Nine traits of successful out-of-the-box thinkers
The world order is changing very fast. Trade barriers are falling, communication and transaction costs have dipped and convergence of technology has enabled things to be done in a very different manner.

The Infosys formula -- Paranoia + Practices = Performance
Infosys Technologies Ltd had to quickly think out-of-the-box when IBM decided to set up shop in Bangalore in 1992. ``Infosys is finished,'' peers and colleagues warned N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman and CEO. Employees will leave en masse, they warned direly.

ICICI -- Using self-destructive analysis for constructive purposes
Its ability to anticipate developments in the economy -- or in other words, `a self destructive analysis' -- has helped ICICI reach the position it has today.


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