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About IMBsbasan

Professional with over 25 yrs of experience managing business. A strategist, A thinker and an innovator. Experience in cross sectional functions in various industries like Chemicals, Apparels, Retails,Hospitality, Construction, Manufacturing, Services. Proven experience in Business Development, P&L,Finance, Risk Management, Strategic planning and organizational transformation. 20+ years record of success managing corporate finance & business operations for growing manufacturing companies with multistate and international operations. Made break-through improvements in business processes utilizing lean methodologies and Six Sigma principles. Currently designated as Chief Executive Officer of Texport Syndicate India Limited

Sunday Musings – 19th July 2021

Skill Vs. Attitude The most famous image of recent times is reproduced below….. A mighty alpha human, bending down and eating grass after scaling an imposing height, perhaps one of the greatest in the sporting history of Humankind….. The image … Continue reading →

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Sunday Musings – 11th July 2021

How Trains Inspire me….. The image shared is taken by me during a lazy Sunday walk….. We have shifted into our new beautiful home, our dream home about a year back….. There is a railway track which runs about 3 … Continue reading →

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Empathy

The biggest challenge I face managing a business which is labor intensive is to understand the circumstances under which or the which have forced a person to react the way he/she is reacting. And one thing is sure that at … Continue reading →

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Jai Hind….. Jai Ho

It is a wonderful Sunday today. Personally it becomes more blissful for me as I am enjoying an exquisite family holiday in Coorg. It is in the midst of a coffee plantation and I am totally secluded from the mechanized … Continue reading →

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Improving Cash flows – Inventory is the Key

I am currently following a very interesting discussion in one of Linked in groups. The moderator has raised a question “If you could do only one thing to improve cash flow, what would you do?”. There are variety of answers … Continue reading →

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The Emerging Role of CFO

It can be safe to say that traditional roles of finance function are now taken for granted. The rules of the game have changed for CFOs, reflecting a more uncertain, dynamic and global economic environment in which their businesses operate. This is made more complex by extraordinary rate of technological change. This future environment presents enormous challenges for CFOs, but it also provides a great opportunity for ambitious finance professionals seeking a rewarding and enriching career. Aspiring CFOs with commercial exposure, who have developed their non-financial expertise and can be savvy in the boardroom are the ones to watch. Continue reading →

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Cost Cutting Vs. Cost Optimization

The latest buzzword in any business is budgeting and forecasting. A little bit of introspection and we find that budgeting practices are often aimed at cost reduction. Nothing but business environment is to be blamed for this. Growth rate of … Continue reading →

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It is time to be little optimistic

Indian economy witnessed its maximum growth in recent years in FY 2006-07 where the growth was reported at 9.4%. Post 2006-07 the economy slumbered at an agonizing and painful pace. According to a recent survey, Factory output in India for … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Business – Need of the Hour

From the traditional goal and objective of business of  maximizing  profits, Managers are now talking about creating values. It can be safely said that the neo age managers look upon maximizing prosperity rather than maximizing profits. Prosperity is a greater  challenge  than profit as … Continue reading →

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Performance Vs. Conformance

January 1948. Mohammad Ali Jinnah had decided to be adventurous and had pushed mujaheedeens in Kashmir Valley. India had just gained independence and was under charm of Lord Mountbatten and Mahatma Gandhi. Though it is ironical in many ways but … Continue reading →

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