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Rishikesha T. Krishnan
Director, IIM Indore
BUILDING YOUR CAREER
What you need to do now
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Who is this? Why is he well known?
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D. Shivakumar
Headed 3 key MNCs
in India
Philips
Nokia
Pepsi
Built his reputation as
an outstanding
marketer
But, today, seen as
leader, CEO
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PGP IIMC
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D. Shivakumar
Reads voraciously
One step ahead of
Marketing profs!
Wrote column in
business magazine 25
years ago
Even today, writes
summary of each book
he reads
See foundingfuel.com
Amazingly disciplined
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PGP IIMC
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Who is this? Why is he well known?
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Raghuram Rajan
Made a name for
himself by taking a
position on important
events
E.g. one of the few to
predict 2007-08
financial crisis
PGP IIMA
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Who is this? Why is he well known?
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Chetan Bhagat
Best-selling author
IIT Delhi and IIMA
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Who is this? Why is she well known?
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Rashmi Bansal 10
Best-selling author, PGP IIMA
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Who is this? Why is she well known?
Started Indias first
youth-oriented
magazine JAM
Took JAM online
Created a whole new
genre of books
centered around
entrepreneurship
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Who is this? Why is he well known?
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Venkat Krishnan N.
Founder, GiveIndia
Originator of Joy of
Giving Week
Dhanutsav
IIMA
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Who is this? Why is he famous?
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Who is this? Why is he famous?
Ramachandra Guha
Prominent historian of
modern India
Author of India After
Gandhi
Writes passionately
about contemporary
history and cricket!
FPM IIMC
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What is common about these
outstanding individuals? 16
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Building your career, and your
own brand, is a marathon, not a
100 metre dash
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Many students at IITs, IIMs tend to
feel that they have achieved their
lifes ambition!
Looks like they dont stretch
themselves adequately after
that
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These days, it often appears that
graduates from Tier-2 institutions
have a greater fire in the belly!
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What you do first matters, but its
not going to completely determine
the trajectory of your future
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Building your career is not a one-shot affair
Whatever choice you make
You have to strive for excellence
Try to be the best in whatever you do
Continuous improvement
Deliberate practice
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Deliberate Practice
The best performers start early
They have close to 10,000 hours of
practice to reach the top
A qualified coach helps them iron out
the gaps
They dont keep practising the same
dimension
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To build a personal brand
You need to stand for something unique
or distinctive
Have a specific point of view
Q: how to choose what?
Is this a right question?
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Thought Leadership
You need to have a clear,
independent point-of-view
This POV needs to be well-
grounded, articulated
Q: How to build a POV?
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How did Infosys become such a strong
brand? 25
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What you can
be the best in
the world at
What drives
your economic
engine
What you are
deeply passionate
about
Good
to
Great
Source: Jim Collins
Good to Great
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Better preparation for classes
Essential for success of case method
Otherwise, you dont get full benefit of classes
Important to develop your analytical capabilities
Remember, that you are competing with other
institutes
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Improve your communication skills
Critical for success in placement and your career
Both English language skills and communication are
important
We can helpbut its upto you to realise the need
and develop your skills
There is no shame in admitting your development
needs
Please be honest with yourself
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Participate in external activities
Many companies are now identifying talent through
contests
Your seniors have done well in some of these
contests this year
Helps build brand as well
Consulting opportunities
Industry interface cell
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Take full advantage of campus events
We have excellent events on campus
Guest talks
I5 Summit
Colloquium
TEDx
Alumni meet
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Please attend them and learn
Will help you later in placement
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Take Summer Internship Seriously
Lots to learn anywhere
Valuable experience of working in an organization
Not only about content
But opportunity to put into practice what you have
learnt
And understand organizational dynamics
Remember that first-year now has electives in Term
3, partly to help you in the internship
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CFA, Actuaries
PMI
Toastmasters Club
Foreign language
Helps build your CV and differentiate yourself
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Build Additional Capabilities
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Rishikesha T. Krishnan
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