/lack-of-vision-is-a-bigger-blindness/' rel='bookmark' title='Lack of vision is a bigger blindness'>Lack of vision is a bigger blindness</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/mini-saga-lights-camera-action/' rel='bookmark' title='Mini Saga &#8211; Lights, Camera&#8230;Action!'>Mini Saga &#8211; Lights, Camera&#8230;Action!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/thinking-compliance-are-you-in-the-right-bus/' rel='bookmark' title='Thinking compliance? Are you in the right bus?'>Thinking compliance? Are you in the right bus?</a></li>
</ol></p><div style="display:block"><small><em>posted in <a href="http://utpal.net/blog/category/leadership/">Leadership</a> <a href="http://utpal.net/blog/open-secret-of-the-marriage-between-vision-and-action/#comments">Leave A Comment</a></em></small></div>
See Also:<ol>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/lack-of-vision-is-a-bigger-blindness/' rel='bookmark' title='Lack of vision is a bigger blindness'>Lack of vision is a bigger blindness</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/mini-saga-lights-camera-action/' rel='bookmark' title='Mini Saga &#8211; Lights, Camera&#8230;Action!'>Mini Saga &#8211; Lights, Camera&#8230;Action!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/thinking-compliance-are-you-in-the-right-bus/' rel='bookmark' title='Thinking compliance? Are you in the right bus?'>Thinking compliance? Are you in the right bus?</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>In my decennium long experience journey, I have seen organizations which have a great vision – a vision to become a world class company which is super-positive. 100% win-win for all the entities involved, performance centric, employee and society friendly, ultimate customer delight centric… the best!</p>
<p>But with very little actions.</p>
<p>Little actions lead to fewer results and thus little experience to count on.  But they have great measurability of the results.</p>
<p>Measurability is the lens of their vision.</p>
<p>The other type of organizations is “Action” centric. They do not have any permanent vision to stick with. For them “crafting vision” is an overhead. They are in fascination of actions.</p>
<p>High actions lead to more results and more experience to count on.  But they lack the essential – measurability.</p>
<p>And, anything which cannot be measured cannot be repeated with 100% surity, no matter if it is success or failure.</p>
<p>Actions are in harmony only when they are measured, chaos otherwise.</p>
<p>See Also:<ol>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/lack-of-vision-is-a-bigger-blindness/' rel='bookmark' title='Lack of vision is a bigger blindness'>Lack of vision is a bigger blindness</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/mini-saga-lights-camera-action/' rel='bookmark' title='Mini Saga &#8211; Lights, Camera&#8230;Action!'>Mini Saga &#8211; Lights, Camera&#8230;Action!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/thinking-compliance-are-you-in-the-right-bus/' rel='bookmark' title='Thinking compliance? Are you in the right bus?'>Thinking compliance? Are you in the right bus?</a></li>
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		<title>Embrace Realities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Utpal Vaishnav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Help]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p><p>It is damn straightforward to think but getting any organization see the world the way it is and not the way they wish it were isn’t that easy.</p>
<p>A thoughtful effort is needed in the organization with an attitude, with an environment that allows people to see things the way they are, to deal with the way it is now, not the way they wish it would be.</p>
<p>Look back at the past year’s failures. See</p>
<ul>
<li>Whether most of the failures are caused by your unwillingness to embrace the realities?</li>
<li>Couldn’t those failures be dealt with facing the realities and taking correct actions?</li>
<li>That’s what management is – identifying and doing something about it. Not mere anticipating, not waiting for the next plan. Not being in re-evaluation loop all the time. Not being irresolute.</li>
<li>It’s <strong>getting on </strong>with it!</li>
</ul>
<p>As the year is coming to an end, the few critical questions are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Have you listed down and evaluated the failures of the past year?</li>
<li>Did you embrace the realities of the failures?</li>
<li>How comfortable are you seeing the things the way they are – and the way they are not – without any sugar-coating?</li>
<li>If you are not comfortable, what would you do to be comfortable and <strong>act upon</strong> it?</li>
</ul>
<p>Your actions triggered by answering the above questions would be the Christmas Gift for me… and my Merry Christmas wishes to you too!</p>
