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CORPORATE TALK ON ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT

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Mr. Rajesh Trivedi,   Director and CEO, Tui Consulting, Organisation Development (IOD)  & Leadership Development Consulting Organization   gave a significant talk on Organizational Development on 27 th  July 2018  in the  Smart Room . It was attended by  1 PGDM 2018-20 students. He is currently working as  HR Head at Progwell Innovations Private Limited, Mumbai. His organization was formed with a purpose of discerning and leading change for an Organization or Individual Excellence. It focusses on Leadership Development, Coaching, Diversity Management, Cultural Development, Self-awareness, Transforming, Meeting and Large Group Interventions. Mr Trivedi worked as COO, Wasan Knowledge Hub and as Head-HR (Operations & Employee Engagement),  Boehringer Ingelhiem  he gained valuable experience.  He studied at  Pegasus Learning Center and specialized in Organization Development, ODLC.  He also did PGDHRM,...

“FINQUIERO” - FOCUS ON FINANCE

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Finance Club venture Rupika, organized ”Finquiero” on 3 rd  August 2018 in the Smart Room. Rupika intends to bring together students who are interested in finance and help them improve their skills and understanding of finance related concepts. The purpose of “Finquiero” was to aid them strengthen their basics in finance by incorporating a fun element to the entire activity. Time is premium so the event commenced at sharp  2:30 pm  with a welcome note and video presentation. Students of Batch 2018 - 2020 (Juniors) were asked to divide themselves into 6 groups of 7 people each for the activity. The entire activity had 5 rounds out of which 2 were enjoyable ie bonus rounds and the other 3 were conceptual in nature. The sequence of events was followed meticulously. Two hours were given for the entire activity and the judges were advised to evaluate each team on the basis of rubrics provided to them. The instructions focused on conceptual clarity, time management et...

TUESDAY TRIP - A LEARNING EXPERIENCE

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As part of an initiative by Director, Fr Jossy George the final year,  students of Finance, Marketing and Human Resource get an opportunity  to visit various corporate industries in Pune on every  Tuesday for a  live project. Fr Jossy informed that a faculty member has been  appointed at Pune to collaborate with the industries. After a lot of discussion, Fr Jossy's untiring persistent efforts  towards initiating CIP things materialized. It began with high hopes  amidst a lot of expectations. All the students unanimously agreed that  bookish knowledge is miles away from pactical experience hence such an  initiative was worth it. They felt that they need to be competent enough to handle an  unforeseen situation and they are confident that by the end of the  year they will be better equipped to handle varied situations with  utmost confidence. Some students were proud to admit that they were  capable of coming up t...

CAROM CHAMPIONSHIP

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A Carom Championship was held as part of CIMA initiative at Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa. All the four Clans got into a competitive mood as the elimination round began on 28 th  July 2018. In Singles (Men) category there was a match between Spartans vs Samurais and Samurais won whereas in Game 2 Vikings vs Knights competed against each other and it was won by Vikings. In Singles (women) category Game 1 was played between Vikings vs Spartans and it was won by Spartans while Game 2  was between Knights vs Samurais and Knights won the match. Game 1 of Doubles (Men) match was played between Samurais vs Vikings and it was won by Vikings whereas Game 2 was played between Spartans vs knights and Knights emerged as winners. On 30 th  July 2018 in Doubles (women) category an exciting match was played between knights vs Samurais and Knights were declared as winners. Game 2    was played between Spartans vs Vikings and Vikings came first.    ...

FLASH DANCE IN A FLASH OF A SECOND

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As soon as the first lecture got over there was a pleasant surprise for one and all. Suddenly the ambience in amphitheater came alive with a surprise flash dance by the students of Marketing. It was a curtain raiser for their Marketing club, Brandits.  They grooved to the beats of foot tapping numbers. They were impromptu and despite little practice there was good coordination between the enthusiastic young boys and girls. While it drizzled the dance continued and the other students, faculty members and Fr Jossy watched in rapt attention. The audience was thrilled to the core watching them dance with gay abandon. The ecstasy and frenzy could be seen on their faces as they flashed a beaming smile and dance in sync with each other. In all it was a pleasant surprise and a break from the routine. With renewed energy they went back to their classes and resumed the daily routine.

Invincible skills of Vikings vs Zeal and Zest of Faculty

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The much awaited CIMA Futsal match was played on 1st August 2018 between faculty members and Vikings, the winners.  Faculty team comprised of  Fr. Jossy George ,  Fr. Arun Antony ,  Binu P. Paul, Sanjay Sahai, Benny Godwin, Ashish Wilson, Visakh T J and Manu Raj. It was a treat for the audience to watch Fr.  Jossy George (Director) and the faculty members play with a great deal of enthusiasm, zeal and zest on the field. All attempts on the field were followed by a swift counter-attack by either side. After taking a surprise lead, Vikings felt motivated and geared up to clinch the coveted title. Vikings had a great array of players.  At some point of time it appeared as if the game began to lose its early intensity, with passes going astray. Soon the loud cheer by the audience motivated the teams to gear up for the occasion. The faculty members gave a good performance despite some defensive lapses. The invincible skills of Vikings gave their t...

Interactive Approach in Pedagogical Practices - The Need of the Hour

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Fr Thomas TV, Provincial, Calicut CIM Province and former  Director - Christ University Institute  of Management. Bengaluru addressed the faculty members of Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa on 30th July 2018. Director, Fr Jossy appreciated the efforts of Fr Thomas in the early stages of the institute's development. Fr Thomas wished for a dsciplined environment for students to excel in research, scholastic and non scholastic pursuits. It was imperative for personal and professional development an in turn it will effectively contribute to the development of society at large. A faculty development programme can also be designed to suit the needs of the students.  He articulated that a teacher must understand the implications of an interactive approach in pedagogical practices. A teacher must seek to outline methods to modify pedagogy in order to accomplish a desired goal. It can best be done if they formulate newer strategies combined with pedagogy. ...