Friday 10 May 2013

small is beautiful

Our mantra for achieving excellence in our chosen field should be "small is beautiful"! Instead of trying to build large organisations we should strive to develop several small units loosely connected. There should not be any rigid hierarchy but an informal arrangement of authority to facilitate speedy decision making. The great advantage of working in a small unit is agility and flexibility. In the rapidly changing environment only those units will survive who can quickly adapt themselves to any change in situation. A large organisation is handicapped due to its size and a long chain of command. With proper use of IT decisions can be implemented within seconds provided there is unanimity of purpose!
Instead of implementing large dams our purpose will be better served by digging small ponds and reservoirs in villages which can be constructed with the help of the villagers themselves. This will not only solve our irrigation and drinking water needs but also attract birds from all over who can take care of any rodents or pests who cause damage to our crops. Similarly the power scarcity can be solved by use of renewable sources of energy like solar,wind,bio-gas and co-generation. In banking micro-finance and mahila bachat gats can meet the credit requirements of the villagers.
Let us make a beginning!

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