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March 22, 2016
March 17, 2016
Team Building
~Every wall has a crack : some are visible and some aren’t~
Nothing comes easy in life! Team has several individuals trying to perform tasks to reach the same goal. However, the stages that involve in formation of team is something one need to understand. Its mostly that a team formation goes through phases of understanding –
Impressions that are often formed during the first meet.
The different opinions or debates that occur to get that space.
Picking the appropriate role and owning the responsibilities.
Performing umpteen times to get the results and improve.
Begin a new tasks with new set of goals.
Although it looks simple but its one life to contribute! The session was held for 1st year engineering students and at the end, a photo to cheer!
Team Building
March 15, 2016
Assertiveness
How often have I felt good about: myself and what I stood for? This question I often ask myself after every tasks to introspect. Somethings are undone but somethings can be done! These undone things have taught me through doing possible things that the root to become more assertive is to increase self-esteem. The low of self-esteem have brought low in confidence, beliefs and values. This in turn seem to have been hard in convincing others. A class for MBA 2nd semester began with this introduction. A short exercise was provided to check ‘how high is the self-esteem?’, this brought out the possibility of beginning to the importance of self-esteem. This was followed by set to activity that would lead to understand the possible way to measure the self-esteem using a case of Jimmy and Joe. The case brought some key points like :
Negative forces is the root to low self-esteem. Identification would be the first step!
Did this force affect the quality life that one could afford? If yes, what do we do?
Did this force inhibit in forming an ambitions? If yes, how do we overcome this inhibition?
These questions were pondered over a brief moment with exercises that helped in understanding the need to overcome ‘underachieve‘ and ‘exercising true potential‘.
This was followed by understanding the best way to present ‘Life Image as You!’ through a case of Peter and Mary who vouch for their candidate and Michael has to make a decision in picking based on the 360 degree view. As one rejection and acceptance will need Michael to explain his employees the reasons behind selection. This looked tricky to students as understand, why Michael choose one over the other? The case was not about just choosing but able to looking into the issue much larger than required.
Session ended with several fun-filled activities and a photo to cheer!
March 14, 2016
March 11, 2016
Equality & Productivity: Purpose to Professionalism
Two batches were given insights on equality and productivity. How often do we choose based on interests? The essence of becoming a professional lies in understanding a reasonable logic behind choosing the field. Often it can be observed that we choose because of normality of herd. However, this do not make anyone bad but the point of my argument is that a ‘new normality’ can be obtained by giving an emphasis on understanding it. This was dealt through two stories and with set of activities to learn, relearn by unlearning the myths to make our professionals more meaningful.
I could say that “Step towards treating everything with equality could enhance productivity”
At end, a photo to cheer!
March 8, 2016
March 2, 2016
Team Building :Yale University Case
A session was conducted on ‘Team Building’ that began with understanding the differences between team and group. This was done using list-making method to understand the key difference among general ones. We arrived to one interesting outcome that forming a group seems relatively easier than team as latter needs to achieve a goal. This took us to a point to understand the importance of ‘Goal’ and ‘Goal Setting’. A case was presented with Alice in Wonderland.
Alice: Which road do I take?
Cat: Where do you want to go?
Alice: I don’t know.
Cat: Then, it doesn’t matter.
This drives us to a saying, “If you don’t know your goals, it doesn’t matter what you choose”
Then a case of Yale University of interviewing (using a questionnaire) 1953 batch on ‘Specific goals’ and ‘Do they write them down?’ It was found that only 4% people did so! After 20 years, that is 1973 the same people were interviewed to check their achievement. It was found that 4% were healthy and were in happy relationships. They were financial independent with wealth greater remaining 96% people combined. This case could be a good motivation to understand the key behind setting a ‘Goal’. As simple the listing might look but it seem to have produce powerful results.
The session ended with several activities to understand the team formation and its importance.
A photo to cheer at the end!
February 14, 2016
February 8, 2016
‘She’ On Air
RJ Priyanka, a Transgender interviews the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re
Book was launched by Mr. Gopal Hosur, Rtd. IPS at Bengaluru ; Mr. Ramana, National Award Nominee and Scientist at Hyderabad ; Dr. Col. Prakash & Dr. Khan at International Conference of Medical Sciences and Social Sciences, Mysuru; Sri. Somaraju, Prl District and Sessions Judge,Vijayapura ; Dr. M. S. Dayanandaswamy (Principal of Sri Siddhartha Institute of Management Studies), Dr Muddesha B T (Director of Sri Siddhartha Center for Media Studies), Dr B. Azmathulla (Professor and Placement Officer of Sri Siddhartha Institute of Management Studies) at Tumkur
Blurb: Set in the backdrop of 1990 Calcutta, She is a story about finding one’s own identity in spite of all odds. The story spins around the life of Kusum, a brave heart whose identity is often untitled and blurred; it does not belong anywhere, definitely not under the ‘he’ or ‘she’ bracket, thanks to our social conditioning. Will she be successful in her mission? Find out in She, an utterly absorbing read that derives inspiration from Tagore’s “Ekla Cholo Re” song, which urges everyone to move on despite the fear of abandonment from others.
Testimonials
“She is one of the finest book to read” – Sujeeth Kumar, Project Manager, MNC Bengaluru
“A story often untold. Appreciate the team for presenting She in the best possible harmonious way!” – N K Narasimhan, CEO and Co-Founder, Nascor Technologies, Bengaluru
“Don’t miss the ending!” – Raghunath Babu Are, Employee at Microsoft, Bengaluru
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February 2, 2016
On Air
Dr. Sandeep Huilgol and Santosh Avvannavar authors’ of ‘Second Heart’ – a medical fiction book on Kidney issues were on AIR to bring awareness on the need to protect kidneys as we protect any other organs. Dr Sandeep Huilgol enriched with his several experiences. Santosh Avvannavar brought out the stories that we put in the books to encourage readers to understand the issues through simple and lucid writings.
We plead to sign-up for Cadver Donation Program at your district hospital to give life to several others.
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Book launch and Reviews can be read here : click here
