Leadership Development Programme organized by Department of Business Administration
06-Sep-2017
The One-Day Leadership Development Programme for undergraduate students organized by the Department of Business Administration saw participation from 167 students of various degree colleges. Prof. Prajwala Rodrigues, Faculty coordinator welcomed the gathering to the inaugural ceremony. The programme was inaugurated by Prof. Vineetha Rai K, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, NSS coordinator, Nodal Officer – Youth Red Cross, Mangalore University. She appreciated the warm and earnest welcome received in Sahyadri and asked the participants to explore the Sahyadri Campus. She congratulated the team for organizing a novel programme and encouraged students to take up leadership roles in their future endeavours. Mr. Suhan Prasad, Founder, Mango Pickle Entertainment, a film production in Mangaluru graced the occasion as Guest of Honour. He was also the Assistant Director for the Kannada film “Chelapili” and was the director for Tulu movie named “Rang”. He is the producer of the successful running movie ONDU MOTTEYA KATHE. Mr. Suhan Prasad spoke about team management and how to work in a team with people of different mindset. He inspired the students to dream big and made them realize that the biggest duty and responsibility of a leader is to stand back and let others shine. He was delighted and eloquently praised the ideology behind conducting the programme. He narrated his days of struggle and highlighted the hardships he faced to achieve the fruits of success. He beckoned students to rise from their comfort level and chase their dreams. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, in his presidential remarks, quoted a story of JOHN F KENNEDY and his journey of becoming a successful leader. He applauded the efforts of the department for being vibrant in contributing to the society through conducting innovative programmes and helping the students in developing leadership. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Dept. of Business Administration, in her talk, highlighted the purpose of the day-long event and also gave a brief glimpse of the department. The formal inaugural ceremony was concluded with the Vote of Thanks by Prof. Chandrakanth, Faculty coordinator. The first session was handled by Prof. Mithun Ullal, Dept. of Business Administration on “Leader is a Ladder”. He highlighted that a leader is the one who believes in “WE” rather than “I”. Leader should be Powerful, a motivator and confident in whatever he does. He quoted examples of various personalities like Alexander the great, Swami Vivekananda, Bhagat Singh, Albert Einstein and so on. The second session of the day was facilitated by Prof. Sushma V, Dept. of Business Administration on “It is neither about EQ nor IQ. It’s all about – “I Can”. The session emphasized on the importance of developing “Can Do” Attitude. Few of the key points stressed upon during the session were SMART Goals, Throw the Box Strategy - Not to think out of the box but to throw the box and think creatively, Enhance Physical, Intellectual & Behavioural Personality, SWOT analysis of self and also on Ethics & Values. The entire session underlined the importance of Self Belief and “Can Do” attitude as a stepping stone to success. Post this, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation addressed the gathering and said that anybody could become a leader if they diligently work towards it. He also said that one must be good citizens and good children to one’s parents. One of the most important qualities of a leader is to be optimistic which would drive anyone to be positive throughout their life and spread only positive messages to others. The final session was handled by Prof. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor on the topic “Empowering the youth towards excellence”. The speaker reckoned the names of renowned personalities like Indira Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Narayana Murthy etc. He narrated the ups and down faced by them as a Leader. He also encouraged students to be a risk taker and practice patience and humbleness in one’s life. The programme was concluded with a brief valedictory session which included certificate distribution and opinion sharing from participants.
