Coming and going is the universal law of this world.. and it cant be more true for a B-School. So after our seniors left for their corporate sojourn, yesterday we had the registration of the incoming batch. Among all the other things one enjoyable thing about this event is the delicious food served in the mess , which is a bi-annual phenomena ( second occasion is convocation), which also shows that how the incoming and outgoing of batches is a sacred event for a B School.
As i have been there , done that.. i can safely say that there is lot of anxiousness while joining a B- School. When you join a Engg college or any other graduation course for that matter, you are still in your teens and you dream for the sky. your mind knows no limitation, your ideas of this world is completely different. Now contrast this with a B-School. Few of the joiners come after a work-ex from good companies, some leave decent job offers.. so the first question which a student ask on joining a B -School , is how much he can expect to earn after the completion of the course. In this summer i address numerous queries regarding the ROI of the institute.
With all the humbleness, i just wanna suggest that if the view of the person is limited to such a small objective he will miss the bigger picture. From the very beginning i have a firm belief that the purpose of education is to make a person better human being. This comprises of a nice personality, knowledge of surroundings, confidence in what you do, and last but not the least the way you behave and act with other people. In the age of competition its very east to get carried away, but as i firmly believe that life is not a zero sum game. Its not necessary for someone to lose if you have to win. To keep it brief, try to learn from others and also help other learning what you know, so that collective worth of this place increases.
Last but not the least, summers is at it is torturous best now a days, and sincerely now i began ti believe what Mr Algore has said, that its very hard for the earth to survive like this. Thank god IMT G has AC Lab.. else this summer would definitely had killed me. Now eagerly waiting for the monsoon... and calcio rombio ( inter disciplinary football tournament)...
Monday, June 21, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Takes Time
Takes time
It takes time for a toddler to hold her mother,
It takes time for thoughts to discover,
It takes time to give vent to our emotions,
And to lose someone and let go of all false notions...
It takes time to sport a smile when you are down,
It takes longer to hurt someone and hold back before you drown..
It takes time to understand one another,
And takes a life-time to know oneself rather.
It takes ages to unravel the words unsaid...
takes time to see through one's eyes and the uncomfortable silence
instead...
It takes time to reciprocate the unconditional love and care we get
from our loved ones...
and to realise what we've lost until it silently burns...
This isn't mere procrastination...it's just a part and parcel of human
nature..
It takes time for a toddler to hold her mother,
It takes time for thoughts to discover,
It takes time to give vent to our emotions,
And to lose someone and let go of all false notions...
It takes time to sport a smile when you are down,
It takes longer to hurt someone and hold back before you drown..
It takes time to understand one another,
And takes a life-time to know oneself rather.
It takes ages to unravel the words unsaid...
takes time to see through one's eyes and the uncomfortable silence
instead...
It takes time to reciprocate the unconditional love and care we get
from our loved ones...
and to realise what we've lost until it silently burns...
This isn't mere procrastination...it's just a part and parcel of human
nature..
Monday, May 17, 2010
Incessant Chase(s) of Life
In couple of few days life has definitely turn around a whole circle. People are now calling me as whether to join IMT or not? and i recall my days as a MBA aspirant when i was so much confused that once i almost decided to drop MBA. Thank god, common sense prevailed and i joined IMT. But after one year of the so called management education, i came to know about one thing, no education in any of the school can make you a manager, it has to come from inside. The only thing which you can learn from a B School , is to apply common sense , and believe me its very uncommon, as there are numerous examples of various well planned campaigns went for toss. As quoted by somebody " After MBA, you feel that you doesn't need to do an MBA.. bit to feel this you gave to a MBA".
More on personal note.. things are not going that smooth. Life is never kind to anyone, but on some of the days i ask questions to the god and more to myself.. Why Me? I know people ask these questions only when they are in pain and not when al the things are going right for them. Some times things doesnt go your way, despite you give your best of the efforts. You try to improve yourself, change the habits in you, just to have something you desire. And its not the case that i desire a lot. Although there is no end of human aspirations, i only desire have company of someone who is dearest to me !!!!!
But at the end of the day, there are somethings which you can do.. and there are somethings which just happen. You can study hard.. you can try to improve yourself.. you can make efforts to excel in your life.. but you cant make a person become a friend of you . Friendship and Love are the things which usually happens. So, then why people try for it, if the effort is not required at all. Again the vagaries of human life, the more a thing elude you , the more you are after it. In life we do not value the things which we have, and constantly chase those which we do not have. So, for the time being , just have to keep the matter in cold.. and i think i should believe in adage of true love? Lets test the age old mantra .....
More on personal note.. things are not going that smooth. Life is never kind to anyone, but on some of the days i ask questions to the god and more to myself.. Why Me? I know people ask these questions only when they are in pain and not when al the things are going right for them. Some times things doesnt go your way, despite you give your best of the efforts. You try to improve yourself, change the habits in you, just to have something you desire. And its not the case that i desire a lot. Although there is no end of human aspirations, i only desire have company of someone who is dearest to me !!!!!
But at the end of the day, there are somethings which you can do.. and there are somethings which just happen. You can study hard.. you can try to improve yourself.. you can make efforts to excel in your life.. but you cant make a person become a friend of you . Friendship and Love are the things which usually happens. So, then why people try for it, if the effort is not required at all. Again the vagaries of human life, the more a thing elude you , the more you are after it. In life we do not value the things which we have, and constantly chase those which we do not have. So, for the time being , just have to keep the matter in cold.. and i think i should believe in adage of true love? Lets test the age old mantra .....
