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About Leadership in Tête-À-Tête with Roman Brenner, a Leader Who Sets Examples TMONDHAY, JULY E20, 2020 GL BAL TIMwww.thEeglobaltimS es.in INSIDE AUMP convocation, P3 Talehs Ofe The wStoryitesllersd Thoemsm elves, Roecofun ttedh By eThe Yoounlgsd ters earn from the experiences of your grandparents,” averred the honourable PM Narendra Modi in the 66th edition of his “montLhly radio programme labelled ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Asking his young listeners to spend quality time with Rewriting history, P5 their grandparents, he banked on the wise and old of the world to prepare the young for a better future. For their lived experiences the times they survived, the choices they made, the chances they took- act as a starlight for young gazers like us, no matter how lost we are. In our grandparents, we can confide our weaknesses and fears; With more than 30K from them, we will always receive strength and courage. COVID-19 positive cases From enlightening us like a tutor to loving us like a true in a day, do you think the friend, they leave no stone unturned to give us the best of country should be put on this world and beyond. Here, GT brings you some such lockdown once again? larger than life tales of our story-tellers our grandparents, narrated by their very own grandchildren. a) Yes b) No Utilise resources wisely c) Can’t say Grandparents are a little bit parent, a little bit teacher and a little bit friend. And Samara Chauhan (inset) illustrates the story shared by her grandmother & narrated by her sister, Samaya To vote, log on to my grandfather has www.theglobaltimes.in been exactly the same to take care of him and that he enjoyed his school days to her house. One day to me. A person with a very much. At that time, schools did not have chairs and she observed that he POLL RESULT golden heart, my tables and the students used to sit on the floor. As a child, would mix water into for GT issue July 13, 2020 grandfather makes me he was always a diligent who would listen to his teach - the milk to increase the laugh, makes me feel ers and complete the home assignment on time. Well, all quantity. My grand - Do you agree with the safe and makes me feel of these anecdotes by my grandpa fill me up with inspi - mother explained to him govt’s decision to fast loved. He has always ration, and I hope I can be half as good as him. that what he was doing track the SARs-CoV-2 motivated me by say - Sanjana Chauhan , AIS Pushp Vihar, VII D was wrong and that if he vaccine? ing that children these continued doing it, she days have many oppor - Stand up against the wrong would inform the whole Yes No Can’t tunities to learn from My grandmother will always be my personal superhero neighbourhood. Conse - say and many avenues of because she never gives up on me. She is my role model quently, he got scared 70% % % 56% % entertainment, so they must utilise the resources wisely in a sense that if I am a seed, then she is my nurturer who and never mixed water 5 7 42% 8 and succeed in life. While talking to him about his school lets me germinate. One of the best things that has hap - in the milk again. With this real life experience of hers, I 1 6 1 28% days, he shared that back in his days, the only way to pened during this lockdown period is that I got to spend realised that there is no age for standing up against the 14% learn was through books because the schools weren’t quality time with my family especially with my grand - wrong. All one needs is the spirit to speak up and bring a 0% technologically equipped. But now, children can develop parents. Every day we have hawan with the whole fam - change, the way my grandma did at such a young age. Results as on July 16, 2020 themselves and their talent and spend more time playing ily after which my grandmother recalls memories and My grandmother is like a pillar of strength for me and I organised sports and doing cultural activities. He also tells us various stories from her childhood which have can never thank her enough for encouraging me to be the Coming Next shared his childhood memories with me and reiterated powerful inspirational messages. One of my favourite best version of myself. G T how he was a shy child and used to go to his grandfa - story from her childhood is the story of milkman. When Samaya Chauhan , AIS Pushp Vihar, VII A Grand old tales continued ther’s school where the head master and the teachers used my grandma was a child, a milkman used to deliver milk (Continued on p6-7...) All about leadership In Tête-à-tête With Roman Brenner, A Leader Who Sets Examples Shaurya Agarwal , AIS MV, XII I ferent fields as per their interests and expec - tantly, that diversification will result in them his world is known by its leaders. turning into good leaders in their fields. They are the pillars that hold it all together and the mould that Indian leadership Tshapes everything that matters. Roman Well, I have to say that I have studied in var - Brenner, a leader in electro mechanical ied places - Poland, Israel et al. I am not assembly industry, president (retired) of aware of education system in India. But on CTI Industries Inc., throws light on the the basis of the numbers I saw at Amity Uni - subject. A special guest at the Felicita - versity, results seem to be very good and tion Ceremony, Batch of 2019, held at competitive on the global level. I see quality AUUP, he gave Amitians a sneak peek in Indian education. I think the know-how into the world of leadership. Roman Brenner with GT reporter of Indian people is really very good. I have been managing four factories in Toronto and Quality leadership good leader always gives feedback to others there are some twenty Indians working To be a good leader, one must always and ensures that there is something positive there; they are quite dedicated employees. keep some things in mind; the first in the feedback. Do not reprimand others, among them being leading with exam - especially in front of other people. Thirdly, a Nourishing leadership ple. I owned factories with 900 people good leader must maintain sync in an or - I visited Amity school for the first time in reporting to me. Their shift would ganisation. It is important that everyone 1998 to speak about education and life in start at 6:30 am in the morning. I must move in the same direction, towards a Canada. Now, on my second visit to Amity used to reach factory at 6:00 am in common goal. University, I am very much impressed to see the morning and take a walk the progress made in the past 21 years. If we around the factory so that all my Diversifying leadership have knowledge, then the world is ours. So teammates knew that they Growing up, I always felt industrial engi - acquiring knowledge is important. In this weren’t working alone, neering is interesting so I went ahead to pur - time we have made huge progress in terms their chief was also sue that. One should always study the of leadership. Today, the most essential skill working with them, subject of one’s choice, that’s the only way a CEO must have is good knowledge of like a teammate, to succeed and explore your full potential. technology, but the humanitarian aspect of an equal. Sec - My son is a lawyer; my daughter is in a dif - leadership still exists and must always be ondly, a ferent profession. Everyone has taken up dif - kept in mind. Roman Brenner, President (retired), CTI Industries Inc. O l y m The unlit Olympic torch p i THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JULY 20, 2020 c s has been taken to space f a c t 2 several times. s World Mirror News and Views India This Week Rashi Garg , GT Network Floods wreak havoc in Assam hile we sit on our couch just breathing, News: In what seems to have become an annual oc - a lot of things happen around us, and currence, floods wreak havoc in Assam. More than sometimes in our very own country. We 22 lakh people have been affected and 76 people Wbring you the ones worth mentioning. have died. The entire Brahmaputra valley region, India to buy oil reserves abroad which includes the Kaziranga National Park area, has submerged under the rising water. 51 animals News: In what seems to be a tactical move, India were confirmed dead, 100 were rescued while many has decided to buy oil reserves in US. The MoU were reported to be straying in the nearby villages. signed between the countries at present caters to Views: Almost every year, we come across news begin co-operation on strategic petroleum re - channels broadcasting ground reports of flood serves. While there is also an advanced stage dis - struck areas from different corners of the country, cussion going on to store crude oil in US Assam being one of them. Exponential deforesta - strategic petroleum reserve to increase India’s tion, building dams with unsatisfying draining sys - strategic oil stockpile. tems has added up to bring us where we are. It’s Views: With the coronavirus pandemic impregnat - high time that we improve the existing as well as ing not only the world populace but also the world already exploited environmental resources.
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