The Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) Business Management Career Advisory Committee conducted a leadership talk on “Managing Teams-Experiences in Indian Oil” here on Sunday.
Chief guest, Board of Indian Oil Corporation Director (HR), Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra spoke about the importance of identifying team members as individuals with their both their strengths and flaws, harnessing their strengths and working on their flaws.
He also emphasised on the importance of leadership in a team, and how an ideal leader is not just responsible for the role allotted, but for leading the team ahead and spoke about risks in decision-making.
Focusing on team management, he prioritised appreciating the entire team in case of success, and giving constructive feedbacks individually.
He also suggested on being empathetic as a person, which would provide an edge as well as create a difference in the society and the organisation.
The talk enabled the students to learn about team building and management from real time experience of the guest along with an interactive question and answer session. XIMB Professor in Marketing Prof MN Tripathi offered a vote of thanks.