Hard work, focus, humility, consistency and ability to learn from failures are the basic requisites needed for success in an organisation, stated Aman Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Energy & IT and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Thursday.
Singh emphasised on the importance of integrity of thought along with integrity of action while delivering an address at the inaugural programme of the 5th Batch of Post Graduate Programme (PGP) and 3rd Batch of Fellowship Programme in Management (FPM) of IIM Raipur here.The inauguration also kick started with a four-day Orientation Programme beginning from Thursday.Kewal Handa, former Managing Director, Pfizer ltd., and Member BoG, IIM Raipur was the Chief Guest for the occasion.
Handa highlighted the importance of team work for achieving success in the corporate world.Navin Tandon, General Manager, South East Central Railway (SECR) delivered the key-note Address. He started off with the glorious history of the Indian Railways as not only the provider of means of transportation but also as one of the biggest employers in the world.
He stressed the importance of being a part of the system which is big and strong like the Indian Railways. Maintaining a positive work-life balance is important for all round growth of an individual was his advice to the gathering. Prof. B.S. Sahay, Director, IIM Raipur extended a warm welcome to the new batch of students and the guests.He informed the students about the vision of the Institute and that is to emerge as one of the top management schools in the world. He stressed upon the importance of research for a world class management institution.
Some of the top corporate and bureaucratic leaders and sports persons were invited to share their experiences and motivate our young students.IIM Raipur almost became a melting pot of ideas when Ms Neeta Dumre former goalkeeper of Indian Hockey Team graced the occasion with her insights about time management and leadership.