Age of Diplomacy

There have been slew of announcements in the top tech companies across India and the US. A few months ago it was Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Vishal Sikka and most recently Thomas Kurian. Though I have mentioned names which all have India written all over it. The central purpose of mentioning these names is purely to bring in an element that from the modern times has been seen as the great asset for a human being's success. The word I was looking for is Diplomacy.

The masterful stroke that diplomacy plays is greatly summed up in the quote, " Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way. " by Daniele Vare. 

In the age when everybody talks about being cut-throat and the world being dog eat dog, there are others who have followed a rather free-spirited route in making a mark on mankind. Their way was simple yet sophisticated, they all stuck to the passive aggressive approach, they were assertive and never aggressive. All this boils down to the big question, in the age where everybody are interconnected and everything is interdependent and you can never eat alone, what should be your approach when you have to get things done? A question that has haunted the B-schools and the question that analysts are continually trying to answer. This Kazillion dollar question can be looked at by reading about some of the names that I mentioned above. 

Firstly, to talk about the man that whole of India is excited about, Sundar Pichai, the man who is literally incharge of the whole of Google. The reason the folks sitting at the top of the mountain view chose to put him incharge of almost everything is no doubt for his vision for the future of Google but also for his invaluable trait of diplomacy. Keeping in mind the innumerous mergers, acquisitions and deals that Google is trying in to make, it put this man for the job. A man who is known to have a calm demeanour is known to be the go to man when it comes to making deals. 

Next up, I wanna talk about the man who is synonymous with the current government, the man who is known for his sophistication and urbane demeanor, Mr Arun Jaitley. He is Modi's crisis manager. Known to be the close aide and mentor of many Leaders, this man is the mascot for diplomacy.  From politics to glamour, from cricket to business, his address book is known to have everyone who has had a stint with fame and power. 

Keith Ferrazi in his book writes a beautiful line that I want to end with, this line has always been on my mind ever since the day I read it .

“Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone. —MARGARET WHEATLEY”

― Keith Ferrazzi, Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

This is Vattam signing off!