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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

My Family

Nishaad – “The Dreamer “

Ninaad – “The Pragmatist”

Inspirational Mentors

• G.S.Krishnamoorthy (GSK)

• Dr K J Yesudas (Das Anna)

Inspirational Thinkers

• Harold Krause

• Zig Ziglar

• Nido Qubein

Inspirational Business Leaders

• Paul Margolis

• Gerard McMullan

• N.R. Narayana Murthy

Inspirational Leaders @ BW

• Craig Hergenroether

• Bob Chapman

• Craig Compton

Motivations

• Self

• Family

• BW Leadership

• My Team

• Friends

• Community

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

Thank you

• Special Thanks to Bryan and Melinda and The Leadership Speaker series Team

• Creative Presentation : Nishaad

• Amazing Photography : Ninaad

• Constant support : Kalpana

• Blessings : Grand parents, Parents, Gurus

• Best Wishes : Friends, Mentors, Well Wishers

• Thank you one and all !