Thursday, August 29, 2013

Another one to always remeber...



You have been with TWB right from the start. You have kept me motivated with your enthusiasm, your constant energy, and positive mindset. You have been a key player and contributor in delivering the many many retail trainings at TWB. Needless to say, our corporate program deliveries have indeed tested your energy levels too. I often recall the times when we started our day at 7 am and concluded it at 8 pm on a regular basis in the early days. Then of course we had the marathon session up to 10 pm. for those few customers who insisted on a day-long training.

Again I could not have done it without you. TWB will certainly miss you but I believe that our relationship does not end here. We will continue to be in touch and use your valuable services in delivering Tech Comm training solutions to the world!!

Take care of your health and take the necessary time out for yourself.

You have certainly earned it. :)

All the very best, Helen Shukla.

Something I will always cherish...



No last goodbyes for Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander It was 7 years ago that TWB's journey started. TWB was purely in my head. But there was a confidence that it could be built based on Helen's delivery expertise and experience. At the time we did not even have an office and I used to take interviews in coffee shops. Dr Anu's was at my home.

She did not have the direct experience that Helen was looking for and TWB did not have any history! That did not hold us back and together we embarked on a journey. Most of you will not know that Dr Anu was actually the 1st employee in the company - Helen was still serving her notice period in SAP and joined TWB full time after Dr Anu did! People who come first take the most risk and end up doing the most that leaves a mark simply because there is less precedence.

The one thing that was immediately apparent about Dr Anu was she was indefatigable! I was very surprised many years later when I learnt about her health condition. But even with those with her sheer energy she'd put a person half her age and half her health issues to shame.

Most of you who're newer might underestimate what sheer determination and grit of travelling 50km through traffic each day in an auto and being at office ahead of time everyday for 7 years means and can achieve.

One of the thing it does translate into is the many a feedback received on her performance as a corporate trainer and the mentor that she has been to many who are in a leadership position today in TWB. Nagesh, Trevor, Manuel and many of your are a product of the system that Helen thought through but would not have been in execution without Dr Anu.

As Dr Anu moves on she, and indeed each one of us, should look back and have the satisfaction of seeing this brilliant name in yellow and blue that she has helped create. Anyone can work for money, few can for satisfaction. Only a few leave something behind. And that's the only kind that matters. Its definitely the only kind that has mattered to me and to TWB.

Thank you Dr Anu
Rakesh Shukla