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Overlook the importance of Business Communication at your own peril- a session at Jaipuria, Indore highlighting the value of the subject

bc 5 3Knowledge of management concepts builds a strong foundation for future managers. With practical training they get insights into the corporate world. But if they struggle with Business Communications, they cannot express their ideas and impress. To focus on this key aspect of overall grooming of managers, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore organized a session on Business Communication on 23rd September. Facilitated by Dr. Charu Dubey, Faculty of Business Communication, the session brought together renowned names from Piramal Enterprises Limited and led to an interesting discussion.

unnamedMr. Debashish Chakravorty, Vice President and Site Head, Mr. Kiran Garikwad, Head – Quality, Mr. Virendra Sogani, Head – Production, Mr. Anil Jaiswal, Head – HR, and Ms. Shilpy Singh, Senior Manager – Quality and Regulatory, participated in the session and shared their ideas on the topic. Debashish helmed the session and began by introducing the concept of ‘Personal and Professional Success’. The speakers highlighted attributes like ethics, communication skills, leadership skills, listening skills, character, personality, creative co-operation and empathy as the ingredients in the recipe to success.

The talk further went around ‘The Key for Successful living’. The speakers marked the difference between character ethics and personality ethics, and Debashish, in particular added, “Without strong character ethic you cannot go far in life merely by focusing on personality. While it is good to think positive and believe in oneself, a strong base of having a good character and values such as integrity and patience is crucial. Without it you cannot achieve much in the long run.” As he had the audience focused on every word he was saying, he took the moment to remind them of the importance of listening skills, another valuable attribute for future managers.

The session got even more interesting with the introduction of the concept of Prioritization Matrix. It has four quadrants; important-urgent, important-not urgent, not important-urgent, not important-not urgent. The session also helped students understand concepts like Emotional Bank Account (EBA) and Production Capacity. The speakers made use of graphs and other smart techniques to keep things relatable for students. The session ended with three important takeaways, “Intentions are more important than ability. Life is a journey and not a fixed destination. You should seek fulfillment and not success.”

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Jaipuria Indore STUDENT Speaks

What happens to the Strangers in the Strange Land? The interns!

How Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore students make the best of their Summer internships?

A good internship experience has no alternative. They are almost imperative, providing a student the glimpse of the maddening corporate world right at the out start. However, just how Jaipurians are taking their 45 days of internships to the next-level? Do SIPs result in enriching the classroom experience for everyone?

PGDM Class of 2016-2018 witnessed some of the leading corporates across sectors, recruiting interns from the school in some really pivotal projects. Students had their SIPs with top brands like Coca Cola, Pepsi, SBI Life Insurance, Bajaj Finserv, Pantaloons, Key Elements, Birla Sun Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank and more.

“A Brief Study of Consumer Durable Loan procedure” was Ayush Vadenere’s project at Capital First LTD. The objective behind his project was to primarily focus on process of Capital First Ltd. for finance of consumer durable products. He returned back to the classroom with thorough understanding of the Loan department in a reputed finance company.

Similarly, Namita Gopinathan interned with UltraTech (Aditya Birla Group) around “Talent acquisition and New Employee Orientation of Aditya Birla Group”- a core HR experience. Students had their SIPs with top brands like Coca Cola, Pepsi, SBI Life Insurance, Bajaj Finserv, Pantaloons, Key Elements, Birla Sun Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank and more.

SIP PIC 1Things don’t end in just internships at Jaipuria Institute of Management. The b-school has the culture of helping students go through relevant internships and then assimilate and analyze the experiences to optimize learning. They sit through elaborate SIP presentations in the presence of academicians and industry professionals, who offer valuable feedback. Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore recently organized the activity for its PGDM 2016 – 18 students and it had important takeaways for them. The Placement & Corporate Relations Team invited experienced industry names like Mr. Sanjay Yadav (Hotwax System), Mr. Girish Vasmatkar (CSC Indore), Mr. Prakalp Matta (Kalani Group), Ms. Pallavi Soni (Impetus), Ms. Sushobhita Hirve (Exide Life Insurance), Ms. Jahanabi Goswami (Impetus), Mr. Vibhraant Yadav (Eicher), Mr. P. Chandrashekhar (Agility), Mr. Sunny Gupta (Anylinux Work), Mr. Prafful (Equitas), Mr. Kushal Gayakwad (HFFC) and Mr. Ratnadeep Sharma (Wittyfeed) for the big day.

Two professionals along with academicians from the institute judged the presentations across six venues on the Jaipuria Institute of Management, Indore campus. Students’ thorough summer reports complemented by enthusiasm and enhanced confidence post the internship made for engaging presentations.

The SIP exercise had students learn about different aspects of management including developing business model, competency framework, studying consumer durable loan, horizontal expansion, brand promotions via social media, deep customer understanding, and study of talent acquisition & new employee orientation. They also revealed their insights on identifying latest marketing trends, implementation of theoretical learnings into practical environment, pitching customers, resolving retailer’s issues etc, which are integral elements of the corporate culture.

The judges not only offered critical feedback but also asked students relevant questions. It showed their involvement with the projects and the organizations they worked with. Besides SWOT Analysis they also gave their suggestions on how the companies could do better with training, product availability on time, proper supply in rural areas, increase in number of executives etc. It was a highly productive session for the students, who further consolidated their steps on their way to becoming professionals.

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FACULTY Speaks Jaipuria Noida

Bhisham Pitamah of Footwear industry- Prof. B D Nathani mentors students of Jaipuria Institute of Management for corporate careers

From sales executive to CEO in a career spanning over three decades, now that’s what corporate fairly tales are made of. Students of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida have the opportunity to be inspired by the prolific industry veteran, Prof. B. D. Nathani, who has come on board as Adjunct Faculty of the institute. An expert in sales, marketing and retail, he has been the man behind several top footwear, apparel and lifestyle brands. In fact, his contributions earned him the sobriquet of Bhisham Pitamah of Footwear industry. What’s behind it and his stint in teaching? We find out.

Stunning corporate career

In his long corporate career Prof. Nathani has worked with brands like Lotto Shoes, Woodland, Disney, New Balance & Crocs to name a few. He also worked as a consultant to Adidas and Liberty shoes. From launching new brands to turning things around for existing ones, he has done it all. Hence his epithet is truly deserved and justified. He smiles and says, “It was something my peers, friends and contemporaries in the footwear industry started calling me. I started with the launch of Lotto Shoes when there were hardly any professional footwear brands in India. Then I launched Woodland, which has gone on to become a huge International success. I think that might have led to the title of Bhisham Pitamah of Footwear industry.”

Transitioning into academics

It was by chance that Prof. Nathani ventured into teaching. As a corporate bigwig he was hiring students from a B School when he was asked to deliver a guest lecture at the institute. He relished the opportunity of interacting with young minds and also received positive feedback for his teaching skills. “After delivering a few lectures I realized that I was actually cut out for this. But after my first stint in academia, I was called back to the industry. Now I have this opportunity to work as an adjunct faculty with Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida. It’s something I take very seriously and like to share my experiences with students,” he adds.

Bringing his best to the classroom

Prof. Nathani is a mine of industry experiences, which he is penning down in a book. It will cover his industry career with seven top brands, the challenges, highlights and mantras to success. But students of Jaipuria, Noida get to benefit from these experiences in the classroom. Ask him what he does to boost classroom engagement and he says, “I don’t really teach, I share the experiences of what I have learned in the field. I give them real life examples of how to launch a brand, how a brand fails and ways to relaunch it. When I see the glowing faces of students I get more satisfaction than I have had in my industry career,” he concludes.

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