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| This and the other “quizlets” elsewhere in this issue are based on Matrix features over the years. |
| Quizlets |
| “He is a charismatic figure, one of America’s top managers…He came to the Emerson group as a consultant and stayed with the company. He introduced to Emerson a management system based on a very interactive process with continuous and detailed reviews. This system is a case study for management studies the world over.” Who is the object of N Sankar’s praise here? |
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 AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company Ltd |
| Hero’s welcome for Steve Waugh |
by Mallika Sriraman, Manager-Internal Communication,
AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company Ltd |
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Steve Waugh picking out the best entry at a graffiti contest held by AMP Sanmar
during
his recent visit to Chennai. S Subramanian and B Natraj look on. |
| How does one welcome a man whose deeds are written down for posterity? What do you tell such a man whose quietude springs from confidence, focus and balance? A man, who is ‘never satisfied’ while striving for excellence, who has had no ‘tugga’ wars where ethical practices are concerned? The Australian of the Year, torchbearer for Olympics 2004: Can mere words sum him up? |
| Yes, AMP Sanmar, Chennai, rolled out the red carpet for Chennai Stephen Rodger Waugh last month. The company’s brand ambassador was, as always, a big hit with the employees, pumping up their adrenalin with his inspiring presence just like he does when he is out at the paddock. |
| A highlight of Waugh’s latest Chennai visit was ‘The Wall of Fame’ graffiti contest, thrown open to all employees at the Sanmar corporate headquarters. The theme was ‘Life, Cricket & Steve’. The response was tremendous. In all, five boards got filled with ‘graffiti’. Steve picked the five best entries. The numero uno pick was: |
| “Steve, you may conceal from your left hand, |
| The good deeds you do with your right hand, |
| Yet we all know about your charity (alas not in cricket) |
| Except once, at Chepauk, when you ‘handed’ over your wicket!” |
| Cricket fans elsewhere in Chennai were not to be left behind. Winners of a contest conducted on Steve Waugh jointly by AMP Sanmar and Radio Mirchi got to meet him one-to-one. Qualifying star advisors of AMP Sanmar also met with the champion of our insurance products. AMP Sanmar staff had a short meeting with Steve as well. The young blood at AMP Sanmar surprised him out of his wits by breaking into a rock number, ‘Stevie, We love you’ sung to the tune of Queen’s ‘We will rock you’. The ‘Band Ambassadors’ said it all in their song. Addressing the employees at Chennai, Steve said, “I can see that people at AMP Sanmar are a happy lot. Happy companies are successful companies.” |
| Steve’s trip covered Madurai, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. The photographs and autographs, media coverage, lunches and dinners, cheers and adulation were nothing new to our celebrity visitor, but what provoked the mind at the end of the visit, are words of a true leader- “If you don’t stand up for something, you will fall.” |
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| One of Steve’s young fans wants to know when his kids will visit India. |
Graham Meyer and N Sankar share a relaxed moment with Steve Waugh. |
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