bangalore the ability to differentiate the shades of grey a colour that is normally considered as emotionless and conservative could be considered as spirituality in the corporate context k v kamath chairman of icici bank and nonexecutive chairman of infosys said here on friday delivering the keynote speech at a twoday conclave on corporate culture spirituality jointly organized by the federation of karnataka chambers of commerce industry fkcci and art of living aol here on friday he said the word aggression carries different connotations for people of different age groups and generations quoting his own experience he said aggression was a negative word for some 70 of the youngsters he interacted with recently while aggression was considered a prerequisite by the majority of senior executives the approach to life today is different there is a huge challenge in grooming the mindset kamath said sri sri ravishankar of aol said spirituality was about being quiet it was about appreciating life in its totality our aggression should be to get things on top to be given away with compassion business is all about passion while spirituality is about being dispassionate these two are total opposites today but he said it was critical to achieve peace peace and prosperity are interlinked it requires a congenial atmosphere capital skills and luck and spirituality you need to have all these elements holistically working for you else the end result will be chaos and not peace he said ravishankar said india was yet to fully tap the potential of several businesses tourism garments food jewellery ayurveda yoga and spirituality spirituality is a 27 billion business in the us alone he said shiva shanmugam president fkcci said the important questions we should find answers to are how can we lead companies in a sustainable manner how can we finetune our intuition to respond quickly to emerging trends in markets and how can we become more responsible stakeholders of business contributing to communities around us in particular and to our country in general answering these require each of us to embark on a spiritual journey he said the conclave is a rare gathering of some 750 leaders from across sectors and geographies discussing issues like corporate strategy marketing corporate social responsibility doing business ethically and combating corruption ananth kumar member of parliament said businesses needed to move away from killer instincts to winner instincts they should shed monopoly and consumerism to embrace communalism of communities and society businesses should have a human face and corporates should be proactive in introducing ethics to combat corruption he said joe leinen member german representative of the european parliament said if businesses were in harmony with society they would become more successful than they were now nirj deva a european parliament member from the uk said people in the richest part of the world had seen the consequences of what happens to systems built only on ambition elitism and power rather than