Non conventional learning from Corporate Ladders having over 30 years experience and Finally settling down to working for 'Shared Value' at GEAR (www.gear.org.pk)

1. Learning in Corporate
Ladders
by
Ekhlaque Ahmed

2. Small Start, Big Impact!
LAST DAY !
Busy till late night
1. SHOW RESPONSIBILITY

3. First Day, received a file from Boss!
2. CLICKED ON THE FIRST DAY
& GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY

4. Boss throws in the Ocean!
Never knew what Fleet
Management was all about !!!
3. BEGIN TO RELEARN

5. Richard Claire (RC) Complains!
Why Overstay on Maintenance?
4. TACTFULLY HANDLE INTERNAL
CUSTOMERS

6. Test of Fleet Maintenance,
Knowledge & Expertise!
RC Praises
5. SHOW PROCESS / GAPS /
IMPROVEMENTS

7. Audit in Dammam!
Where did you do
Transit Management
Degree?
6. PROVE WHAT YOU DIDN’T DO

8. Boss Said:
You Cannot Win!
Write Report to Bosses’ Boss…..
Win Through Collaboration!
7. NOTHING SUCCEED LIKE SUCCESS.
SHOW COURAGE, NEVER ACCEPT PAST!

9. Dry Battery Wets!
Boss Ask for the Letter and said,
“If you want, I will sign it.”
8. BE MANAGER OF
ALTERNATIVES

10. IT
Girl
Prints
Invoice
Twice! I’m held responsible!
Boss said,
“You are CEO of the Desk”
9. ALWAYS COMPLETE
THE LOOP

11. Zero Sale of Embodiment !
Build new opportunities all
around….
10. BEGIN BY CULTIVATING
CONSTRAINTS & BE BOSS OF ALL

12. New
Opportunities
“There is no “NO” word in my
dictionary”
From 29M to 70M to One Billion
11. MAKE PLAN ‘KNOWN’ & CREATE
CATALYISM TO EXCEL!

13. Luminaire
Business
Unit
Technical Manufacturing & Sales
First week in an International Meeting
Sleep Cycle & Tough Journey towards
Excellence
12. YOU DON’T KNOW, BUT YOU
KNOW!

14. Data Marketing in Stagnant Sales…
Factory declines more quantity.
Import & Prove!
13. RAISE THE BAR, SHOW
CONFIDENCE

15. Dust of Cement !
Breakthrough Sales….
14. GET INTO IT, DON’T SEE FROM
DISTANCE

16. Do It Yourself!
Boss said, Don’t Involve My Son.
15. KEEP THE BOSS AWAY & DELIVER

17. FINAL JOURNEY TO LEARN
Deliver through self-employment.
A Social Profit Journey !
It is flexible, motivating, steering,
gearing, driving, charging,
making, building……….

18. WELCOME!
THE JOURNEY OF G.E.A.R

19. G E A R .
Generating Employment Alternatives for Self Reliance
www.gear.org.pk
GEARSelfReliance

20. First Step …
A group of friends contributes
Rs 10,000 each
Total = Rs 40,000 (for 4 women)
(bought 4 Sewing Machines)
Each woman earns Rs 5,000 / month
And, returns Rs 1,000 on monthly basis
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21. How it all started?
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22. Turnaround
3.5 years 350 families Rs. 8 Million in Rolling 200 closed cases 95% Recovery
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23. Domino Effect
One Lady
Social
Approach to Creating Self- Entrepreneurship
the Employment
Wholesaler for the next
market 4 women A Ripple
effect…..
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27. Creating a Social Business
Don’t Need
Big Resources Purpose
Only require Sincerity
INNOVATION,
Cause Driven
Approach
And…
Foundation
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28. Corporations
Passion
Strategic
Intent Game
Changer and
Competitive make a
Innovation Breakthrough
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29. Sustainability
• Create multiple revenue streams through
advertisements of famous brands on
Kiosks/Carts (vegetables, fruits, burger, etc.)
• The revenue will go into GEAR Fund, to create
social business
• Profits will be shared with GEAR partners
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30. Sustainability
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31. SELF EMPLOYMENT MODEL
EXAMPLES
• Vegetable carts • Flower Making
• Fruit carts • Leveraging parts from C grades
• Pop corn carts Imported Jeans
• Potato chips stalls • Selling garments in family and
• Domestic sewing friends circle
• Tailor shop • Car Cleaning Clothes/Fabric
• Tyre Repairing shop selling
• Motor Cycle mechanic shop • Candle making/distribution
• Fabric selling at various markets • Donkey Cart for transporting
materials
• Rickshaw
• Artificial jewelry/ornaments for
• Retail Kiosks
ladies
• Cap making
• Components and Parts for
• Street Food stalls Shoes

32. Our Work
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35. OUR DREAM………

36. 1 Million Families
HAVES
If each person saves Rs 20K
(accept SOCIAL cause as a RESPONSIBILITY)
HAVE NOT’S
Creating 1 Million Self-Employment

37. Creates revenue of
Rs. 4.5 Billion
Rs. 54 Billion / YEAR

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