IACCGH member BN Patel and President Madu Prasad present plaque to sponsor Citi’s Don Burback

HOUSTON: The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce held an insightful and enlightening event on June 29, 2010 for its members, and small and mid-sized business owners. As part of its Small Business Seminar Series, sponsored by Citibank, the chamber hosted Ravi Kathuria, author of the recently published book, Coherent Strategy and Execution: An Eye-opening Parable about Transforming Leadership and Management Perspectives.

Madhukar Prasad, President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, introduced Kathuria by sharing he was delighted with the business message in Kathuria’s book. A message he felt small and mid-sized business needs to take to heart so they can enhance their abilities and perform at the highest level.

Jagdip Alhuwalia, Executive Director, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, recognized and thanked Citibank, the sponsors, and then invited Kathuria, whom he described as a management guru.

The attendees listened with rapt attention as Kathuria engrossed them in the topic about sharpening their business strategy. Kathuria led a discussion on the traits that make businesses successful, and asked the attendees to deliberate on how they could incorporate the same traits in their business. Kathuria engaged the attendees in an open and interactive discussion.

Like his book, which is a parable, Kathuria used a story to drive his point home. The story and Kathuria’s presentation style were simple and allowed the audience to connect with him and his message. When Kathuria ended his session, the audience’s energy was at a high-note, wanting to receive more wisdom from Kathuria.

Alhuwalia extended the Q&A session to allow the attendees to get their questions answered, and expressed his delight with the session. Alhuwalia extended an invitation to Kathuria to conduct in the coming months more in-depth sessions with chamber members so they may benefit from his knowledge and experience.
The seminar is part of a series of “thought leadership” seminars sponsored by Citi) focused on the needs of  small and medium sized business owners
The next seminar on “Seven Steps to Business Growth in Tough Economic Times” will feature another author and management guru Pradeep Anand, President, Seeta Resources LLC.

The IACCGH’s Eleventh annual Gala is scheduled of Saturday August 14th 2010 at the Westin Hotel.