Tuesday 8 October 2013

Characteristic of Ananda Krishnan

The Entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur himself, how does he manage all his businesses?   His   humble, bold, daring and risk taking character led him to remove Maxis Bhd. from the Malaysian stock exchange in order to privatize the company to cater to global market. As an entrepreneur, he has a set of managerial qualities and business practices which he has applied in his bid to become a Malaysian billionaire. Ananda is planning to achieve his primary goals, where he would analyze the current situation, anticipate future undertakings and make appropriate decision to achieve his goals. As a businessman, he determines his business strategies and corporate goals together with is business partners, shareholders, employees and government sector in order to deliver strategic values, since his ultimate goal is to privatize and globalize the service provider Maxis. The decision on privatizing was his alone though he discussed and analyzed with other entrepreneurs and his shareholders including Raja Datuk Arshad Raja Tun Uda, the Chairman of Binariang Satellite Systems holdings, which is also controlled by Ananda Krishnan.

Ananda Krishnan is also a great leader to his employees. He has proved to be a   charismatic leader by managing his company and his fellow employees effectively. Ananda is also known for his dynamism, and strong conviction. He has evoked a sense of excitement and adventure in performing his job, mesmerizing his employees and the community by applying his creativity and innovativeness and thereby ensuring his standing on No 119 in the Forbes magazine. He also leaves some of the decision- making privileges to his employees. He employs the right people for the   right job. Today he is able to manage all his business from any part of the world due   to his trustworthy employees. He has set specific goals and visions for all of them, leading them towards a focused working environment. Ananda as a leader has the capabilities to influence an individual in his organization as he rewards them suitably for performing their best. He maintains a professional and socially responsible image in order to accomplish his goals and sustain the interest of the society. He also   maintains relations within the government sector in order to create awareness about his service to the society. A close friend of Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Ananda has the ability of applying his conceptual and decision making skills, in identifying problems and resolving them for the benefit of the organization. These skills have also directly involved the external environment, namely the Malaysian community. For an example, Ananda decided to privatize Maxis and promote the company globally for its investment benefits. Added to that, his actions would also be beneficial to his community as it hypes the name of his   country Malaysia and a successful Malaysian.

By: Dr. M. Kamalun Nabi & Dr. M. Saeed

1 comment: