With a somewhat positive feeling, the next day I joined my batchmates for a trip to Anandwan. How could I ever describe what the trip did to me! It struck me yet another time how often I engulf myself in self-pity. How often I complain that I haven’t had enough opportunity, even after being blessed with the power to see, feel, hear and sing, when there are people whose senses get challenged, yet they have taken their talents to a whole new level. And then the next two days were the ones to develop a strong bond. We had several fun activities, games and impromptu theatres. The aim was to make us feel like a team. Till now I had put all my batchmates in separate boxes inside my head. Finding out about each other’s life started breaking my initial thoughts into several other boxes whereas, it brought many of them in one single box as well. It was good to see some of us had so much in common.
So far I had planned myself a secluded life containing grades and placements as I felt that’s the reason I am here. But after connecting with 120 odd people, I experienced the real reason for why I was standing as a PGP candidate at an IIM. I came here to learn how to be a better leader, how to create opportunities for others, how to create a work atmosphere where EQ gets a higher priority than IQ. My first week at IIM Nagpur ended with a realisation that it’s not always about me. It’s about people who are there working for and with me. It’s about my TEAM.
About the Author:
This article is written by Proma Chowdhary, a PGP 1 candidate at IIM Nagpur. She completed her B.Tech from KIIT, Bhubaneshwar and then worked for 3.5 years with Ericsson at their Kolkata office.
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