2022-23 | SDMIMD

Life and Career in Consulting - Prof. Rangan Mohan

On 15th September 2022, Consulate- SDMIMD’s Consulting Club organized an invited talk by Mr Rangan Mohan, Owner of Rangan Mohan Associates, on the topic Life and Career in Consulting on September 15, 2022.

Mr Mohan, with nearly 40 years of experience in the industry and executive coach blended with being a CEO for two of India's well-known listed IT companies, educated the students about the topic. Mr Mohan said 'Consultancy is more about what customer needs. Consultants’ job is to ask the right questions and give their service without being hung up on them being followed.'

Further, Mr Mohan suggested using the 5Ws and 1H models of questioning and the contrarian questioning model. A consultant should simplify things so as not to confuse the clients and leave too many thoughts. He recommends leaving them with 3-4 reviews at max, which can be the key takeaways. Mr Mohan suggested aspiring consultants be comfortable with the unknown and be reasonably good at networking.

The talk was interactive, and the students were full of enthusiasm and inquisitiveness. The session gave the students a clear picture of consulting careers.

Best Manager award in MANNOVEX for SDMIMD student

SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) student Mr. Alen Johnathen David emerged as the Best Manager in the MANNOVEX – the National Level Management Fest organized by JSS Center for Management Studies (JSS CMS), Mysore.

The performance of SDMIMD students in the 5 events – MARKOFEST (Marketing), FINATHMA (Finance), VYAPAAROTHSAVA (Business Plan), MANAV YUKTHI (HR) and BEST MANAGER - of MANNOVEX 2022 made them bag the 2nd Overall Team during the event held on August 25, 2022. Mr. Srihari H.G. and Mr. Sriram P. from PGDM 2022-2024 came 1st in FINATHMA the Finance event.

PGDM 2022-24 Batch students – Mr. Sachin Kamath K and Mr. Aditya Ravi in Markofest; Ms. Arundhuti Roy and Mr. Aniruddha R Batni in Finathma; Mr. Tushar Nag, Ms. Manaswini Achuthan and Mr. Bethe Jayaprakash Naidu in Vyapaarothsava; Mr. Rajat Shaha in Best Manager; and Mr. Muthanna C.M. and Mr. Chirag Madappa in Manav Yukthi – participation along with the winners enabled SDMIMD to secure 2nd Position in the Management Fest.

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at SDMIMD Mysore

SDMIMD celebrated the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by paying respect to the leaders and calling the young managers to be the change agents in reaching the message of Mahotsav.

Dr. Riyaz Ahamed K., Faculty, SDMIMD, was the chief guest and hoisted the tricolor. Speaking on occasion, Dr. Riyaz recalled the different phases of independence and said, 'in the Indian independence struggle, three levels of heroes must be saluted. The unknown sacrifices are not recorded in history, the regional and national heroes. For instance, Sri Ramchandra Rao, the Mahatma of Mysore, likewise, all states and ethnic groups have leaders who equally sacrificed their lives like national heroes. Bhagat Singh is a national hero and role model for his determination and commitment to the nation. Irrespective of ethnic group, language, religion, caste, and other differences, all the heroes have equally contributed to the independence of the nation' Further, he called upon the young managers to be the change agents and said, 'Change should start within like APJ Kalam noted, where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in character, harmony at home, and brings order to the nation and peace to the world.'

Distribution of certificates to the sports achievers, patriotic song recitation by the students, and sharing of thoughts from the faculty & students marked the celebration.

The Director Dr. N R Parasuraman, Deputy Director Dr. S N Prasad, Faculty Members, Staff Members, and Students joined the celebration.

Celebration of Freedom Flag with Young Minds

All clad in white, green, saffron, and blue, beat after beat marching in a unified footstep, the school band woke our patriotic soul. The festive environment was to celebrate our nation's 75th year of Independence at Adharsha Vidhyalaya School, Mysore. SDMIMD LIFE [Library Initiative For Education] Team celebrated Azadi Ka Amrith Mahotsav with young minds.

The achievement of Ms. Ektha M.G scored 100 percent (100 in all subjects) in the 10th Board Examination, and the other twenty-seven students who secured distinction were felicitated by Dr. M.R. Suresh, Professor of Marketing SDMIMD. SDMIMD LIFE committee joined hands with the School Management in congratulating and felicitating the achievers.

CM Bommai Released a Report on Human Capital in Karnataka

The Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri. Basavaraj Bommai released a report on “Human Capital in Karnataka: An outlook of new age skill imperatives for the new age workforce” in a BCIC program held on 5th August, 2022 at Bangalore. Dr.C.N. Ashwathnarayan, Minister for Skill Development, Government of Karnataka was also present along with the Chief Minister while releasing the report.

This report was prepared by Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore for Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC). SDMIMD’s BCIC Centre for Excellence at Mysore has the vision of accelerating the pace of industry-academia collaboration for the betterment of the society and the present report is towards fulfilling the Centre’s objectives.

