LeadershipDine like a Maharaja
Cinnamon Lakeside puts on North Indian dinner buffet
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo is putting on a buffet of North Indian cuisine fit for a Maharaja. Indulge in this North Indian Dinner Buffet infused with aromatic traditional spices. Chef Rana of New Delhi is Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo’s very own expert in North Indian cuisine. He has won the hearts of Colombo diners with his bubbly personality, exceptional culinary skills and surprising proficiency in colloquial Sinhalese.
Turbulent times for India’s “King of Good Times”
NEW DELHI (Reuters): With one of the world’s most expensive yachts and a cricket and Formula One team, billionaire Vijay Mallya is known as India’s Richard Branson or simply, the “King of Good Times”.
Leading by example
Popularly known as the father of insurance in Sri Lanka, Chandra Schaffter is a multi-dimensional person with disarming humility and an outspoken view of life. His 60-odd years in the profession has defined the entire industry and the outspoken risk-taking dynamism of Schaffter in many ways epitomises the home grown entrepreneurial spirit.
Former Inland Revenue Chief joins Nation Lanka Finance board
Former Head of the Inland Revenue Department Sunil Kandegedara has been appointed as a non executive director of Nation Lanka Finance Plc from 10th February 2012.
New Deputy Chairman at Seylan Developments
Seylan Developments Plc yesterday announced that S. Palihawadana has been appointed as the new Deputy Chairman of the Company with effect from 17 February.
Tennison Rodrigo appointed to board of Indo-Malay
Tennyson Rodrigo has been appointed to the board of Indo-Malay Plc as an independent non executive director from 21 February 2012.
Management Tip of the Day: How to identify your strengths
Reuters: A successful career strategy stands on the shoulders of a strong personal value proposition, which in turn stands on distinctive strengths, says Harvard Business Review.
COYLE to unveil leadership facets: ‘The Untold Truths of Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs’
The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE), the vibrant forum of the new generation entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka, plans to conduct a highly interactive short series of programmes named ‘Different facets of Entrepreneurial Success – The Untold Truth of Sri Lankan Business Heroes’.
The motive behind this endeavour is to bring to the surface the untold truths of success factors and the strategies adopted by leading entrepreneurs in the country in leading their businesses to roaring success despite turbulent and hostile market conditions prevailed during the past three decades.
Murthy steps down as Infosys Chairman
Bangalore (PTI): N.R. Narayana Murthy stepped down as the Chairman of Infosys on Friday, bringing the curtains down on his 30-years of illustrious innings at the helm, even as he sought to inspire the new leadership team and the employees to take the company to greater heights.
A man of many facets
Sumal Joseph Sanjeewa Perera, widely known as Sumal Perera, is a man of many facets. To some he is a deal maker, a phrase which is not a crime in the world of legitimate businesses. To others he is a true visionary and patriotic entrepreneur and a professional too. To his staff he is a caring godfather. But personally he is all of these and increasingly selfless to boot.
Recently Sumal together with two other co-founders of Access Engineering Ltd., Christopher Joshua and Ranjan Gomez, gifted a combined 15% (120 million shares) of their personal stakes to the 1,100 staff of the company. At Rs. 25 per share, the stake is worth Rs. 3 billion.
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