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Monday, Jul 24, 2006
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The New Manager
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Management Columns - mbas@work `Controlling ego is important'
Premraj Pillai
Premraj Pillai is a 2003 business management graduate from IIM-Lucknow. He is currently working as marketing manager with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) India Pvt. Ltd. He strongly believes that a course in management should be pursued after adequate industry experience. Only then would students appreciate the value of what they are taught at B-schools. Otherwise, they end up treating a B-school as just another academic institution. On what B-school taught him... The importance of differentiation. I soon realised that out in the B-School ocean, there would always be bigger fish and the survival challenge would lie in learning to adapt and bring a difference in the way you have been looking at experiences and situations. On what B-schools must teach... The importance of controlling your ego is what should be taught. Students should realise that all that they have done is pass an exam. What they have to do, from here on, to achieve their potential, is to work even harder and smile brighter as they progress in their lives and careers. On a defining moment at B-school... When, as a part of the student's council, we had to dismiss five workers for their involvement in certain irregularities. Having to take decisions of such magnitude at that stage of your life is truly gut-wrenching. The best part was that the faculty stood by our decision. It made us feel the weight of the responsibilities that we were being groomed for. On applying what he learnt at B-school The main quality that has helped me professionally is confidence. Suddenly, nothing seems impossible and the world is not enough. People respect you for what you have achieved and expect great things from you every time. Their expectations fuel my efforts and ambitions and that is what gives me the edge over the next guy.
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