Indians have the highest ego per achievement - Narayana Murthy
The Infosys chairman from his vast experience has finally uttered the truth. In fact it is this ego that is preventing us from going towards being a developed nation. Nobody likes to admit that they do Not. Know - be it a child or an adult. Hence the scientific temper is lost. Narayana Murthy in a wonderful article has written this:
The biggest challenge for all of us, not just politicians or bureaucrats, is that we, Indians, have the highest ego per unit of achievement. I would humbly request, we be open-minded to those who have performed better than us," he said. He spoke of having worked with so many governments and realised that somehow things don't move fast. It's partly due to the know-it-all attitude. Murthy contrasted this attitude with his experience as an IT advisor to the Thai PM, more than a decade back. "They (Thai officials) would make a presentation and I would give suggestions. They would write those down. The next time I went there, they would show me how they've (the suggestions) been implemented," he said.
In comparison stands the Indian bureaucrat, who as per Murthy never writes anything. Probably because he already knows it. Courtesy TOI news
The biggest challenge for all of us, not just politicians or bureaucrats, is that we, Indians, have the highest ego per unit of achievement. I would humbly request, we be open-minded to those who have performed better than us," he said. He spoke of having worked with so many governments and realised that somehow things don't move fast. It's partly due to the know-it-all attitude. Murthy contrasted this attitude with his experience as an IT advisor to the Thai PM, more than a decade back. "They (Thai officials) would make a presentation and I would give suggestions. They would write those down. The next time I went there, they would show me how they've (the suggestions) been implemented," he said.
In comparison stands the Indian bureaucrat, who as per Murthy never writes anything. Probably because he already knows it. Courtesy TOI news
Often when I tell people including educators that I am a Counsellor their response is frustrating. Immediately they equal counselling to advising and say they we counsellors themselves !!!
Hey it is perfectly OK to Not Know. It is perfectly OK to learn.
Mr. Murthy you nailed it.
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