<div style="display:block"><small><em>posted in <a href="http://utpal.net/blog/category/misc/">Misc</a> <a href="http://utpal.net/blog/embrace-realities/#comments">Leave A Comment</a></em></small></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>It is damn straightforward to think but getting any organization see the world the way it is and not the way they wish it were isn’t that easy.</p>
<p>A thoughtful effort is needed in the organization with an attitude, with an environment that allows people to see things the way they are, to deal with the way it is now, not the way they wish it would be.</p>
<p>Look back at the past year’s failures. See</p>
<ul>
<li>Whether most of the failures are caused by your unwillingness to embrace the realities?</li>
<li>Couldn’t those failures be dealt with facing the realities and taking correct actions?</li>
<li>That’s what management is – identifying and doing something about it. Not mere anticipating, not waiting for the next plan. Not being in re-evaluation loop all the time. Not being irresolute.</li>
<li>It’s <strong>getting on </strong>with it!</li>
</ul>
<p>As the year is coming to an end, the few critical questions are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Have you listed down and evaluated the failures of the past year?</li>
<li>Did you embrace the realities of the failures?</li>
<li>How comfortable are you seeing the things the way they are – and the way they are not – without any sugar-coating?</li>
<li>If you are not comfortable, what would you do to be comfortable and <strong>act upon</strong> it?</li>
</ul>
<p>Your actions triggered by answering the above questions would be the Christmas Gift for me… and my Merry Christmas wishes to you too!</p>
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		<title>Scholarship@SAP Program</title>
		<link>http://utpal.net/blog/scholarshipsap-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Utpal Vaishnav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p><li><strong>What is it</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>Eight semester professional training program offered by <a href="http://www.sap.com/india/about/company/saplabs/press_room/press.epx?pressid=8202" target="_blank">SAP</a> in partnership with <a href="http://www.iiitb.ac.in/" target="_blank">IIIT-B</a>and <a href="http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/" target="_blank">BITS-Pilani</a> whereby the degrees will be provided by the institutes itself.</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Objective of the program</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>To bridge the gap between what colleges offer and what the industry wants – a practical knowledge of industry realities among students and lack of people with advanced and specialized degrees.</li>
<li>To encourage students to go for advanced engineering degrees while getting <strong>professional training in parallel.</strong></li>
</ul>
<li><strong>How it works</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>Under the program, promising students are selected though a rigorous technical entrance test and an interview on soft skills and behavioral analysis. Once selected, the students enroll in a post-graduate program with either IIIT-B or BITS-Pilani while spending a portion of their time working on a part time basis with SAP Labs. On successful completion of the program, students will get an offer to join SAP and are treated at par with experienced candidates.</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Eligibility criteria </strong>(for the batch starting in Aug 2010)</li>
<ul>
<li>67% aggregate marks in B.Sc /BCA</li>
<li>Along with 60% marks in Standard 10 and 12 (II PUC)</li>
<li>For B.Sc. students the major subjects should be either of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, Information Technology or Statistics)</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Stakeholder comments</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>As per Peter Zencke, Member of the Executive Board of SAP AG.,  this program allows promising students the opportunity to go in for higher degrees without losing out on gaining a first-hand perspective       on cutting-edge global product development,”</li>
<li>As per Professor Sadagopan, Director, IIIT Bangalore., This program is a commendable initiative by SAP to enhance the professional skills of the students and act as a mentor to them. Competitive engineering talent is the keystone for the IT industry in India. We need to capitalize on our existing talent pool and work towards placing them at par with international standards. We are confident that our association with SAP Labs will elevate the standards of IT education in the country.</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Possible action items</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>If the eligibility criteria is met, Resume of the student can be sent to <a href="mailto:scholar@sap.com" target="_blank">scholar@sap.com</a> latest by <strong>15-January-2010</strong></li>
