A Vision for Sri Lanka 2030 People living fulfilling lives with equity, dignity and peace. Mission – Create the enabling environment through communication, planning and administration. This document aims to propose  a holistic approach in planning for the future prosperity of our country considering the main issues and challenges present and future. Values, Leadership, justice,
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“The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting” – Plutarch In conjunction with the current level of accelerated infrastructure development, there is also a need to consider a process of education reform to meet future challenges by our new generation. Sri Lankans usually blame the education system for all ills
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Are people born to be good leaders or could they be trained? Is there a link between successful entrepreneurship and effective leadership? Getting talented people to become successful entrepreneurs take a lot more than just theoretical learning about business management.  Entrepreneurs are driven by passion that generates successful enterprises resulting in bringing greater benefits to
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A strategy is a look at the future environment and identifying the path to reach one’s own target or intended position within that environment. Creating a strategic plan with objectives that are manageable and achievable to reach an ideal vision requires a collective team effort. A strategic plan should not be a document to be
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Many corporate leaders armed with yesterday’s business experience are so engrossed in solving today’s issues are failing to see the new emerging challenges. Just 5 years ago, who would have seen the end of the “colour film roll” that defined photography? Technology is rapidly changing the market dynamics of the new generation. However, many products
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It is a simple system to manage your day to day activities at home, school or workplace so that you use your time and resources effectively and efficiently.  The poster below is a simple illustration on what 5S is. When translated into Singhala it can be termed as 5su, (pahasu)  which also means “easy”.  

The first step for a successful implementation of an ISO 9000 based quality management system is for the top Management to clearly understand what it could offer the organization. Whilst there may not be any doubts about the value of an effective Quality Management system, there could be a question on the value of certification
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Information Technology has led to a fundamental change in the way products and services are marketed globally. It has helped Companies and nations to take a proactive role in searching for customers worldwide and also make it easier for customers to find suppliers. It has helped companies to be efficient in all aspects of global
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Whether you live in a town or in a village environment, you and your family can be vulnerable and at risk disaster due to various hazards or threats, both manmade and natural. However, the impact that leads to disaster will depend on the capacity of the family or the community to reduce the risk of disaster. In order to avoid disaster, each family
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ISO14000 –Sustainable Environmental Management System Sustainable Environmental Management – Is it a burden, a responsibility or good business sense? We expect the environment that we live in, including the air that we breathe and the water that we drink, to be clean. Yet protecting that Environment is usually “someone else’s problem” till it starts to
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