Most people start businesses from the scratch and then build it into a huge empire. When the time comes to leave, they pass on the reins to their son(s) or daughter(s). But, how many of them pass on the baton to professionals and that too in an Indian company?

The best example is of IT behemoth Infosys where Nandan Nilekani resigned as the CEO and was succeeded by Kris Gopalakrishnan. It was truly a shining example of a company which has set new benchmarks. Another example was in politics when Tony Blair stepped aside as Prime Minister to make way for his deputy Gordon Brown. That was true democracy in practice. Having enjoyed power for 10 years, which politician would want to relinquish their post voluntarily? Imagine that happening in India :)

It's Tuesday and the weather continues to stay pleasant with overcast skies and no traces of rain. On the work front things were as usual except that I am not having a conference call with my on-site team today.