</ul>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><li><strong>What is it</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>Eight semester professional training program offered by <a href="http://www.sap.com/india/about/company/saplabs/press_room/press.epx?pressid=8202" target="_blank">SAP</a> in partnership with <a href="http://www.iiitb.ac.in/" target="_blank">IIIT-B</a>and <a href="http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/" target="_blank">BITS-Pilani</a> whereby the degrees will be provided by the institutes itself.</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Objective of the program</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>To bridge the gap between what colleges offer and what the industry wants – a practical knowledge of industry realities among students and lack of people with advanced and specialized degrees.</li>
<li>To encourage students to go for advanced engineering degrees while getting <strong>professional training in parallel.</strong></li>
</ul>
<li><strong>How it works</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>Under the program, promising students are selected though a rigorous technical entrance test and an interview on soft skills and behavioral analysis. Once selected, the students enroll in a post-graduate program with either IIIT-B or BITS-Pilani while spending a portion of their time working on a part time basis with SAP Labs. On successful completion of the program, students will get an offer to join SAP and are treated at par with experienced candidates.</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Eligibility criteria </strong>(for the batch starting in Aug 2010)</li>
<ul>
<li>67% aggregate marks in B.Sc /BCA</li>
<li>Along with 60% marks in Standard 10 and 12 (II PUC)</li>
<li>For B.Sc. students the major subjects should be either of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, Information Technology or Statistics)</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Stakeholder comments</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>As per Peter Zencke, Member of the Executive Board of SAP AG.,  this program allows promising students the opportunity to go in for higher degrees without losing out on gaining a first-hand perspective       on cutting-edge global product development,”</li>
<li>As per Professor Sadagopan, Director, IIIT Bangalore., This program is a commendable initiative by SAP to enhance the professional skills of the students and act as a mentor to them. Competitive engineering talent is the keystone for the IT industry in India. We need to capitalize on our existing talent pool and work towards placing them at par with international standards. We are confident that our association with SAP Labs will elevate the standards of IT education in the country.</li>
</ul>
<li><strong>Possible action items</strong></li>
<ul>
<li>If the eligibility criteria is met, Resume of the student can be sent to <a href="mailto:scholar@sap.com" target="_blank">scholar@sap.com</a> latest by <strong>15-January-2010</strong></li>
</ul>
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		<title>Neuro-linguistic Way of Presenting The Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Utpal Vaishnav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/2009/05/howtosolveanyproblemyouarehaving101.html" target="_blank">How To Solve Any Problem You Are Having 101</a> is the title of the blog post that I am reading right now. This marvelous post is written by a great blogger, consultant and speaker – <a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/about.html" target="_blank">Nicholas Bate</a>.</p>
<p>Nicholas writes in an utmost brain friendly way.  He has the art of converting boring paragraphs of texts in (an <em>easy-to-understand)</em> numbered lists. A magnificent example of leveraging <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming" target="_blank">NLP</a> to reach reader’s heads (and hearts too!).</p>
<p>Here are some of the (more than worth-to-experience!) writing pieces of Nicholas:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/beat-the-recession/" target="_blank">Beat the recession</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/7_by_7/" target="_blank">Seven by Seven</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/thought_leader/" target="_blank">Thought Leader</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Fantastic way of putting the words on screen, Nicholas. <strong>Really inspiring</strong>.  Thanks to <a href="http://qaspire.com/blog" target="_blank">Tanmay Vora</a> for redirecting me to experience your writings.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/2009/05/howtosolveanyproblemyouarehaving101.html" target="_blank">How To Solve Any Problem You Are Having 101</a> is the title of the blog post that I am reading right now. This marvelous post is written by a great blogger, consultant and speaker – <a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/about.html" target="_blank">Nicholas Bate</a>.</p>
