The recent steps of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) to offer Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) first and later terminating redundant job functions are aimed at bringing a radical change in the company which has the biggest impact on the society, said Tabish Gauhar, CEO KESC.
He was speaking at the "IBA Leadership Conference 2011" sponsored by KESC, held at IBA main campus, here on Friday. Gauhar said KESC has decided to focus on its core productive functions and would not waste its energies on non-core areas, adding that the company is in a transitional phase, which could not be completed without full support of all stakeholders. Although there is always resistance against change in the beginning, communication strategy plays a role in making people understand the change process, he maintained.
He warned malpractitioners that they (KESC) have decided not to tolerate corruption and incompetence in the organisation. Moreover, he said, customers were taken for granted in the past but now, the company is trying to serve its customers by all means. Elaborating qualities of leaders, CEO KESC said, "true leaders are not afraid of losing their jobs if doing the right thing. If you are thinking too much about your job, then you will never be able to take any bold steps."
In his welcome note, Captain Ahmed Zaheer, Dean IBA explained the aim of the conference. He expressed gratitude to renowned artist Jimmy Engineer for giving his six paintings as gift for the newly built IBA auditorium. The IBA Leadership Club has organised a four-day "IBA Leadership Conference" from January 28 to 31 at main IBA campus. The aim of the conference is to ignite spark of leadership among the students and create teamwork skills with an attitude to contribute positively to the society as well as prepare future leaders.
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