When we take admission into a B-school, all we here is how they look for diversity. Gender diversity, background diversity all sorts of things come into play. But it was not till a couple of days back that I actually was left speechless with two instances. There were people with whom I have been interacting for more than 8 months, but never did I expect this.
9.00 AM - The piercing blare of my phone’s alarm brings me back from the thirteenth dimension of deep sleep as my non-REM cycle aborts and I awake with a splitting headache, with the choicest of cuss words for my phone, my timetable, my life in general. But a good seven snoozes later I’m back to my best behaviour. Picking the least smelly pair of jeans from the laundry bag, I jog to my 9.30 class.
The farewell to the seniors last week reminded me of our fresher’s party eight month before. It was hard to realize how quickly the time passed by. Within one month, and the first year was about to complete. The involvement in the daily academic works and co-curricular activities made the time to fly unnoticeable. Quizzes, assignments and projects became the part of my daily life. Late night discussions and few hours of sleep now had become a common phenomenon.
For an MBA student the college campus becomes a home for the next two years. Even the festivals, celebrations all are spent at the institute. The aesthetically appealing IIM Lucknow campus has made the frenetic life of the b-school way simpler. The red bricks enclosing wisdom and the picturesque views at every blink, describe the world’s 34th most beautiful business school.
2 States and Chetan Bhagat, are the bane of every MBA aspirant, especially the IIM ones. The story gave us hope, of surreal and love, minimal studies and lots of dances. You enter the campus thinking your life will change with a serving of sambhar but behold, the last feelings you will have after entering the mess are love and appreciation. You believe you will never have to attend classes, roaming in the corridors with books in hand are enough... my poor friends, you will grow old in the classes, the clock won't move its hands and some of you will feel your cells dying. And you might feel that in spite of so many dances, romances and dramas, you will get placements in a jiffy... you all must have gotten the drift by now... except a lucky few, placements will test your patience, endurance and faith in god.
“If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go with others”
Recently in IIM Shillong, we had Ms. Sudipta Sen Gupta, Senior General Manager – Marketing, Carlsberg India for an informal interaction with the participants. During her presentation she talked about a current dilemma she faced regarding her performance appraisal. She happened to mention that her performance will be appraised only on basis of the target numbers and circumstances will not be considered. The next day we got talking about performance measurement and appraisal with our HR faculty which raised more questions than it answered. Should task performance be the sole criteria for appraisal? Should context be considered when evaluating results?
When we take admission into a B-school, all we here is how they look for diversity. Gender diversity, background diversity all sorts of things come into play. But it was not till a couple of days back that I actually was left speechless with two instances. There were people with whom I have been interacting for more than 8 months, but never did I expect this.
9.00 AM - The piercing blare of my phone’s alarm brings me back from the thirteenth dimension of deep sleep as my non-REM cycle aborts and I awake with a splitting headache, with the choicest of cuss words for my phone, my timetable, my life in general. But a good seven snoozes later I’m back to my best behaviour. Picking the least smelly pair of jeans from the laundry bag, I jog to my 9.30 class.
The farewell to the seniors last week reminded me of our fresher’s party eight month before. It was hard to realize how quickly the time passed by. Within one month, and the first year was about to complete. The involvement in the daily academic works and co-curricular activities made the time to fly unnoticeable. Quizzes, assignments and projects became the part of my daily life. Late night discussions and few hours of sleep now had become a common phenomenon.
For an MBA student the college campus becomes a home for the next two years. Even the festivals, celebrations all are spent at the institute. The aesthetically appealing IIM Lucknow campus has made the frenetic life of the b-school way simpler. The red bricks enclosing wisdom and the picturesque views at every blink, describe the world’s 34th most beautiful business school.
2 States and Chetan Bhagat, are the bane of every MBA aspirant, especially the IIM ones. The story gave us hope, of surreal and love, minimal studies and lots of dances. You enter the campus thinking your life will change with a serving of sambhar but behold, the last feelings you will have after entering the mess are love and appreciation. You believe you will never have to attend classes, roaming in the corridors with books in hand are enough... my poor friends, you will grow old in the classes, the clock won't move its hands and some of you will feel your cells dying. And you might feel that in spite of so many dances, romances and dramas, you will get placements in a jiffy... you all must have gotten the drift by now... except a lucky few, placements will test your patience, endurance and faith in god.
“If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go with others”
Recently in IIM Shillong, we had Ms. Sudipta Sen Gupta, Senior General Manager – Marketing, Carlsberg India for an informal interaction with the participants. During her presentation she talked about a current dilemma she faced regarding her performance appraisal. She happened to mention that her performance will be appraised only on basis of the target numbers and circumstances will not be considered. The next day we got talking about performance measurement and appraisal with our HR faculty which raised more questions than it answered. Should task performance be the sole criteria for appraisal? Should context be considered when evaluating results?
