On Finance And Networking
This is my fifth year at b-school (I am in the Integrated Programme at IIM Indore) so I would like to think that I have learnt many management lessons here.
This is my fifth year at b-school (I am in the Integrated Programme at IIM Indore) so I would like to think that I have learnt many management lessons here.
The buzz of the alarm starts to muddle with my sleep. I languidly stretched my hand to grab my phone. Is it 8:20! I clearly remember the clock showing me 7:00 AM just 5 minutes back. Time dilation while sleeping is something even NASA may find tough to figure out. But what do I do now?
Life at IIM Indore is good till you discover that it's all about the people here. They are MBA aspirants planning to run companies. But look at them closely just to discover little kids burdened with hell lot of responsibilities. Yes, I'm talking about more than 23 years kids who never grew up to forget the child inside them. I'm an engineer, and the only lifestyle I knew can exist in college is ‘jugaad’. Although I wasn't very shocked when people were found to be serious about management studies in IIM campus. They read every day to class and participate in discussions wholeheartedly. Exams are serious events in their lives but you wouldn't have bothered about your scores so much hadn't been your mom shouting at you for not bringing 90% as a kid. But if you are thinking its a bit too much for a student at this age, hold on till I introduce you to a student who can stay awake all the 5 consecutive exam days so that he doesn't miss out on a single word on paper. If he sleeps, he is cutting down on study time!
If you think the biggest sadness is not getting a call from your dream college, then you are totally wrong. It is when you have calls from the college of the same Calibre and you must choose between them.
It is said that even a perfect strategy fails if it is not implemented as intended. Well, let me ask you, 'How often has it happened to you that even after being very sure of your strategy and praising your mind for that stupendous thought, you are completely doomed?' That, my friend, is called a ‘Marketing Myopia’ in technical terms; when you are short-sighted and completely neglect various other possibilities and failing to understand the mindset of your consumer.
Every person, every place, and every situation teaches you something. Here are some of my reflections on what TISS has taught me in the two months I have been here.
Today the CAT is going to take over the dog, tomorrow the world.