Newsletter - March 08
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As
part of developing GBPA's collaborations in India, GBPA CEO Amanda Crouch
recently attended the National Association of Software and Services
Companies (NASSCOM http://www.nasscom.in)
conference in Mumbai. NASSCOM represents the interests of member companies in the Indian
software and BPO industry. Amanda was particularly interested in the
speech made by Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and MD of Mahindra &
Mahindra , who drew on Indian mythology to chart the success of the IT
industry in India and highlight the key challenge it is facing today. The
mythology he used was the Trimurti - which is about Brahma, the creator,
Vishnu, the sustainer, and Shiva, the destroyer - to highlight the various
stages of growth for the IT industry. The key message was that although
the Indian IT industry has been enormously successful to date, its future
success will depend on being able to respond to new global opportunities
and in order to do so it must constantly reinvent itself. This reinvention
will come from partnering with other organisations to provide innovative
solutions and from partnering more closely with their customer base to
provide enhanced value. Obviously this will require a mindshift in many organisations which
is summed up succinctly in the following quote: 'My father thought the
world would be the same. My children, however wake up EVERY morning
thinking the world will be different. Lets begin by emulating our
children. Time to wake up and make the world different.' Should you want a copy of this speech, please email info@gbpalliance.com | ||||
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The GBPA Special Interest Forum (SIF) in the Netherlands on 22
April will focus on 'Moving Customer/Supplier relationships from
transactional, through collaborative to strategic
partnerships'. How do organisations build more meaningful supplier relationships?
What makes these relationships move from supplier to partner status? And
how is this achieved? These are some of the questions we will explore during this
session, when GBPA will share their research based insights and practical
experiences into what elements need to be in place to create mutually
collaborative relationships. This event is in Amsterdam on 22 April from 16:00 to 18:00,
followed by drinks, eats and networking. To register please contact Sue
O'Connor soconnor@gbpalliance.com | ||
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The next three GBPA Special Interest Forums (SIFs) in London are
morning sessions (09:00 to 11:30), with the following topics:
To
register for any of these SIFs, contact Sue O'Connor soconnor@gbpalliance.com | ||
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Today, most organisations are striving to create innovation. It is
the new corporate buzzword, but what does it really mean? Much time and
resource is devoted to the pursuance of innovation but does it really
produce innovative results? Perhaps innovation would occur more readily
through collaboration with other organisations? but this approach is often
perceived to be both risky and difficult. So what is the secret of
successful innovation through collaboration? What collaborative approaches
to innovation have proven to be successful? How does an organisation
identify who to partner with, and what collaborative culture needs to
exist for innovation to thrive? These questions will provide the backdrop for a stimulating and
insightful session at our next evening event in London on 1
May. To
register for this event, contact Sue O'Connor soconnor@gbpalliance.com
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We look forward to the participation of members and guests in the GBPA programme during the coming months. As always, please contact Sue O'Connor to feedback any comments on this eNews, for more information or to register for an event. soconnor@gbpalliance.com
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