Saturday, May 15, 2010
10 things I've learnt during the first year of PGDM
1. Don't go for CGPA, you will learn more and feel better. Remember 3 Idiots! Go for the excellence, not success.
2. Don't think about placements, prepare yourself to understand management.
3. Be passionate towards your course, irrespective of what the world thinks.
4. Use laptop only when necessary. Make an entertainment window for FB, youtube, movies etc. It's very difficult to resist in high speed internet facility!
5. If you become part of any club/committee, show (by your work) that you run it.
6. Those who become NCCs (No Clubs and Committees), need not get disheartened. NCCs are the most creative people in the campus.
7. Beware of the socialization virus. It will kill your time.
8. Read books at Library. It will enhance your ROI.
9. Respect the faculty and do interact with them. They are expert in their field.
10. Follow your hobbies and play outdoor Games.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The global meltdown of 2008 offers multiple case studies in management. B-schools should cash in on them.
(This article was published in the Financial Express dated March 29, 2010 in which IMT Ghaziabad was the featured B-school in its Campus Page. I'm posting the same here on Ishan Rohit's insistence.)
I think it is appropriate for me to make a disclaimer here-the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of the author... :)
According to the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “the only thing that is constant is change”. This dictum has been central to everything in the universe. Everything evolves, and the agent of change galvanises this process.
Management education in India has also undergone change and evolved in the past few decades. It started off by understanding business practices in the western world and trying to implement them in the Indian context. Somewhere down the line, we also studied the slightly different Japanese management styles. Indian institutions managed to incorporate the best of all worlds and put it into a concise curriculum to be taught to budding managers in our B-schools.
But what has come of it? Have we actually created business leaders who can drive organisations through times of crises and prosperity or have we simply created managers who end up making bad decisions in uncertain times?
The economic liberalisation started in the 1990s brought with it economic development in the country. The boom times brought with it opportunities like never before. Management institutes, sensing the need of the industry started responding to the market and began churning out industry-ready managers. The students were given a feel of the industry through internship programmes and the mind was moulded to look forward to the jet setting lifestyle in the corporate world.
Suddenly, the subprime housing crisis in the US snowballed into the worst financial crisis the world has seen since the Great Depression. The Wall Street banking industry caused a lot of damage and their excesses affected the Main Street. There were millions of bonuses given, but some of the over-pampered bankers were committing grave mistakes by way of short-term risk taking. Ill-advised risks were taken in the mortgage business. From mid-2008, the global economy turned upside down and ripples were felt in India, too.
It is said that no crisis should be wasted for the lessons it teaches. So, B-schools around the world are embracing the financial turmoil as a valuable teaching tool.
Maybe it's time to look at management education as something more than just preparing for the corporate world. These days, courses like innovation, creativity, leadership and entrepreneurship are in much demand. It is imperative for B-schools to respond to the changing business climate and come up with these types of courses. B-schools should also take conscious steps to nurture an entrepreneurship mindset among its students.
The real goal of management education must not be in pushing students for plush corporate jobs with mind-boggling salaries. It should rather be in sowing the seeds of entrepreneurship which would create more jobs and propel the country forward. The financial crisis brought with it various lessons to be learnt. The B-school curriculum needs to be revamped to include all these lessons which can ensure better learning, understanding and decision making by the managers of tomorrow. Most management institutes have responded promptly and are in the process of incorporating these modifications in the curriculum.
The global meltdown of 2008 offers multiple case studies in management theory and practice. B-schools should cash in on them to stay relevant.
I think it is appropriate for me to make a disclaimer here-the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of the author... :)
According to the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “the only thing that is constant is change”. This dictum has been central to everything in the universe. Everything evolves, and the agent of change galvanises this process.
Management education in India has also undergone change and evolved in the past few decades. It started off by understanding business practices in the western world and trying to implement them in the Indian context. Somewhere down the line, we also studied the slightly different Japanese management styles. Indian institutions managed to incorporate the best of all worlds and put it into a concise curriculum to be taught to budding managers in our B-schools.
But what has come of it? Have we actually created business leaders who can drive organisations through times of crises and prosperity or have we simply created managers who end up making bad decisions in uncertain times?
The economic liberalisation started in the 1990s brought with it economic development in the country. The boom times brought with it opportunities like never before. Management institutes, sensing the need of the industry started responding to the market and began churning out industry-ready managers. The students were given a feel of the industry through internship programmes and the mind was moulded to look forward to the jet setting lifestyle in the corporate world.
Suddenly, the subprime housing crisis in the US snowballed into the worst financial crisis the world has seen since the Great Depression. The Wall Street banking industry caused a lot of damage and their excesses affected the Main Street. There were millions of bonuses given, but some of the over-pampered bankers were committing grave mistakes by way of short-term risk taking. Ill-advised risks were taken in the mortgage business. From mid-2008, the global economy turned upside down and ripples were felt in India, too.
It is said that no crisis should be wasted for the lessons it teaches. So, B-schools around the world are embracing the financial turmoil as a valuable teaching tool.
Maybe it's time to look at management education as something more than just preparing for the corporate world. These days, courses like innovation, creativity, leadership and entrepreneurship are in much demand. It is imperative for B-schools to respond to the changing business climate and come up with these types of courses. B-schools should also take conscious steps to nurture an entrepreneurship mindset among its students.
The real goal of management education must not be in pushing students for plush corporate jobs with mind-boggling salaries. It should rather be in sowing the seeds of entrepreneurship which would create more jobs and propel the country forward. The financial crisis brought with it various lessons to be learnt. The B-school curriculum needs to be revamped to include all these lessons which can ensure better learning, understanding and decision making by the managers of tomorrow. Most management institutes have responded promptly and are in the process of incorporating these modifications in the curriculum.
The global meltdown of 2008 offers multiple case studies in management theory and practice. B-schools should cash in on them to stay relevant.
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