What is Core Competency ?
Well I don't know what Oxford , Cambridge or other Corporate defines it as. I'll give a try to present my understanding on it :
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when someone talks about multimedia gadget today, but Obvious Apple right?
Apple went Innovative from its 1st product itself which was Apple-1, an early personal computer. The Apple I's built-in computer terminal circuitry was distinctive. All one needed was a keyboard and an inexpensive television set. Other competing companies like Altair were programmed with front-mounted toggle switches and used indicator lights (red LEDs, most commonly) for output, and had to be extended with separate hardware to allow connection to a computer terminal or a teletypewriter machine, which made them very expensive. This made the Apple I an innovative machine for its day.
Other way around its Sir Sachin who is known as god of cricket and well his core skills need not be elaborated. In desi language I must say for him "Naam hi kaafi hai". I know that it is not easy to come in category of people like Sir Sachin or the category of "Naam hi kaafi hai" people. Everyone has potential enough to enter this category but that initially requires enormous and very high amount of energy which needs continuous continuous continuous hard work, requires one to be very optimistic as well. I know its easy to give Gyaan and you would be thinking the same by now after reaching to this line. But dear friends you all are better aware of such examples and everyone knows well that one needs to walk extra miles in the race of Life to come in category of "Naam hi kaafi hai".
Few other examples include great Mr. N R Narayana Murthy and six of his friends who started Infosys with 10,000 INR. They dared to dream and dared harder to make it come true. Its a simple law of Physics which says that before a vehicle comes in motion its initial friction coefficient is high, but once it starts rolling you make unlimited extra miles till fuel doesn't exhausts and till you have the capability to refuel the vehicle despite the highly rocketing fuel prices.
Now apart from Gyaan coming back to Core competency by some other examples.
>>> Talking about mainframe servers which is the heart of every banking transaction. IBM is the company whose core competency is mainframe servers. Can you imagine they guarantee a downtime of 40 years for mainframe servers?.
Well even God doesn't guarantees the life of a person for a particluar minimum period but IBM gives it for machines. From Bank's business angle, keeping its banking servers up without any hastle is of atmost importance. We face many instances in our daily life when ATM's are out of order, online banking site comes out of order, which irritates you like anything because all this situation comes only when you are in its atmost need. I cannot understand this law of nature or god, but weird and unexpected things happen only when you are in hurry or in some critical condition. Making a point here : In India if it happens it is like chalta hai type attitude but abroad mainly in U.S., U.K. such instances really deplete the Company's Image and customer base as well.
>>> One another example is of Durga Coffee in Kothrud Pune where Cold Coffee is so so so delicious that I cannot pass its aroma and taste in words, can only suggest you to visit once and have it. One ends up drinking multiples glasses of it.
There are "n" no of examples but then writing all them will increase the read time and might bore you.
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Every person has one or the other core skills which distinguishes him from other individuals. It is hard to recognize once core skills but you get to know about it by one way or other. There are instances which hints you about your skills but we are ignorant enough to recognize it being busy in race of life. A small real example that will tick your mind for such instances : Talking about Aatif Aslam, if you go through his biography he was much more inclined towards cricket and desperate enough to enter into it. While his college days in some function he participated and sang. People appreciated his singing skills ,and then he realized that he is gifted with some skill. Maybe singing is his core skill and not cricket. So he pursued the act of singing, music, and with his hard work today he has a large Fan Base and yeah my favorite singer as well. So discover yourself, and find what is your core.And then the next step that will bring you to a Smooth Kinetic Motion is to break the high initial friction coefficient which can be done by being truly sincere - towards yourself, being passionate - hard enough to achieve you goal, being totally dedicated - so that hurdles don't obstruct you to walk extra miles and last but not the least hard work which is ever required.
Most among us are Mango people (Aam aadmi), but when mango discovers the actual quality of its Pit (Core) and becomes enthusiastic enough to walk extra mile comes in "naam hi Kaafi hai" category. So in short transition from mango people to naam hi kaafi hai people is tough though but not impossible and do remember its only you who gonna enjoy the pulp after transition....
At Last Few Words :
MANZILE UNHI KO MILTI HAI JINKE SAPNO ME JAAN HOTI HAI,
MANZILE UNHI KO MILTI HAI JINKE SAPNO ME JAAN HOTI HAI,
PANKHO SE SIRF KUCH NAI HOTA
HAUSLON SE UDAAN HOTI HAI...
Wish You All Deserving Udaan Of Your Life....
