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Leadership Speaker Series - Life Journey of Bala Anantharama
Aspirations. Inspirations. Motivations.
Courage. Conviction. Confidence.
My Personal Vision Statement
Leave behind a positive,
achievement oriented environment
for
my family and friends
Early Childhood • Born in South India– In Kerala into a middle class family –
youngest child. • My Parents:
Anantharama Ayyar – A Sanskrit Scholar, served the Govt. of India ( IRS) for 40 years With honesty and dignity Ambujam Anantharaman – A classical musician, home maker and a great support for my father My Siblings: My sister, Savita - an Educationist and Life Coach My brother – Neelakantan ( Ravi) - a Corporate Lawyer
My Grandparents
• Paternal Grandfather – Vedic scholar and philanthropist of his time.
• Paternal Grandmother – Resourceful person who managed a large family.
• Maternal Grandfather – Physicist who worked with Sir CV Raman (India’s first Nobel Laureate)
• Maternal Grandmother – A smart and caring homemaker.
Early Life Inspirations
• My maternal grandfather
• My father
• My English Literature teacher – Mr. Papalli
• My soul mate – Kalpana
Higher Education
• 1980-1982: Post Graduate in Management • 1987-1990: Masters in Marketing Management • 2004-2005: Executive MBA • 2006-2007: APICS, CPIM
Life’s Lessons at Home
• Believe in God; Humility is a virtue
• Honesty alone shall prevail
• Hard work and perseverance pays off
• Be a Karma yogi
• Live within one’s means
• Education is beyond qualifications/degrees
1983 to 1993:My First Job
Philips India: • Market Leaders to Loss makers: 1987 • The Turnaround: 1988 Philips Ventures: • 1989 to 1992 • Atos Origin • Philips Medical Systems
Leadership Lessons
Work:
• Focus on core competencies
• Transparency in communication essential
• Team work across an Organization
Home:
• Budgeting helps as a young home maker
• Life is all about making some fine adjustments
1992 to 2006 : Transition to The world of Engineering & Enterprise IT solutions
Square D Software ( DSQ Software), India
• Nothing to something in 5 years
• Zero to $ 60M in Revenues;
• Emergence of ERP Business : Baan, JDE, Marcam, SAP, BPCS, Mapics, Maximo ….
Infinit-e Solutions , Singapore
• Focused Enterprise consulting player across South East Asia – Oracle, Invensys, Maximo
Datastream Systems , Asia Pacific
• Reseller to ISV transition in the EAM space
Leadership Lessons
• Shared Vision
• The Leader is watched 24/7
• Its all about Trust
• People work for People
• People buy from People
• Risk Takers – Yes; Adventurers – No
• Effective Communication in all forms
Business Lessons
• Business is not a single field of endeavor
• Not all Capital is economic
Intellectual, Human, Social and Brand Equity
• Right place, Right time, Right act
• There is no shortcut for success
• Greed will bleed
The Barry-Wehmiller Journey
• July 2004 : Meeting with Vasant, Senthil and Jim – Chiang Mai, Thailand
• October 2005 : Meeting with Vasant in Singapore
• December 2005 : Meeting with Craig Hergenroether, Jim Lawson Bob Chapman and other leaders at BW
• January 2006:The start of a Partnership
• February 2009 : 5th partner for BWIR
• January 2010 : BU Head for Enterprise consulting
What Music Teaches Me
• Mastery
• Creativity
• Harmony
• Presentation
• Heart touching
• Unifying force
• Art of appreciation
Many Avatars – One Vision
• A dutiful son and sibling
• A faithful spouse
• A caring parent
• A committed team member
• A servant leader
• A soulful musician
• A knowledge seeker
• A warrior monk
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