Dear Readers,
At a time when the citizens of the world’s largest democracy enthusiastically come out to choose a government that they hope will provide good governance, I am reminded of the constant choices we have to make day in and day out.
Whether they are choices at work or home; withpersonnel or family we find ourselves constantly assailed within, “What’s right? How can maximum stakeholders benefit from my decision?” Pressure from around only adds to the tug-of-war within.
Bearing this in mind, we have carefully chosen three short articles that we hope will serve as inspiration and encouragement to you. Sarosh Ghandy, Director of Caux Initiatives for Business has often said that the ethical road to business is usually a lonely one. The need for encouragement to stay true is therefore of vital importance. We hope what you read in the pages of this magazine will be useful.
Like every new-born, the need to christen our quarterly magazine was also felt. We could not just call it e-Magazine. So when a CIB India Working Group met in February this year to discuss various matters concerning CIB, it was decided to name this quarterly, . The purpose of the eSPIRIT magazine remains the same – to provide stories or writings that would encourage because we know that like us, you too believe that it is possible to be ethical while still being competitive.
Another thought that came up at this meeting was to encourage all of you dear readers to write to us if you have a subject that is close to your heart and if you would like CIB to assist in any way it can. To facilitate this, we plan to establish an eForum within this magazine where a panel could respond to questions that are asked.
Finally, we would like to reiterate how keen we are that eSPIRIT become as participative as possible. We would therefore be delighted to receive from you any articles or stories of change that you feel could encourage others.
Sanjiv Tare
Editor
My gratitude to the Editorial team consisting of, Lt. Col. (Retd.) Allan Burby, Pune; Anil Chopra, Mumbai; T P Mukherjee, Pune and Ms. Vinita Saxena, Panchgani, for all their support, time and help.