<p>Nicholas writes in an utmost brain friendly way.  He has the art of converting boring paragraphs of texts in (an <em>easy-to-understand)</em> numbered lists. A magnificent example of leveraging <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming" target="_blank">NLP</a> to reach reader’s heads (and hearts too!).</p>
<p>Here are some of the (more than worth-to-experience!) writing pieces of Nicholas:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/beat-the-recession/" target="_blank">Beat the recession</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/7_by_7/" target="_blank">Seven by Seven</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/thought_leader/" target="_blank">Thought Leader</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Fantastic way of putting the words on screen, Nicholas. <strong>Really inspiring</strong>.  Thanks to <a href="http://qaspire.com/blog" target="_blank">Tanmay Vora</a> for redirecting me to experience your writings.</p>
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		<title>Glad To Be a Part of BlogChai Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Utpal Vaishnav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Today I become a part of BlogChai family.  Blogchai is an online blend of finest Indian Blogs like <a href="http://bigb.bigadda.com/" target="_blank">Big B</a>, <a href="http://shobhaade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shobha De</a>, <a href="http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/" target="_blank">Shekhar Kapur</a>, <a href="http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/" target="_blank">Rajesh Setty</a>, <a href="http://bikhchandani.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sanjeev Bikhchandani</a> and a few more celebrities.</p>
<p>I’m thankful to my friend, <a href="http://twitter.com/tnvora" target="_blank">Tanmay Vora</a> for directing me to BlogChai. Tanmay writes at <a href="http://qaspire.com/blog" target="_blank">QAspire</a> about Quality, Management, Improvement and life.</p>
<p><a href="http://home.blogchai.com/" target="_blank">BlogChai</a> is a really cool collection of blogged information. <strong><a href="http://home.blogchai.com/" target="_blank">Worth a watch</a>!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Futpal.net%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2F11%2Fglad-to-be-a-part-of-blogchai-family%2F&amp;linkname=Glad%20To%20Be%20a%20Part%20of%20BlogChai%20Family" target="_blank"><img alt="Share/Bookmark" width="171" height="16" /></a></p>
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<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/the-problem-with-sharing-your-knowledge%e2%80%a6/' rel='bookmark' title='The problem with sharing your knowledge…'>The problem with sharing your knowledge…</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/7-bloggers-i-enjoy-reading-almost-all-the-times/' rel='bookmark' title='7 Bloggers I Enjoy Reading Almost All The Times'>7 Bloggers I Enjoy Reading Almost All The Times</a></li>
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<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/qualitytweet-140-bite-sized-ideas-to-deliver-quality-in-every-project-by-tanmay-vora/' rel='bookmark' title='#QUALITYtweet – 140 Bite Sized Ideas To Deliver Quality In Every Project | By Tanmay Vora'>#QUALITYtweet – 140 Bite Sized Ideas To Deliver Quality In Every Project | By Tanmay Vora</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/the-problem-with-sharing-your-knowledge%e2%80%a6/' rel='bookmark' title='The problem with sharing your knowledge…'>The problem with sharing your knowledge…</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Today I become a part of BlogChai family.  Blogchai is an online blend of finest Indian Blogs like <a href="http://bigb.bigadda.com/" target="_blank">Big B</a>, <a href="http://shobhaade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shobha De</a>, <a href="http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/" target="_blank">Shekhar Kapur</a>, <a href="http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/" target="_blank">Rajesh Setty</a>, <a href="http://bikhchandani.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sanjeev Bikhchandani</a> and a few more celebrities.</p>
<p>I’m thankful to my friend, <a href="http://twitter.com/tnvora" target="_blank">Tanmay Vora</a> for directing me to BlogChai. Tanmay writes at <a href="http://qaspire.com/blog" target="_blank">QAspire</a> about Quality, Management, Improvement and life.</p>
<p><a href="http://home.blogchai.com/" target="_blank">BlogChai</a> is a really cool collection of blogged information. <strong><a href="http://home.blogchai.com/" target="_blank">Worth a watch</a>!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Futpal.net%2Fblog%2F2009%2F09%2F11%2Fglad-to-be-a-part-of-blogchai-family%2F&amp;linkname=Glad%20To%20Be%20a%20Part%20of%20BlogChai%20Family" target="_blank"><img alt="Share/Bookmark" width="171" height="16" /></a></p>
