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Never Mind the Width Feel the Quality
July 1996, Business Eye, UK
Quality Guru Dr Madhav Mehra, president of India's Institute of Directors, and chairman-elect of the World Quality Council, says India is undergoing a revolution in its quality standards, with Britain in a strong position to help
In 1990 just one Indian company had won the universally recognised ISO 9000 quality management standards. By the end of last year 1,200 companies were ISO 9000 accredited, and by the end of this year around 3,000 will have qualified for the standard. It is anticipated that there will be around 15,000 Indian ISO 9000 rated organisations by the new millennium.
This revolution in standards is in some part down to the work of Dr Madhav Mehra, a former Indian government official, who over the past three decades has been involved with quality activities and institutions, and is himself recognised as a pioneer in quality management.
Dr Mehra, who was born in India, and now has homes in both India and the UK, first came to Britain in 1960's, where he studied for a PhD in Management by Objectives at the University of London. He went on to become director in the Ministry of Indian Railways, and taught both quantitive and behavioural management at schools in both India and internationally.
In 1974 he was back in London where he founded Quality Management International, the world's first quality consultancy on Total Quality Management and ISO 9000. Now, after more than 20 years of commitment to quality issues, Dr Mehra sees himself as chairman-elect of the new World Quality Council, which was officially formed at the 50th Annual Quality Congress of the Americann Society for Quality Control held in Chicago in May. full article
Author : Dr Madhav MehraDr Madhav Mehra is the President of World Council for Corporate Governance
"Dr Madhav Mehra is a phenomenon, nothing describes him better."
Ola Ullsten, Former Prime Minister of Sweden at the 8th World Congress on Environment Management, Palampur, 2006"
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Dr Mehra, I just read your commentary on Satyam....You made one of the wisest observations on board failures I've ever read - "It is difficult to understand something when your salary depends on not understanding it".Brilliant!
Ralph Ward, Boardroom Insider
"Dr Madhav Mehra, has played a significant role to bring about a change in the mindset of the corporate world. India will remember him as a great pioneer who foresaw such a need and strove for inculcating a culture of quality in all spheres of activity."
S S H Rehman Executive Director, ITC Group of Hotels
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"I have known Dr Mehra for the last 8 years in my capacity as the Chairman of the Centre for Social Responsibility,..... Chairman of the S.M. Charitable Trust . I am amazed by the energy, enthusiasm and dedication that he brings to every idea he promotes."
P.N. Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India
"Rarely does one come across a legend like Madhav Mehra. I have witnessed his dedication everywhere: building community centres for gaddies of Dhauladhar, hospital and school for slum dwellers in Delhi and addressing corporates on the social role of their business."
Dr Sahib Singh, Ex-Chief Minister, speaking at SM Medical Centre, 13.04.04"
"Had Dr Madhav Mehra just been the founder of the IOD, that in itself would have been a piece of work tat the present and future generations would cherish. But by establising so many other organisations, he has really ensured that we respect him as a pioneering figure of all te good that Indian business is striving for."
Javed Husain, Professor and former Dean of Engineering
"Address of Dr Mehra was a unique experience. I aspire to listen to him again and wish Dr Mehra can find time to address youth in the colleges."
MK Yadav, Hindustan Zinc LTD
"Dr Mehra has given a unique dimension to CSR. His interpretation is particularly relevant to us and we must invite him once again to address our top executives"
Hon'ble Carlton Davis, head of Jamaica's Civil Service"
"Dr Mehra's passion comes alive from his speeches"
Uma Arora, Chairman Idam Learning
"Dr Madhav Mehra's keynote address was the most thought provoking"
N A Patil & R B Rajpune
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