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MODINAGA
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PRELUDE 2016
ORIENTATION PROGRAM

HOW TO EXTRACT
THE MOST FROM
YOUR MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
Prof. Sham Sharma

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SERI
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YOU
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TOPIC

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WHY A MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
WHAT EMPLOYERS SEEK

GOAL SETTING

ATTITUDE

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APPROACH

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TEAM PLAYING SKILLS

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SERI
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CONFLICT HANDLING
ADVANTAGES
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PERSONALITY
10 SELF
11 THE LIBRARY
12 SPECIALIZATION
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WHY A MNGMT PROGRAM?

1.
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Higher salary potential

Enhances knowledge
Enhances communication skills
Develops personality
Credibility
i. Character: Your core values
ii. Consistency: Actions based
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WHY A MNGMT PROGRAM?

6. Worldwide credentials recognition
7. Better career opportunities
8. Networking
9. Holistic perception of business
10. Be your own boss

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NINE THINGS EMPLOYERS

SEEK

1. Integrity
2. Knowledge of functional
interdependencies
3. In-depth knowledge of at least one
discipline
Closely
4. A problem-solving approach
related
5. Inter-personal skills
6. Communication skills
7. Self-confidence
8. Initiative
Make this check-list
9. The drive to succeed
your Bible
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GOAL
SETTING

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 You will work 35+ years.

You will work more than 40 hours a
week.
You will spend 1,920 hours a year at
your job and 67,200 hours in your
career!
You will spend more time each week at
your job than you will with your family,
friends, or on leisure activities.
Your job will affect every aspect of your
life, your relationships, self-concept,
health, and overall quality of life
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1. PEOPLE WHO SET GOALS FOR THEMSELVES

DO BETTER THAN THOSE WHO DO NOT.
2. PEOPLE WHO SET SPECIFIC GOALS DO
BETTER THAN THOSE WHO SET VAGUE
GOALS.
3. DIFFICULT GOALS, IF ACCEPTED, RESULT IN
BETTER PERFORMANCE

Distinguish between
Growth Goals and
Avoidance Goals
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How much money do I want to earn?

What kind of a house do I want?
What kind of a family do I want?
To what level do I want to rise in my
profession?
What kind of health do I want to enjoy?

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SETTING THEM
Set goals: personal, family,
professional
Identify and fill the gaps
Your goals need to be in line with
your inner motives
Autonomous goals are easier to
achieve

Goals are meaningless

without a timeframe
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IMPROVING .

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IMPROVING YOUR
ATTITUDE
Welcome the pressure you will face
Accept program challenges
Make friends with your Seniors
Spend a large amount of time in
College
Keep an open mindset
Dont take yourself very seriously
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IMPROVING YOUR
APPROACH
Its OK to cry; dont do it in front of
your Professor
Dont pretend to be somebody you
are not: youll get caught
Develop a reputation for punctuality
Every Batch Mate can offer
something unique
Do a little bit of everything: bunk
classes for friends; bunk friends for
classes.
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IMPROVING YOUR
TRAITS
Dont be the first to have a boy/girl
friend
Focus on your self-development
Follow your passion

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IMPROVING YOUR
TEAM PLAYING SKILLS
Join as many Clubs / Societies /
Associations as possible
Stay committed to only a few
Your Batch Mates are your colleagues,
not your competition
Listen more than you talk, particularly
when you are a part of a team
Listening better 7.51.mp4
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IMPROVING YOUR

TEAM PLAYING SKILLS

Sometimes conflict can bring great results
Be clear about the expectations of your Team
Make sacrifices / compromises

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CONFLICT HANDLING ADVANTAGES

1.
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6.
7.

Encourages healthy debate

Increases commitment
Clarifies doubts / queries
Reduces stress
Generates new ideas
Allows faster changes
General positive outcomes
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IMPROVING YOUR
PERSONALITY
Expensive cans of beer are not
counted as learning opportunities
Having dinner with Batch Mates can
be.
Avoid exhausting your energy within
the first Trimester
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IMPROVING YOUR

SELF
By the time you pass out you would
have developed a few, genuine,
long-lasting friendships.
Stay connected

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THE LIBRARY
Take two tours of the Library: with
and without the Librarian
Visit the special collections / archives
Use the Internet
Take advantage of the subject guides
in the Library

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WHICH
SPECIALIZATION?

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 Students who have mechanical ability,

who prefer to work with objects, tools
should choose Operations.
Students who love to observe, learn,
investigate, analyze, evaluate , solve
problems, have good communication skills
should go for Marketing.
Students who have artistic, innovating
abilities and like to work in unstructured
environment using their creativity should
work for the Strategy sector.
Students who like to work with people to
enlighten, inform, help, train, or are skilled
with words should join HR
Students who have
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CHOOSING IT
DONT BE PERSUADED
ONLY BY
Peer pressure
High salary
Current trends
TRUST YOUR
Instincts
Interests
Inner voice
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BUSINESS LESSON FROM HENRY FORD

He was an American industrialist, the

founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the
sponsor of the development of the assembly
line technique of mass production
3 Business Lessons From Henry Ford 7.36.flv

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