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The Graduate Mindset: Get more out of postgraduate education

Focus: Management Education

Sanjay Goel, JIIT Univ, 2007Sanjay Goel, JIIT, 2007

Ten Point Recipe for Success Azim Premji, At IIT Madras, 2001

1. Always strive for excellence2. Build self-confidence 3. Dare to dream4. Define what you stand for 5. Have a broader social vision6. Learn to work in teams7. Never lose your zest and curiosity8. Never let success go to your head

Persevere 9. Take care of yourself

Guess which were first two in his speech?

Source: 35 years of illustrious experience

Sanjay Goel, JIIT, 2007

Ten Point Recipe for Success Azim Premji, At IIT Madras, 2001

1. Dare to dream2. Define what you stand for 3. Never lose your zest and curiosity4. Always strive for excellence5. Build self-confidence 6. Learn to work in teams7. Take care of yourself 8. Persevere 9. Have a broader social vision10.Never let success go to your head

Source: 35 years of illustrious experience


Learning Objectives: What constitutes effective management?

-Whetten & Cameron, 1995

1. Building effective teams. 2. Communicating supportively; 3. Developing self-awareness; 4. Empowering and delegating5. Gaining power and influence; 6. Managing conflict; 7. Managing stress; 8. Motivating others; 9. Solving problems creatively;

Guess which were first two in this list?

Source: Decade long research


Learning Objectives: What constitutes effective management?

-Whetten & Cameron, 1995

1. Developing self-awareness; 2. Managing stress; 3. Solving problems creatively; 4. Communicating supportively; 5. Gaining power and influence; 6. Motivating others; 7. Managing conflict; 8. Empowering and delegating; and 9. Building effective teams.

Source: Decade long research


How MBAs view their job choices: Changing trends.

- Stanford & UC Santa Barbara study, 2004

• 800 MBAs from 11 leading North American and European schools

• Top 3 criteria for job choice – ?

– ?

– ?


How MBAs view their job choices: Changing trends.

- Stanford & UC Santa Barbara study, 2004

• 800 MBAs from 11 leading North American and European schools

• Top 3 criteria for job choice – Intellectual challenge (100).

– Financial package (80).

– Reputation for ethics and caring about employees (77).


Developing self-awareness: Career Anchors

Schein, MIT, 1996

• Autonomy/independence • Security/stability • Technical-functional competence • General Managerial Competence • Entrepreneurial Creativity. • Service or Dedication to a Cause • Pure Challenge • Life Style.

• Identify your Anchor?• Future belongs to: ???

Source: Two Decade long research


Developing self-awareness: Career Anchors

Schein, MIT, 1996

• Autonomy/independence • Security/stability • Technical-functional competence • General Managerial Competence • Entrepreneurial Creativity. • Service or Dedication to a Cause • Pure Challenge • Life Style.

• Future: The only reliable prediction is that we will have to become perpetual learners, more self reliant, and more capable than ever in dealing with surprises of all sorts. It should be a field day for those anchored in pure challenge!!!

Source: Two Decade long research


Developing self-awareness:A Cross-Cultural Comparison of

Ethical Attitudes of Business Managers - Joseph Christie et al, 2003

Most business managers (99% Americans, 96% Indians and 84% Koreans) agree that they need to be ethical in their business activities in order to achieve long-term success and profitability.


