IIM Sirmaur feels privileged to host Mr. Sunil Kanojia, Director, Tirupati Medicare Ltd. India, for interacting with the students on the topic Campus to Corporate transformation under the guest lecture series, Colloquium. He started the session by sharing experiences from his educational journey of being an engineer from NIT Kurukshetra to pursuing MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He talked about the importance of understanding subjects from a macro level and he further spoke on how one can get an idea of what lies where in their respective jobs by putting themselves in the shoes of their bosses and obtaining a holistic vision.
Mr. Kanojia then discussed the new emerging trends in technology and in marketing domain which are challenging the status quo. He stressed how success is not determined by the ranks one holds but by focusing on the longevity of career and evolving oneself as leaders. Further, he advised choosing a career option which immediately puts oneself in a situation to learn at the grassroots level.
He also talked on how to manage people, be it the boss or the subordinates, and gave insights on right kind of behaviour to possess while interacting with people around in ones work setup. He further spoke about the importance of ethics and personal values in corporate life. He then concluded by urging the students to be humble, to learn from the shop floor and to never compromise in their value system.