It has been aptly said, albeit in another time and era by Louis Pasteur that ‘‘fortune favours the prepared mind’’. Those who can claim to be the masters of the universe, the barons of business, the creators of wealth and abundance will be those who lead their employees to imbibe new skills, transcend traditional parameters, create knowledge-awareness and constantly provide training as a means to learn and empower. It is a fragile yet effervescent business environment and those who adapt to change rapidly and courageously will be the winners in any developed or developing economy. Indian industry has largely responded to global assimilation, to the need to be a global Indian company, to attract foreign investment to partake in the world-pie that is up on offer to those who have a taste for adventure! These corporate czars who seek new dimensions to traditional business practices are the future empowerers, the future strength of India’s knowledge workers and the makers of India’s undeniable place in the world economy. Policy-makers in government will need to internalize this pace and stand solidly supporting the economic agenda that India has cut out for her. Leaders of government in countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Eastern Europe are proactive to change and a capitalist method of enriching their population has been a dramatic reversal from previously held protectionist beliefs. These drivers of change are the true empowerers and emperors of the world.
