Working for a rupee a year?

http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=149238

Thursday, November 27, 2008


Lee Iacocca worked for a dollar a year when the US government gave Chrysler a life-saving loan. Now that the IMF has given Pakistan a life-saving loan of $7.6 billion, would our MNAs, ministers, prime minister and president be willing to work for a-dollar-a-year?

The CEO of Japan Airlines rides public transport to work, eats in the company cafeteria, and cut his salary below that of his pilots as a personal response to the ongoing economic crunch. Now that our nation is in need of some serious belt-tightening, would our MNAs be willing to shun protocol, give up the expensive national assembly, the luxury residences, cars and perks provided at the expense of ordinary Pakistanis as a personal response to the financial crisis that our nation is going through? More important, since they have accomplished approximately zilch in six decades of Pakistan's existence, why should they reach into my wallet to fund their private jets and mass visits to the holy lands? I hate to point fingers because I know that will not help. And I know our problems cannot be wished or prayed away. But with nothing to show for their existence, our politicians should not show off. It hurts an ordinary Pakistani like me.


The response of our leaders will determine the fate of our nation. The current leadership has a historic opportunity -- they can either make history or become history.

100 Ways to Succeed #113: (Tom Peters)

Nothing Is Irrelevant
Stop. Right now.

Check the reception desk.
Check the reception area.
Check the bathroom.
Check your last Client email.
Check etc.Check etc.
Check 10 "little things." Right now.

Is each one stunningly, amazingly excellent?
Does each one confirm & extend & broadcast your "brand promise"?
You, personally?Your training department?
Your 3-person accountancy on Main Street?
Your BigCo division?

Repeat.Daily.

(Remember: You are in control. There are things you cannot make happen, to be sure; but you can project Brand Excellence on a thousand "atmospherics" that determine Client-Employee perception.)

Let us march

“In classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, ‘How well he spoke,’ but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, ‘Let us march.’”

—Adlai Stevenson