Mr Deepak Thimaya addresses the attendees of Leadership Development Programme
11-Aug-2016
Department of Business Administration hosted a One-day Leadership
Development Programme for UG students. Seventy students from various
degree colleges participated in the programme. The day began with a
brief inaugural session in the presence of Prof S S Balakrishna, Vice
Principal, Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business
Administration and Prof Karthik Raj Kudroli, Chief Coordinator of the
programme. Prof Karthik welcomed the gathering and highlighted the
purpose of the day-long event. Prof S S Balakrishna applauded the
efforts of the department for being vibrant in contributing to the
society through conducting innovative programmes and also helping in
developing leadership skills among students.
The first session was taken up by Dr. Vishal Samartha whereby she
emphasized on the importance of one’s ability to elevate himself/herself
to be a leader. She explained the two nuances of life, Rationality and
Emotionality and the path a true leader must take while taking crucial
decisions in life. She asserted to her concept through stories and real
life experiences. Prof. Sushma V took over the next session and led the
students to the real life intricacies and challenges one faces in life.
She beckoned the students to chalk out SMART goals and work towards it
with commitment. She inspired the students to adopt “Throw the box”
strategy and to work towards enhancing one’s personality.
Mr. Deepak Thimaya, eminent television personality, anchor, writer,
educationist, film maker, political analyst, advisor, founder of
Verbattle addressed the students on the qualities of a good leader. He
explained that the inherent qualities of a true leader is his memory,
his commitment towards his goal, his Vision and Passion, his ability to
recognize the pain and hard work of his followers, to illuminate light
in the lives of downtrodden and helpless people. He said a true leader
is always well informed, trustworthy, embodiment of truth and must able
to communicate and inspire his followers on a personal level. He truly
amazed the listeners by his spontaneous flow of thoughts and his
experiences.
The fourth session was taken up by Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal. He
gave away certain real life cases to students and urged the participants
to come up with their analysis and decisions. He motivated students to
be committed to their goals and groom themselves to be a better human
being. Prof. Mithun Ullal in his session on “Stress the Press” allowed
the students to have a practical feel of media and journalism. Students
were enthralled by the activity based learning. The day ended with
session by Dr. C K Manjunath, Prof. of Humanities & Administrator
who enlightened the students on tackling the barriers to leadership.
Our beloved Chairman Manjunath Bhandary addressed the students and asked
them to take failures as their reference points instead of blindly
following the success stories. He said every person has a leader in
him/her. He said every leader must be accountable, committed and
responsible for his action and must be able to communicate effectively
to his followers. He said a true leader is always disciplined and always
transfers his knowledge to others. Finally he thanked all the
participants and asked for their actual feedback in order to improvise
in the future.
The programme was concluded with a brief valedictory session which
included certificate distribution and feedback from participants.
