It’s been a while since I WROTE THE LAST ENTRY AND I AM GLAD FOR IT. Glad because finally work is beckoning in a volume enough to keep my schedule tight. Last few weeks have witnessed a plethora of meetings with the bigwigs. My observations of the trends just setting in: 1) Existing clients are returning to their regular vendors, opening their doors albeit cautiously. Interestingly however, instead of the basic programs, the requests have been for the higher-end customized products. The programs are for middle and high-level employees, up to CEO level.
2) New, potential clients have responded to our proposals after a hiatus of silence. There is a growing need for language services. We had tied up with a like-minded language school last year, observing this need. It is now coming into force. We hope it will grow into a full-fledged movement. It is beyond any argument that the average, Indian employee loses out considerably because of his lack of command over English.
3) Things may be coming to a full circle. After years of fragmentation in the training industry, we are happy to hear from clients that they are now looking for a one-stop shop. Are the days of dealing with many vendors and constantly evaluating them are receding into the sunset? I don’t know. What do you think?
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Thanks for the forward. Your writeups are quite interesting and well slated.- Shazad Izediyar
ReplyDeleteNice one..You have a flair for writing!!-Rajesh Rao
ReplyDeletenice to see your blog after a while.I always look fwd to discussions with you.
ReplyDelete1. You have observed that the demand for training is at high end , including CEo.I wonder whether an introspection is going on in the minds of businessmen. i also forsee a demand for courses in ethics, values,corporate governance etc.
2. You have noted a demand for language courses also. I recollect that you had started a training course in foreign languages. Maybe that too will pick up.
All in all a very interesting piece.
Rgds, R Giridharan