CII Communique - February, 2010

green business
towards excellence
CII-Godrej Green Business Centre
Workshops on Building Simulation
The CII-Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) in
collaboration with the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), US organized a series of two-day
software training workshops on ‘Energy Simulation’ at
Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.
The objective of the workshops was to introduce
EnergyPlus to users who are familiar with the basic
concepts of HVAC systems and energy simulation.
The course covered the mechanics of using EnergyPlus
with an emphasis on basic concepts that provide a
foundation for more advanced applications.
The target audience included LEED facilitators, architects,
designers, HVAC consultants, mechanical engineers,
building engineers/researchers and thermal engineers.
Earlier, a week-long training programme on EnergyPlus
was conducted from 7-11 December at NREL, Denver.
Cleantech Mentoring Workshop
New Ventures India (NVI), in collaboration with with TiE
CII-Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence
for Leadership
Decision-Making and Taking Ownership
In a world where the dictates of uncertainty rule, it is
important for a successful business professional to know
how to effectively deal with them, by fine-tuning problem
solving, decision-making and ownership taking skills.
In an effort to help professionals handle such unforeseen
pressures, the CII-Suresh Neotia Center of Excellence
for Leadership organised a workshop on ‘Decision
Making and Taking Ownership’ on 16 January in Kolkata.
Sharpening emotional quotient for better decision
making and the value of
creative thinking were also
discussed.
Execution – Getting
Things Done
Many organisations are
plagued with the dilemma
of reaping unexpected
results despite having all the
ingredients in place such as
brilliant leadership, talented
Workshop on Decision-Making and Taking Ownership
Participants at the Energy Simulation Workshop in New Delhi
Bangalore and CIIE, Ahmedabad, organized a one-day
workshop on CleanTech businesses on 28 January in
Bengaluru.
The workshop aimed to create robust CleanTech
businesses that combine entrepreneurial energy,
professional expertise and sagacious advice to have
serious growth and revenue potential.
leadership
workforce and an excellent product or service coupled
with a compelling business model. It is vital therefore to
link the organization’s goal with that of the employees,
to eliminate the gap between what needs to be done
and getting it done.
The Centre attempted to bridge this disconnect through
its ‘Workshop on Execution’ on 28-29 January in
Kolkata. The workshop focused on ways to link the
three core processes of any business –the people
process, the strategy and operation process and the
ability to execute. It also
dwelt upon the necessity
to mesh strategy with reality
and align people with goals
to achieve the desired result
through real time cases.
The seven leadership
behaviors, people placement
and operational challenges
were also discussed at the
workshop.
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