Wednesday, 11 May 2011

INTERVIEW OF KHURSHEED ABBAS NAQVI


Born with a free spirit, make decisions, and take full responsibilities of the consequences.”
Former CEO and Country Head of Kobian, former Sales Manager of Sony Gulf FZE (Dubai) and presently at the position of General Manager of Mega Business Machines. Skillful, struggler and determined.


Your Date of Birth and place of birth:
 10th June  1969 ,Karachi

What qualification do you have? And your designation?
Qualification   MBA (IBA)
General Manager,   MBM - MegaGate FZE

Do you have any other certificates?
Sales management and communication from Pakistan Institute of Management 

How would you describe the responsibilities of your position?
Drive and monitor a business unit involve in sales and distribution of IT products, imaging and photographic product line, telecom and power solution products.  We deal in big brands like Canon, Sony, LG,  Adata, Mercury… And own brand in the name of megagate

What is the best thing about working here? and the worst thing about working here?
The job is challenging and since it needs entrepreneurial skills to  grow, sustain and improve business and as well as working environment,,  We practice and  evolve new ideas,  So, WHAT NEXT,,  keep our spirit refreshed..
Worst thing, the risk element s are high, And success and failure is always opening the doors to embrace you.  So the fear of failure keeps hanging you all the time

How comfortable are you with your company?

Born with a free spirit, make decisions, and take full responsibilities of the consequences. I got this in this company after proofing for long 5 years of   hard work.  So the trust of shareholders makes me comfortable and well as competent to run my business unit

Are you able to give time to your family with your busy schedule?
Yes , I make sure that the day end being with them for hour or so,,  ,,, And the holidays ,  Not the long ones like month or so,   but  short one come  at least  15 days or may be weekly.  I prefer short holidays over the long one,,,   Secondly we like in communication time,  So whether Skype, Face book or mobile, always able to give some time even when traveling

What kind of person you are?
Very easy going, so everyone is very comfortable with me or around me, IN office, at home, in meeting or peers group. If you don’t have a clear heart and light mind, the people around you always make your day more badly,   your worst enemy is your own ego and then having high expectation from other to deliver your desired results. To be cool is not a rocket science, you can only be liked if you like and respect others.


Any regret?
Yes, there are too many regrets but I do not carry them over or keep building them...    If all the dust settles after the morning dew and nature does not regret from millions of year of our all efforts to destroy it, why we should regret,   Failure becomes success, if you learn from it,   Regretting is waste of time.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
At the end of the day, you can have a very sound sleep.  As soon as your head hits the pillow you go to sleep, like a child.
Your greatest fear?
 To keep living, if the people you love most are not around you.

Your favorite quote?
"Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes ... but that would be a mistake.”

If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? And why?
Now In this world to be recognized as successful, rich and envied… You had to make things happened in 30’s…     But I am already in 40’s….  Want to reduce my life 10 years more,,   Alas,,,  it is only a wish

Do you believe in source (perchi system??
 No,  Perchi lenay walla or dena walla,  both should go to hell

Any message for youth?
Making things happen, that is counted not just ideas…. I think inspiration exists in each and everyone of young generation, but that has to find you working, and working hard to reach it.

Do human rights have any value in Pakistan?
 Yes, We Pakistanis are the most Islamic, most courageous and most compassionate people in the world. It is because of this we are in trouble,. We are resisting and raising voices in the past, so we are paying the price, we challenged USA, Russia and India on our values. Unfortunately our all efforts were hijacked by conspiracies.

What was the situation of technology 10 years back and where according to you?
Technology is always parallel to the ages and time,   It was good for people who lived at that age, ten years back,,,   It was wonderful talking on mobile phone and now it is also wonderful talking on video phone..  It was inspiring then,, It is still inspiring now

What do you think where the technology will be after 10 years?
Technology is the main cause of making life wonderful and more relaxed, entertaining and secure. In ten years we will have more time to pass with people we loved then now.  I am thinking to work from home then office, the virtual environment



If you were President for one day, ­­­­what was the first thing you will do? And why?
Enjoy the president house and resign at the end of the day before being maligned by press and media.   You cannot change country by changing the president; it is the mindset of the nation. 

One talent you would love to have most?
Being stupid and act stupid…  As Steve job said, it is wonderful being stupid

Your most valuable assets?
 My heart and the people who love my heart

Who is your inspiration and why??
 A Chinese worker in factory, who does not, knows that what product he helped in making in a month, will be shipped to around millions of gather people in the world.    Mark Zuckerberg, who realized that humans most enjoying moments come from words of the other people not money,     The goola ganda wala of my childhood who brought the most sweetest and most coolest and the most vibrant color  in summer holidays afternoon. I wish I can feel and taste again

One thing that you never get bored of doing?
Looking at the pictures of family people


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