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As a leader if you are bringing change , bring the hardest , biggest change early in the game . People are going to complain anyway of any change - hard or soft , big or small , but if it is a big change , the benefi ts could also be big
Effective Medicines Usually Taste Bitter
“ is no inherent reason why medicines should taste horrible — but effective ones usually do . Similarly , there is no inherent reason why decisions should be distasteful — but most effective ones are ,” so wrote the world famous Management Guru Peter Drucker in his famous book ‘ The Effective Executive ’.
Such a quote can be reviewed in the context of demonetization of higher value currency by the India government on November 8 . Is it a bitter pill administrated to the Indian economy to cure it of its black money disease ? Its bitter taste itself is a proof of its effectiveness .
Reports from different places , of people struggling to keep their bank accounts in order and seizure of high value currency notes , just add to its effectiveness . Though the focus of the drive has slightly changed from unearthing the black money to usher in a more cashless economy it nevertheless undermines the core essence of the drive . The disease of black money has become so pervasive in India that it is eating up all vital organs of the country .
Demonetization is a great move . It should take place in every 10 years to stop the fake and grounded currency and parallel economy . But we are seeing it as a failure because common people are not getting enough cash . Has government failed to implement it ?
No . RBI and the government did a good job in laying down the rules and procedures but private and corporate banks went rough and started supplying new currency to the black money holders . It ' s really difficult to identify the problem if it ' s in your own system . You cannot blame government for each and every wrong thing others are doing . These people have been doing it for the last 70 years , they have expertise in it .
Government needs support in implementing all policies like swacch Bharat abhiyan . Without the support from its people , no government can do well . Be thankful at least this government is doing something .
As a leader if you are bringing change , bring the hardest , biggest change early in the game . People are going to complain anyway of any change - hard or soft , big or small , but if it is a big change , the benefits could also be big . �
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