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Webinar on Managing Stress among Students

The webinar on “Managing Stress” was delivered by Dr. Mousumi Sengupta, on 16th June 2023, for the Batch 2023-2025. During the session , Dr. Mousumi discussed ‘stress’ as a dynamic condition in our lives. Stress, on one hand, motivates us to face challenges and perform, at any given situation. On the other hand, excessive stress may create hindrance in our lives and lead to various negative consequences, both psychologically and physically. Therefore, managing stress is a very crucial aspect in any student’s life. During the interactive webinar, Dr. Mousumi discussed the model of stress management and various techniques to manage stress in a student’s life. The students also shared their experience of managing stress.

Webinar on Analytics in Business and Management

Dr. K. Riyazahmed delivered a webinar on "Analytics in Business and Management", held on June 2, 2023. The webinar provided an update on the current state of using analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning approaches in business processes. Furthermore, the students were taught about the practical applications of analytics models, particularly predictive analytics, in managerial decision-making. Similarly, the webinar explored the amount of textual data available today and strategies for analyzing it using text analytics tools. Finally, Dr. K. Riyazahmed placed emphasis on the importance of paying attention to the biases emanating from algorithm models before utilising them for business decisions.

Webinar on Role of Data Analytics in Decision Making

The webinar is aimed at informing the incoming PGDM students on the importance of data analytics in decision making. They were exposed to the components of business analytics and informed about how analytics is being used in different domains. In the process, they were informed about the opportunities they have as management students in the area of analytics and were informed about their preparation for the analytics profile. They were also informed about the dimensions of analytics and how important is collecting quality data, the importance of cleaning of data, selection of the right method for analysis, and failure of models due to violation of assumptions, etc. The webinar concluded with questions from the students.

Webinar on Skills for the future as a Leader & Manager

Dr (Lt Col ) Prasad SN conducted a webinar for the new joining students on 'Skills for the Future as a Leader and Manager'. In that, he explained how situations, the environment, the organizational culture, our initiative, and our involvement at a personal level lead to the development of ideas, improvizations and innovation and make us leaders. Unlike the conventional world, the current and the future world will be a networked world wherein the ability to think on one's feet and come up with solutions to problems, empathetic behavior, critical thinking, and application of technology are valued highly. He highlighted the importance of Creativity, Technology awareness and emotional intelligence take us through the journey of leadership.

Webinar on Creativity, Design Thinking and Innovation

The interplay of creativity, design thinking, and innovation has become crucial in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. This webinar aimed to enlighten students with the knowledge and skills required to harness the power of imagination, embrace innovation, and leverage design thinking to drive organizational success. By nurturing creativity within individuals and teams, organizations foster a culture that encourages experimentation, risk-taking, and a fresh perspective. By adopting a human-centric approach, design thinking encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and promotes a deep understanding of customer requirements. Innovation, the tangible outcome of creativity and design thinking, involves the implementation of novel ideas to bring about transformative change. Embracing creativity, design thinking, and innovation will allow aspiring managers to become visionary leaders capable of driving organizational success in an ever-evolving business landscape.

Webinar on Communicating Effectively in the Virtual World

A webinar session was conducted on the theme “Communicating Effectively in the Virtual World” by Dr. Neetu Ganapathy, Faculty, SDMIMD, Mysore, for the PGDM 2022-2024 Batch. The final onboarding webinar for the new batch discussed the exploration and usage of online platforms to communicate during the pandemic. Dr. Neetu discussed the good & bad usage of virtual platforms and their impact with anecdotes. The session ended with a discussion about do’s and don’ts while communicating on social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

Webinar on Dynamic Leadership

The 6th Onboarding Virtual Webinar for the PGDM 2022-2024 was organized on June 17, 2022, on Dynamic leadership for Organizational Excellence. The invited speaker of the webinar Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta, Chairman, AEC, and Professor - OB/HR, SDMIMD, discussed the various leadership types, styles, and leadership effectiveness along with the need for embracing ethical leadership. The webinar witnessed students enthusiastically participating during the session.

Webinar on Marketing and Social Enterprises

A webinar session was conducted on the theme Marketing and Social Enterprises by Dr M R Suresh for the incoming PGDM students. The session focused on the importance of integrating the Bottom of Pyramid in the market system to make globalisation meaningful. The poor enthusiastically participate in the market as per research studies. In many situations, giving examples, Dr Suresh highlighted that the Bottom of Pyramid markets became the main business of organisations. A distinction was made between socially responsible businesses and social enterprises. The social enterprise, an emerging form, applies marketing and business principles to achieve social goals. Increasingly sustainability is also getting incorporated in social enterprises. In addition, in the post pandemic era, social and sustainability dimensions are part of brand evaluation by consumers. There are well known brands developed social enterprises in the food and beverage sector. Social enterprises consciously adopt such practices addressing triple bottomline dimensions. Dr Suresh also indicated opportunities for social enterprises in the startup ecosystem with favourable government policies.