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<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/the-problem-with-sharing-your-knowledge%e2%80%a6/' rel='bookmark' title='The problem with sharing your knowledge…'>The problem with sharing your knowledge…</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/7-bloggers-i-enjoy-reading-almost-all-the-times/' rel='bookmark' title='7 Bloggers I Enjoy Reading Almost All The Times'>7 Bloggers I Enjoy Reading Almost All The Times</a></li>
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		<title>Movie Review: Love Aaj Kal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Utpal Vaishnav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Inspired from the Taiwanese movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Times" target="_blank">Three Times</a> , <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Aaj_Kal" target="_blank">Love Aaj Kal</a> is an adorable movie that shows nature of wooing in the ever changing times.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-483 aligncenter" title="utpal-dot-net-love-aaj-kal" src="http://utpal.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/utpal-dot-net-love-aaj-kal.jpg" alt="utpal-dot-net-love-aaj-kal" width="400" height="263" /></p>
<p>It is a director’s darling; non-mundane love story which wasn’t very easy to write and direct. In fact, there are two different stories which run in-parallel within the same context. If you are detail oriented and attentive, this is the move will suit your taste for sure.</p>
<p><strong>Love Aaj — London, San Francisco, Delhi — 2009.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Jay (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" target="_blank">Saif Ali Khan</a>) andj Meera (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepika_Padukone" target="_blank">Deepika Padukone</a>) are a modern-day couple who lives in London. They enjoy each other’s company but are utmost practical from nature. When their life pulls them in different paths and they believe that long distance relationship does not work, they decide to celebrate their official call-off of their relationship.<br />
<strong>Love Kal — Delhi, Calcutta — 1965.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Veer Singh [Saif Ali Khan again who played the role of young <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Kapoor" target="_blank">Rishi Kapoor</a>] is struck by a bombshell when he sees Harleen for the first time. He travels to Calcutta, a thousand kilometers by train to stand under her balcony, only to have a glimpse of her face. And yet not speak a word with her.</p>
<p><strong>Love Aaj-Kal</strong></p>
<p>Story of Jay and Veer runs simultaneously. Both are almost opposite and not able to understand to each other. When the story progresses, the director beautifully makes us realize that experience of the love is same even though the process of relationship is totally different.</p>
<p>The story unfolds in a novel, never-tried way. Use of Saif-in-sepia as young Rishi is a great experiment which is capable of confusing some people. While in the end, fragmented pieces are put together, the enthralling picture emerges.</p>
<p>The essence of the film is the second hour. Deepika’s indecisiveness … marriage … realization… waiting… the end when lovers meet… everything is fascinating.</p>
<p>Imtiaz Ali is proves that he is a brilliant guy. He is successful in establishing himself as a successful storyteller. Songs of his selection are gem. Twist, Ahun-Ahun and Chor-bazari are just awesome.</p>
<p>Saif and Deepika have given the best of their performances. Rishi Kapoor as always is cool. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giselli_Monteiro" target="_blank">Gisele Monteiro</a> who plays the role of Harlin is pretty. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Khanna" target="_blank">Rahul Khanna</a> also does well. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neetu_Singh" target="_blank">Neetu Singh-Kapoor</a> in the end is a pleasant surprise.</p>
<p>Anyone who has been in love ever will enjoy the move if they understand the essence of it.</p>
<p>Storytelling: 3.5/5<br />
Dialogues: 2.5/5<br />
Music: 3.5/5<br />
Acting: 3.5/5<br />
Direction: 3.5/5<br />
Love: 4/5<br />
Overall: 3.5/5 (Good and enjoyable)</p>
<p><strong>In one sentence:</strong> The feeling the calling of true love remains the same in any given context.</p>
<p>See Also:<ol>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-billu-barber/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: Billu (Barber)'>Movie Review: Billu (Barber)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-rnbdj/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi &#8211; RNBDJ'>Movie Review: Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi &#8211; RNBDJ</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-kambakht-ishq/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: Kambakht Ishq'>Movie Review: Kambakht Ishq</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-new-york/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: New York'>Movie Review: New York</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-ghajini/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: Ghajini'>Movie Review: Ghajini</a></li>