This report was designed based on intensive research and interviews with several eminent industry leaders and academic experts.

The report assessed the present state of skill gap in Karnataka from the lens of seven specific industry verticals such as heavy industry, automobile manufacturing, hospitality, banking, financial services and insurance, IT and ITes, pharmaceutical and consultancy services. While analysing the skill gap, the study attempted to estimate the future need of new age skill sets and the potential of academic institutions to scale up to meet the skill requirements of the industry in Karnataka. The report also offers the frameworks and recommendations to the government, industry and academia for individual and joint actions on upskilling the youths with new age skills to make them employable and productive.

The Chief Minister and the Minister, after releasing the report in the presence of industry stalwarts, were appreciative of the report and assured policy actions based on the report and its recommendations. The program was attended by more than 300 industry leaders.

Dr.B.Venkatraja, Associate Professor of Economics, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore was the Lead Researcher for the report.

Workshop on Giving Back to Society by Prof. Saju Jose

‘Due to the economic turmoil, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability issues are acquiring more value and importance, particularly in the business sector. Business financial success is inseparable from the environments and societies within which they work. Failing to account for longer-term social and environmental impacts makes business practices unsustainable. CSR and sustainability provide a competitive advantage’ thus said Dr. Saju Valliara Jose, Associate Professor – Marketing, College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, UAE, the faculty resource for the 2-Day Workshop on ‘Moving Forward by Giving Back – Corporate Social Responsibility’ held on August 3 & 4, 2022, at SDM Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore.

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in business organizations is addressing various social problems such as community development, awareness building, environment protection, etc. The concern from the various stakeholders of a business entity to perform business in a more socially responsible manner has added towards such initiatives. This has given them the edge for attracting investment, social inclusiveness, government benefits, etc. In view of this young managers should be aware and well-read about this social inclusiveness activity in the corporate world. The workshop addressed this requirement from an international perspective by Dr. Saju Jose, who visited SDMIMD as part of the Faculty Exchange Program.

The HR Specialization students for PGDM 2021-2023 Batch had an opportunity to share their thoughts, opinions, case learning, industry visits and above all the learning from their Socially Relevant Projects which they conduct as part of the PGDM program with Dr. Saju Jose, during the workshop. The real-life cases from both India and abroad; and the activities such as guessing the mission and the vision statements and creating CSR policies for a few industries like the construction industry, universities, airline industry, etc., made the workshop participants to get the holistic learning about CSR.

The informative, interactive and knowledge gaining workshop concluded with a group photo session with the visiting faculty.

Building your brand on the world stage - Talk by Harsha Adya

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'Imitating the West you don’t become a success, people appreciate it if you demonstrate your values' said Harsha Adya, Managing Director, Wuerth Electroniks.

Addressing students on ‘Building your brand on the world stage' on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Mr. Harsha said 'Trust factor develops when we have our own roots and culture; people see what is special within us. We have a lot of good core values, the ecosystem has grown and we can pass them on to the west. People are looking at different things; imitating the west will not make us successful as people are looking at different things. Stand on your roots which are very important, please do not lose them if you lose them your identity is lost, you are Indian, and be proud of our core values'.

While speaking on competence, Harsha said Competence is more about not only knowing subsystems in-depth but it’s also knowing about the entire system and how it works. Hence I would like to stress not only concentrate on subsystems but look into the overall system which is very important today when technology is evolving. He also spoke on passion, the importance of planning and timeliness, and values & culture. While delivering talks on values and culture he called upon students to focus on long-term gains instead of short-term gains and build a very good professional network which is a pillar of success and which is also easy to get many things.

The new batch of PGDM 2022-2024 students, faculty members, and invited guests were present during the session which was arranged as part of the Orientation Program 2022.

Evolution of Digital Payment – Talk by Alumnus

Mr. Abhijit Korti, SDMIMD Alumnus & AVP – Digital Banking, Jana Small Finance Bank, addressed the new batch of the PGDM Program during Orientation Program on July 9, 2022. Mr. Abhijit focused his talk on ‘Evolution of Digital Payment in India’ introducing the journey of the digital payment system and the changing dynamics of work, workforce, and workplace in the digital world. The talk helped the new bees to realize and understand the additional skills needed apart from the prescribed studies to be in the race in the digital world. The talk concluded with a Q&A session.

Opportunities in the Finance Sector – Talk by Alumnus

The informative and motivational talk by SDMIMD Alumnus Mr. Harinath Gopalswamy, CEO-Fintelligence, was organized on July 9, 2022, as part of the Orientation Program for the PGDM 2022-2024. Mr. Harinath introduced the various avenues and opportunities in various domains of the finance sector in the current corporate world. The preparation demanded having a perfect credential to meet the aimed role was discussed with necessary skill enhancement courses available in the MOOC platform were shared. The new batch had a great Q&A session with Mr. Harinath.