Blog 11: Panel Discussion and the Conclusion!
Just as the course started, it concluded
with lots of curiosity with vast knowledge on the subject and the zeal to learn
more. We had an engaging panel discussion in the last class. Four people from
different domains came with their rich experience and discussed with us on
various topics. The value addition from the discussion was immense! At the
beginning all the panellists introduced themselves, we had two entrepreneurs
and two separate top-level management executives from Caterpillar and HP
respectively. I found Mr. Suresh Sambandam, CEO of OrangeScape the most
interesting person, a self-taught coder who founded the company in 2003 after
working in companies like HP and Selectica Inc. He talked about building a
community within the company, the sense of brotherhood and closeness should
exist between two fellow co-workers which will help the organization in the
long run. This will foster trust in employees. They all agreed on how learning
is very essential for an individual and our knowledge database need to be
updated in a regular basis. We also got to hear a brief discussion on
individual and collective motives and how it affects an organization. Another
entrepreneur panellist Mr Arul Dey initiated the discussion on the “Significance
in Crowd” where he mentioned three important points: 1) Understanding Yourself
2) The people you are interacting with 3) Culture. He encouraged the concept of
free audit, we should be always open to reviews and feedbacks. The panellist
from HP shared with us her own experience where she joined a company going
against her intuition which proved to be a bad experience and she suffered a
lot in that organization. Later she joined HP following her intuition and it
proved to be the most fulfilling experience for her. Through her talk, it was highlighted
how intuition drives our decision-making process. The panel discussion
concluded in a positive note and it acted as a bridge between our understanding
in the class and the industry application.
Hi Manish. Well written journal by bringing in so many diverse references – from literature, arts… Surprised (in a good way) to note the use of ‘authentic’ for the Pathar Panchali movie. What is your take on intuition? Your interpretation of the topic of Ethics and Morality would have made it interesting. Glad to note strength of your memory for books and contents discussed in class. Comprehensive section on Learning mindset. Good writing style, you seem to be well read. All the very best in life!
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