• Honesty and Fairness• Manipulating or misreporting financial figures; Over-Billing;

Withholding or hiding information or not telling the whole truth; Selling something the customer doesn’t need; Stealing via expense reports, loyalty, bribes

• Discrimination; Taking advantage of customers;

Developing self-awareness:Addressing Workplace ethical issues

- Power & Lundsten, 2005 …


• Intrapersonal and Personal issues • Stealing time from employer; Lack of

integrity; Courage; Not knowing what to do; Reporting another’s unethical or other behavior; Self-interest; Acting in conflict with corporate policy; All other instances of unhappiness with corporate policy

• Taking credit for other’s work; Favoritism; Stealing ideas or clients; Inappropriate relationships; Backstabbing; Other instances of problems with others; Not being respected as an individual; Being threatened with losing your job; Being asked to do something unethical; Being asked to do something you don’t agree with; Others not taking ownership of the job


- Power & Lundsten, 2005 …


• Complex, business issues

• Conflicts of interest; Privacy or misuse of information; excessive corporate profit; Compliance; Product or service quality; Competitive practices or relationships; Environmental issues; Safety; International issues; Work-Life balance; Sexual harassment; Insider trading or other illegal acts; Executive compensation; Corporate social responsibility or citizenship


- Power & Lundsten, 2005


Your opportunity:Prepare yourself to Redefine the Business

Challenge the binary dichotomies

Development Vs SustainabilitySuccess Vs HappinessAbundance Vs EthicsCompetition Vs CoexistenceProfit Vs Mutual fulfillmentWork Vs PleasureTradition Vs Modernity


Your self assessment


Your assessment : UG education contributed significantly

SN Area %

1 Working effectively with others 90%

2 Developing clearer career goals 80%

3 Learning effectively on your own, pursuing ideas, and finding information you need

80%

4 Learning to adapt to change 80%

5 Understanding yourself, your abilities, interests, and personality 80%

6 Writing clearly and effectively 80%

How do you know?What did you do?


Your assessment : UG education did not contribute significantly

SN Area %1 Solving complex real-world problems 70%

2 Developing your acquaintance and enjoyment of art, drama, literature, and music

60%

3 (Your) contributing to the welfare of society 50%

4 Acquiring job or work-related knowledge and skills 50%

5 Analyzing quantitative problems 50%

6 Gaining knowledge about other parts of the world and other people of different cultures

50%

7 Putting ideas together, seeing relations, similarities and difference between ideas

50%

What did you not do?Sanjay Goel, JIIT, 2007

Your assessment : Frequent UG experiences Experience %

1 Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions 70

2 Collaborated (not copy) with classmates to prepare assignments or on projects

70

3 Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class 70

4 Examined the strengths and weaknesses of your own views on a topic or issue

70

5 Tried to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from his or her perspective

70

6 Were required to Memorize facts, ideas, or methods from your courses and readings so you can repeat them in pretty much the same form

60

7 Explored different ways of thinking about a topic 60

8 Made class presentations 60

9 Were required to do assignments that took more than an hour to complete 6010 Prepared two or more drafts of a paper, presentation, poster, or assignment 6011 Learned something that changed the way you understand an issue or concept 60

Have these experiences helped in your overall growth? How?Sanjay Goel, JIIT, 2007

Your assessment : Uncommon UG experiences

What is the Impact? 1 Made use of original research literature 80

2 Were required to Synthesise and organise ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships

80

3 On an average, spent more than 20 hrs every week for assignments and preperation after institute hours

70

4 Were required to Analyse the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory, such as examining a particular case or situation in depth and considering its components

70

5 Worked on a research or design project or Independent study 60

6 Were required to Apply theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations

60

7 Were required to judge the value of information, arguments, or methods, such as examining how others gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their conclusions

60

8 Put together ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments or during class discussions

60

9 Prepared reports of 20 pages or more 60

10 Learnt something from discussing questions that have no clear answers 60

11 Included diverse perspectives in class discussions or assignments 60

%


Call for Transformation

Spend at least 30 hours per week after institute time to:Apply theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations

Analyse the basic elements of ideas, experiences, or theories, such as examining a particular case or situation in depth and considering its components

Synthesise and organise ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships

Judge the value of information, arguments, or methods, such as examining how others gathered and interpreted data and assess the soundness of their conclusions

Prepare research based reports integrating ideas from various sources and concepts of different courses


May God Bless You Sanjay Goel, JIIT, 2007

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