We discussed Hope in some of the earlier posts.
One
cannot be hopeful without being happy and one cannot be happy without being
hopeful.
I attended the felicitation of distinguished Alumni of IIM Ahmedabad organized
by the Mumbai Chapter when Raghuram Rajan assumed office of the Governor of RBI.
The three
distinguished alumni who were felicitated were:
- Raghuram Rajan, Governor
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Ashish Nanda, Director of
IIM Ahmedabad
- J S Saharia, Chief Secretary
of Maharashtra Government.
The theme
for the day was "Road less travelled". The three distinguished guests
shared their experiences as they traversed career paths not very common for
PGPs of IIM-A.
Interestingly
the common themes in the lives of all the three were:
- They followed their heart in
taking career decisions - They did not draw decision trees and evaluated
pros and cons of what they wanted to do.
- They were enterprising -
ready and willing to take risk without worrying about what next.
- They enjoyed the journey
without bothering too much about the mountain they would climb or the flag
they would put on the peak of the mountain.
I guess
this is a good learning for all of us and especially our younger colleagues.
They were
felicitated by Prof V L Mote, who at 81 was as young, energetic and witty as he
was 23 years ago in our Quantitative Methods class. He found it difficult to
walk up the stage but he had no difficulty in speaking without a pause. That
taught me how to continue doing one’s job in one form or the other and never
leave one’s strengths behind.
It was a
wonderful experience and learning too.
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