D A DIPLOMA ENNG & TECHNOLOGY

CPD

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

CHAPTER :- 4.2

2nd sem

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Project Goal : To learn about a Contributor’s Vision of

his/her Career.

The Contributor’s Vision of Career….From

Acquisitive Career

To

Contributive Career..

Swami Vivekananda says:

“Your career is an opportunity to

make a huge difference to

yourself and to the World at

large.”

Swami Vivekananda believed that

“Career” does not mean begging

for employment or seeking

to be gainfully occupied. To him,

“Career” meant an opportunity

for each one of us to embark

upon a glorious journey of mighty

contribution - to oneself, to our

community, to our nation,

and even to the world at large.

Project Goal : To learn about a Contributor’s Vision of

his/her Career.

• I would define Career and Life Vision as simply this: To be able to see your work and career - what you do and where you do it - in a way that is PERSONALLY meaningful, stimulating, inspiring and fulfilling with who you are.

• The key word in this definition is “Personally.” It's all about what you find important and relevant. Caring about what others think about you and your vision is one of the greatest roadblocks to defining your vision.

• Imagination is the power which takes a lay-man from a common position to a Extreme position.

• Ideas - Images are Important because they come from your complete consciousness, not just what your mind says or what others says, is important.

• The same thing happened with my Role Model,

AZIM PREMJI.

Great Contributor – Azim Premji

• Azim Hashim Premji

(born 24 July 1945) is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who is the Chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one of the Indian leaders in the Software Industry.

• This well-known Personality is…▫ 3rd

WEALTHIEST INDIAN..

▫ 41st RICHEST IN THE WORLD..

▫ Having Personal Wealth of $12.2 BILLION in 2012..

• In 2000, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek.

• He has twice been listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine.(2004 & 2011)

• Premji owns 79 percent of Wipro and also owns a private equity fund, PremjiInvest, which manages his $1 billion personal portfolio.

• Azim Premji was born into a Gujarati Khoja Nizari Ismaili family and has a BSEE degree (eq. to BE degree in Electrical Engg.) from Stanford University, USA.

• Premji has been recognised by Business Week as one of the Greatest Entrepreneurs for being responsible for Wipro emerging as one of the World’s fastest growing companies.

Achievements.

• In 2000, he was conferred an

honorary doctorate by the

Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

• In 2005, the government of India

honoured him with the title of

Padma Bhushan for his outstanding

work in trade and commerce.

• In 2006, Azim Premji was awarded Lakshya Business Visionary by National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai.

• He was awarded Hon. (D.Litt.), an honorary degree, from the Aligarh Muslim University on 18 June 2008 on the occasion of 58th Convocation Ceremony of the University.

• In 2011, he has been awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by the Government of India.

Philanthropy -

Azim Premji Foundation and University• In 2001, he founded Azim

Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization, with a vision to significantly contribute to achieving quality universal education that facilitates a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society.

• In December 2010, he pledged to donate $2 billion for improving school education in India. This has been done by transferring 213 million equity shares of Wipro Ltd, held by a few entities controlled by him, to the Azim Premji Trust. This donation is the largest of its kind in India.

• "I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged"--- Azim Premji

• Azim Premji has become the first Indian to sign up for the Giving Pledge, a campaign led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, to encourage the wealthiest people to make a commitment to give most of their wealth to philanthropic causes.

• So, as to conclude, he created opportunities for himself by imaging himself at his extreme level from very young age.

• When Azim Premji took over as its chairman, Wipro dealt in hydrogenated cooking fats and later diversified to bakery fats, ethnic ingredient based toiletries, hair care soaps, baby toiletries, lighting products, and hydraulic cylinders. Thereafter Premji made a focused shift from soaps to software. In the 80s Wipro diversified into IT.