“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton “Optimism is the torch in an innovation journey. It helps to stay positive even when the path ahead is filled with darkness.” – Naveen Lakkur

Happy Deepavali! It’s a fantastic festival season. Lots of love and affection around the world. This particular Master’s Voice & Mine is very special and the chosen Master is #SunithaWilliams. Sunita Williams is an American astronaut, retired U.S. Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman and most spacewalk time for…

“Feeling good about the work you did is ordinary; others feeling good because of the work you did is eXtraOrdinary.”- Naveen Lakkur The said quote from the book ‘a Little Extra’ sets the theme for ‘a Little Extra’ story of Sumant Moolgaokar was an Indian industrialist, known as architect of Tata Motors. He was the…

“Blaming others for your current situation in life is ordinary; Holding yourself accountable for being the architect of your own life is eXtraOrdinary.”- Naveen Lakkur In an innovation journey, The easy way in most situations when the desired outcomes aren’t as per our expectations, is to blame others. In reality it brings no much benefit…

“Acquiring knowledge is ordinary; Applying knowledge multiple times, in multiple ways, is eXtraOrdinary” – Naveen Lakkur Mohamed Farooq came from a family which was deep rooted in farming and had a well established business of supplying bananas in the market. His elder brothers had joined the family business and helped it grow while Farooq was…

“Spending time on social networks is ordinary; Creating positive social impact is eXtraOrdinary.” – Naveen Lakkur ‘Prerna’ means ‘Inspiration’ – ‘a Little Extra’ story of Prerna Wadikar Prerna Wadikar’s committed effort in studying engineering in Information Technology got her a responsible position as Distribution Manager at Schneider Electric, a leading company in the Digital Transformation of…

“Being successful is ordinary; Being happy and making others happy is eXtraOrdinary.”- Naveen Lakkur IS PRASAD born in the year 1957, native of Denkanikota, studied in Government High School, started with a very humble background and also with financial constraints to pursue higher education. He expresses his gratitude towards Vasavi Trust for providing free hostel…

“If you want to start anything, it’s ordinary; If you can lead in the line that you started, that’s eXtraOrdinary.”- Naveen Lakkur Story of Jeffrey Preston Bezos Jeffrey Preston Bezos (/ˈbeɪzoʊs/ BAY-zohss;[2]) was born on January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque and raised in Houston and later in Miami. Bezos’s maternal grandfather was Lawrence Preston Gise,…

“Playing the nodes is ordinary; Playing to be harmonious is extraordinary.” – Naveen Lakkur Understanding the purpose; Having a holistic thinking and Sustainability factored in.  Are the 3 little extras for playing to be harmonious. In an innovation journey, there may not be any prescribed nodes to play. You will have to create one. And these Little…