My God - the world has changed!!

It wasn't long ago that I was at a workplace where we believed that we are working on the latest technology to achieve the business direction. All of us were of the opinion that J2EE, abstraction, layered architecture based on distributed & vertical computing architecture principles, object model segregated from physical model/persistence, business process flow and orchestration, etc that we were working on is the latest cool thing!! 

In a way, this perception and belief was right given that we were ahead of the curve and the competition, while applying and making it relevant to the industry. 

The reality - OH MY GOD!! - the entire industry in which I was part of is actually "missing a beat" of the revolution that is happening out here. Having dwelled on how information technology has undergone "r-evolution" in the past 2-3 years, I ought to say that the "event in Aug" and the "resulting break" is in hindsight a "blessing in disguise". It has made me realize the sea-change that is undergoing in the software landscape; the "blast of changes" that will be unfurled by very nimble companies in the years to come riding on the wave of "cloud computing". 

Short-lived will be the days of vertical computing architecture; the business model will have to undergo a drastic change to have c------r c------city with a horizontal computing architecture - it has been pioneered by Google, achieved by Amazon and others for their respective industries to reap huge business revenue along the way. An architecture which taps on creating businesses being efficient not just in computing power but also in all aspects of the business - delivery, travel, offices, etc. 

All these changes were happening and I/we was/were quite oblivious to it. It is a "radical paradigm shift" which will catch quite a few businesses and companies fleet-footed - some have/will identify and overcome it; most will go down-under. Guess what - I would have remained in the world that we came from with the head buried like an Ostrich. Glad that I was provided this break by the "event" :-) !! - to ponder, think, read, introspect and work on the thought streams.

My God - the world has changed!!

What an interesting month and half it has been !!

The global financial market tumbled and went into a tailspin; the experienced "maverick" Presidential aspirant in the US elections blew his campaign after making a wrong "call" on the US economy; the "rookie" Presidential aspirant who wants to bring "CHANGE" raced across the winning line with a brutal majority on the electoral votes and the best ever finishing by a Democrat for an entire generation; Singapore hosted the "first ever F1 GP nite" race - the street circuit was spectacular advertisement for the Singapore skyline, workmanship and ability to deliver; the race itself was almost boring except for the Massa pit-stop incident; a poetic justice was delivered in the last F1 race of this season where Hamilton was crowned as the driver champion with a 1 point margin (by the same margin that he lost the title last year at the same Brazilian Sau Paulo circuit) - this race was nail biting with the race decided in the last 30 sec; in the last lap at the last turn with 800m to go; with India launching its "Chandrayaan-1" - it's first satellite to the moon; and India pulverizing the Aussie comprehensively with a 2-0 victory with a new captain M.S.Dhoni.

This brings me to the topic - "interesting month and a half" - the above was just a gist of main events across the globe which we all read, viewed, heard about. From my perspective, there were "2 leaders" who were crowned "leader" in the official sense; but they had begun their journey couple of years back - one is known to all in cricket mad nation of mine; the second one is known across the world; one from the rusty town of Ranchi in Jamshedpur; the second one from the streets of Chicago; yes we are speaking about Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Barrack Hussien Obama. 

People might wonder what is common in these two people - half the world away and in different walks of life. It is in this dichotomy lies the similarity. They have defined "leadership" in the truest style - they are very focussed on what they want to achieve; very respectful of their opponents & seniors but not deferential; they visualize their victories and organize their tactics to match their strategy and grand vision; and most importantly they remain calm and composed under all circumstances; be it a grand victory or under extreme pressure & negativity. Reams of articles have been printed about these two persons - read, watch BBC, CNN, NY Times, etc, Cricinfo.com, Indiatimes, etc. In short, they are the next generation leaders; leaders worth following, emulating and imbibing qualities. In the years to come, "Kaal-Time" will record their achievements in the annals of history; this is just the beginning.

Atleast, that is what I am setting out to do consciously - learn from the qualities of these two leaders.