'Know yourself, then choose what you want to do'

Swamy Vyomapada Dasji of ISKCON, Bhilai said, “Know yourself, then choose what you want to do,” on the second day of the ongoing orientation programme of Indian Institute of Management Raipur (IIM) here.He enlightened students about the importance of “Values and Ethics in Professional life”. Swamy Vyomapada Dasji also advised them to lead a life that is value driven so as to achieve completeness in their professional and personal lives.

The students were also guided on the ways to manage their time in the coming roller-coaster ride of two years by Prof. Vinita Sahay, Chairperson FPM, IIM Raipur. She gave students a simple formula to manage their time which is to prioritise things coming in their day-to-day life and said when you prioritise, things become much simpler to tackle.

For making students familiar with the current expectations of the corporates from the budding managers, they were exposed to a Panel Discussion on ‘Expectations of the Corporate from Budding Managers,’ which was moderated by Prof. Sanjeev Prashar, Chairman Placements, IIM Raipur. For the panel discussion, eminent corporate personalities like Ram Gopal, COO, Barclays; Anil Mathur, COO, Godrej & Boyce and Santosh Bhave, Senior VP HR, Bharat Forge were invited on campus.