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<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-rnbdj/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi &#8211; RNBDJ'>Movie Review: Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi &#8211; RNBDJ</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-kambakht-ishq/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: Kambakht Ishq'>Movie Review: Kambakht Ishq</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-new-york/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: New York'>Movie Review: New York</a></li>
<li><a href='http://utpal.net/blog/movie-review-ghajini/' rel='bookmark' title='Movie Review: Ghajini'>Movie Review: Ghajini</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Inspired from the Taiwanese movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Times" target="_blank">Three Times</a> , <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Aaj_Kal" target="_blank">Love Aaj Kal</a> is an adorable movie that shows nature of wooing in the ever changing times.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-483 aligncenter" title="utpal-dot-net-love-aaj-kal" src="http://utpal.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/utpal-dot-net-love-aaj-kal.jpg" alt="utpal-dot-net-love-aaj-kal" width="400" height="263" /></p>
<p>It is a director’s darling; non-mundane love story which wasn’t very easy to write and direct. In fact, there are two different stories which run in-parallel within the same context. If you are detail oriented and attentive, this is the move will suit your taste for sure.</p>
<p><strong>Love Aaj — London, San Francisco, Delhi — 2009.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Jay (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saif_Ali_Khan" target="_blank">Saif Ali Khan</a>) andj Meera (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepika_Padukone" target="_blank">Deepika Padukone</a>) are a modern-day couple who lives in London. They enjoy each other’s company but are utmost practical from nature. When their life pulls them in different paths and they believe that long distance relationship does not work, they decide to celebrate their official call-off of their relationship.<br />
<strong>Love Kal — Delhi, Calcutta — 1965.<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Veer Singh [Saif Ali Khan again who played the role of young <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Kapoor" target="_blank">Rishi Kapoor</a>] is struck by a bombshell when he sees Harleen for the first time. He travels to Calcutta, a thousand kilometers by train to stand under her balcony, only to have a glimpse of her face. And yet not speak a word with her.</p>
<p><strong>Love Aaj-Kal</strong></p>
<p>Story of Jay and Veer runs simultaneously. Both are almost opposite and not able to understand to each other. When the story progresses, the director beautifully makes us realize that experience of the love is same even though the process of relationship is totally different.</p>
<p>The story unfolds in a novel, never-tried way. Use of Saif-in-sepia as young Rishi is a great experiment which is capable of confusing some people. While in the end, fragmented pieces are put together, the enthralling picture emerges.</p>
<p>The essence of the film is the second hour. Deepika’s indecisiveness … marriage … realization… waiting… the end when lovers meet… everything is fascinating.</p>
<p>Imtiaz Ali is proves that he is a brilliant guy. He is successful in establishing himself as a successful storyteller. Songs of his selection are gem. Twist, Ahun-Ahun and Chor-bazari are just awesome.</p>
<p>Saif and Deepika have given the best of their performances. Rishi Kapoor as always is cool. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giselli_Monteiro" target="_blank">Gisele Monteiro</a> who plays the role of Harlin is pretty. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Khanna" target="_blank">Rahul Khanna</a> also does well. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neetu_Singh" target="_blank">Neetu Singh-Kapoor</a> in the end is a pleasant surprise.</p>
<p>Anyone who has been in love ever will enjoy the move if they understand the essence of it.</p>
<p>Storytelling: 3.5/5<br />
Dialogues: 2.5/5<br />
Music: 3.5/5<br />
Acting: 3.5/5<br />
Direction: 3.5/5<br />
Love: 4/5<br />
Overall: 3.5/5 (Good and enjoyable)</p>
<p><strong>In one sentence:</strong> The feeling the calling of true love remains the same in any given context.</p>
<p>See Also:<ol>
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