Team and Leadership Excellence Newsletter

Vol.6 August 2012

Welcome to the sixth monthly newsletter.

This is designed to help you have sight of what had gone on during the month so that you can pick up on anything you might have missed. To facilitate this I will list relevant information with links that will help you to access them with ease. I would also like to hear from you any feedback you may have on the contents as well as anything new you might want me to do. I will do my best to respond.
 
Blog posts
4 blog posts were published during this month taking the total to 19. The two new blogs are listed below for your information.

• The first post named: ‘Liberating Passion at Agora – Leadership lessons Learnt as CEO of Agora over the last 3 years!’ is a reflection of my time at Agora. I also share lessons I learnt as the CEO so that anyone who is interested in learning from my experience can benefit. The blog post can be read at: http://ranjandesilva.com/2012/08/12/liberating-passion-at-agora-leadership-lessons-learnt-as-ceo-of-agora-over-the-last-3-years/
• The second blog post ‘Olympics 2012 – ‘Imagine’ the great manifestation of possibility’ reviews my experience with the Olympics 2012 and the inspiration everyone can draw from this magnificent event, ending with a video of John Lennon singing ‘Imagine’ at the Olympics Closing Ceremony. To view the article: http://ranjandesilva.com/2012/08/13/olympics-2012-imagine-the-great-manifestation-of-possibility/

• The third post is named ‘Business/Donor partnership, the best formula for empowering the poor – The Agora case study’. This post studies the operations of Agora and the concept of the business/donor partnership. It also includes a video of the presentation I made at the Agri Business Supply Chain Conference in June 2012. The post can be read at: http://ranjandesilva.com/2012/08/14/businessdonor-partnership-the-best-formula-for-empowering-the-poor-the-agora-case-study/
• The final blog post for the month named: ‘Job Interview – flying over the critical hurdle’ gives some useful and important tips on nailing it at a job interview drawing from my experience at interviews and also being a part of hundreds of interview panels. This post can be read at: http://ranjandesilva.com/2012/08/16/job-interview-flying-over-the-critical-hurdle/

 
Articles
I published 3 articles during the month;

• ‘Unleashing the Tiger – The Agora Success Story!’ – This article is a detailed reflection on my time and achievements as the CEO of Agora. There are also great learning points drawing on the experiences during my three years at Agora.

              Follow the link for the article: http://ranjandesilva.com/articles/unleashing-the-tiger-the-agora-success-story/
 

• ‘Learning’s for Bangladesh from the World’s Modern Food Retail Scene’ – This is an article written by me for the 10 year anniversary celebration souvenir of the Bangladesh Supermarket Owners Association. 

              Follow the link for the article: http://ranjandesilva.com/articles/learnings-for-bangladesh-from-the-worlds-modern-food-retail-scene/
 

• ‘People in a Mix’ – This article was first published on the LMD magazine. This article highlights the importance of the highly under-rated ‘P’ that is an essential element of the marketing mantra.

              Follow the link for the article: http://ranjandesilva.com/articles/people-in-a-mix/