In my keynote address at Non stop Developer Conference organized by HP at Eagleton Golf Resort in Mysore Road on April 17, 2008, I stressed the need for Indian software developer community to start playing the “leaders game” and go past the “follower game” that we are playing now.
Leaders lead; not demand that others follow them (the way our unimaginative poltical leaders do today in india). I exhorted the members of the audience to look at examples from other industries
The story of Merceded Benz (the history behind the name), Karl Benz story.. and the unique position that “Merck” enjoys for over a century
The story of how Swatch retrieved the leadership position in watches from Japanese vendors (90% in 1946, 40% in 1970, 25% in 1983 and back to 50% by 2000)
The “gharana“ concept in Hindustani classical music and learning for several decades (not weeks, months or years)
