Kya Haal Hain

‘Haal, – refers to the state of spiritual bliss experienced by a Sufi singer when his music makes him one with The One. Those who have been privileged enough to see such an event know how ‘Haal’ creates a feeling of uncontained joy and upliftment in the audience as well. It is a ‘Mood’ filled with the greatest levels of positivity.

I have running these ‘Mood’ surveys since the beginning of this year and must begin with a note of thanks to all the respondents. It is a motley crew of CEOs, SBU Heads, HR Heads from advertising, media, internet, publishing, agro business, financial services and consumer services. As I look at the Mood coming through from Q2, I can hear a well-developed ‘alap’ of my Sufi singer. It carries with it the promise of reaching ‘Haal’ sometime in the future.

The air of ‘uncertainty’ has lifted – compared to Q1, most respondents are fairly certain of their numbers for almost the rest of the year.  Also, the overall expectation of growth seems to be higher than in Q1 with some significant sectoral differences – advertising and media are down, all other businesses (financial services, publishing, consumer services, internet) are up.

Most companies seem to have got their strategies sorted out and that is apparent in the higher scores for Leadership in this quarter compared to the previous one.

I can also infer, from the limited data available here, that ‘expenses’ have been targeted as a strategy by most. However, the one factor that makes the music ring loudest in my ear, is the 100% agreement of what these times represent – a chance to get the fundamentals right. I am not going to be skeptical and believe that everybody has responded to this question unanimously because it is the ‘right’ answer to give. I would like to believe that everyone is thinking/beginning to think in this way. At BullzI we are seeing a lot more traction on fundamental offerings like Leadership Coaching and Change Management. On its own, the BullzI sample is small but coupled with the data here, I would venture to say that this is a trend and augurs very well for the future of business.  The ‘Haal’, is truly good.