Confronting the brutal fact of skill development

In the endeavor of becoming great organization, acknowledging facts is better than wishful thinking / dreams i.e infusing the entire process with brutal facts of reality. Another aspect is taking series of good decisions, diligent execution and accumulated on top of another. 

Skill development in India is nearly 7 yrs into practice and yet the direction & strategy is blur. While in the absence of confronting the brutal fact of wandering sector skill councils, the process to eliminate, change or replace is becoming unmanageable. Right people on the bus and on the right seat is yet another critical factor. The current set – many mediocre leading the initiative – is like driving the bus with handbrake on.  

It will be interesting to witness the implementation (if at all) of Sharda Prasad Committee report on SSC. What effect it will bring on ground level only time will tell.

An example, from Retail sector of “confronting the brutal facts” and “courage” to take decision -  A&P and Krogers. 

A&P	Krogers
·         Mismatch between past model & changing world ·         Pattern of lurching from one strategy to another ·         Looking for single stroke solution ·         Outcome : Old model grocery store ·         $1 invested in 1973 = $2.47 in 1998	·         Extensive research & data analysis ·         Followed the process of eliminate, change or replace every store which did not fit new realities ·         Outcome : No. 1 grocery chain in America ·         $1 invested in 1973 = $198.47 in 1998