CGN & Associates, Inc. (CGN) and The Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) announced a strategic partnership aligning CGN's expertise with special programs / courses in the likes of Supply Chain Management & Global Project Management at SCMHRD. In addition, through this partnership CGN would impart programs in Leadership Excellence from the world renowned TPI (The Pacific Institute), USA for which it owns exclusive rights in India.

This partnership was inaugurated with a talk by Mr. Merle Rocke, COO, CGN & Associates, USA on "Global Sourcing Excellence." He addressed over 250 students and staff at SCMHRD, Pune and post his talk, announced that CGN & Associates will bring into this partnership their international experience and expertise in Global Program/Project Management and Supply Performance Management to provide an experiential and case-based workshop with real-world application of relevant theory and concepts. This partnership will also enhance the opportunity for Indian industry to benefit from CGN's deep expertise in Supply Performance Management, High Performance Execution Management, Human Capital Management, Strategic Market Entry Management, and Lean Business & Office.

In addition, CGN with its exclusive rights in India for the training programs conducted by TPI will conduct programs in Leadership Excellence through SCMHRD. CGN will conduct all its activities through its 100% subsidiary in India "CGN IT Services (P) Ltd.

"We are very excited to venture into this partnership with CGN as this is will ensure a dynamic interface for the students with industrial experts. In addition, there has been a good response from our students for The Pacific Institute curriculum conducted by CGN at our campus" - stated Mr. Waknis - Chief Learning Officer, SCMHRD.

CGN & Associates of the U.S., has tied up with Seattle-based The Pacific Institute (TPI) to introduce the latter's performance enhancement techniques in India. TPI’s Cultural Alignment and Organizational Transformation Process® (CA/OT®) focuses on aligning human operating systems to an organization’s business systems. This is achieved by unifying and integrating the organization’s mission, vision, goals and people practices. The two have formed a new entity in the name and style of TPI-India, which will function in close co-ordination with the Indian operations of CGN.

The Pacific Institute’s Cultural Alignment and Organizational Transformation Process® (CA/OT®) provides your organization with statistically valid and reliable measures of the current culture, as well as the vision culture, analysis of the gap between these states, and recommendations for closing the gap, thereby:

• Building strong teams within your organization
• Providing a structure for your teams to set goals aligned to your organization’s vision
• Ensuring that individuals take accountability to deliver measurable results
• Creating a culture of engagement and excellence

This process has been customized to suit different segments of the society - organizations, PSUs, NGOs or even the Education Sector. The current curriculums that are being offered by CGN and The Pacific Institute India are Investment In Excellence® – TPI’s flagship curriculum in India for all and Thought Patterns For A Successful Career® – TPI’s curriculum for students.

The first organization to offer the TPI curriculum in India is the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), which has signed a memorandum of understanding to run the curriculum in the 12 IIPA centers. Companies such as HP and NTPC and ITC and renowned educational institutions such as SCMHRD have also shown interest in the TPI curriculum.

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On 7th February 2007, several top ranking government officials and heads of public sector units attended a seminar by Mr. Lou Tice on “Building Constructive Leadership and Creating Cultures of Excellence” held at The Park, New Delhi. One of the eminent personalities who attended the seminar was Dr. Kiran Bedi.

During the first week of March 2007, TPI-India conducted the Investment In Excellence® workshop for a few of the top team members from the Planning Commission, NTPC Ltd. and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL). That was the beginning of an ongoing partnership between The Pacific Institute and the Indian Institute of Public Administration.

Dr. Kiran Bedi has a vision of creating an Indian Harvard at IIPA in collaboration with The Pacific Institute. She is particularly attached to the central theme of this program, using the concepts of mental technology and personal efficacy to create and engage a new kind of Indian leader – one who is constructive, efficacious, and causative.

The Pacific Institute-India organized an enhanced Investment In Excellence® program on the 6th, 7th and 8th of August 2007 at [IIPA] ‘Indian Institute of Public Administration,’ a premium academic center for education in various aspects of public administration. This program was for the Senior IPS Officers of the country sponsored by [BPR&D] Bureau of Police R& D.

The 22 participants comprised of police officers of the rank of Inspector General and equivalent ranks from a diverse range of functions such as Rapid Action Force, VIP security, Information Technology applications, Border Security forces, besides local law and order control with service experiences ranging from 15 to 25 years drawn from different states within India.

The highlight of this special program was that the participants were able to directly converse with Mr. Lou Tice. All the participants greatly enjoyed this opportunity, as they were able to directly clarify queries with him and this greatly enhanced their learning experience.

Dr. Kiran Bedi along with her deputy director were present at the valedictory function. The new Director of IIPA (Indian Institute of Public Administration) Mr. B S Baswan was also present.

“… This course makes a difference!” – Stated by Kiran Bedi in her address to the police officers at IIPA on August 8th 2007 after their first Investment In Excellence® Workshop.

During the month of September 2007, an MOU was signed between The Pacific Institute-India and the Indian Institute of Public Administration. This partnership entails IIPA to offer the TPI curriculum to the various public sector units, government departments, and agencies.

The Indian Institute of Public Administration has decided to partner with CGN & The Pacific Institute to coach and mentor the Police Force.