The Convention encouraged the villagers to participate in activities such as discussion forums, leading the work force, networking with visiting organizations and also take part in cultural activities such as performing music, dance and theatre. The Convention aims to link all stakeholders and prospective collaborators directly with the villagers for perpetuating enduring partnerships for community development.
Dr. Bala V Balachandran, Founder and Dean of Great Lakes Institute of Management said, “It is important that the students get exposure to the external world from the campus during their academic period. This helps them understand what the community requirements are, and what should they, as leaders, give back to society. Karma-Yoga insists that excelling with leadership qualities and transforming the followers is not only required in business environment, but also in the society one lives in.
One of the participants said, “Karma-Yoga programme has helped us look at the leadership qualities within us. Having been brought up in a different set up, opportunities to seek knowledge and learn new things had always been minimal until now. Through this programme we aim to manage our village in a more organized way.”
“The knowledge shared by the students made us think like a strategist,” said another villager who participated in the convention.
About the program Karma-Yoga..!
Karma-Yoga is a Leadership Experiential Program (LEP) for the students of Great Lakes Institute of Management. The program is designed for the students to connect with the ground realities and experientially learn transformational leadership besides inducting them on to Social Responsibility early in their careers. The LEP creates a mutual win-win situation for both the students and the villagers – the villagers of the 20 villages that have been adopted by Great Lakes and the students of Great Lakes. Karma-Yoga program acts as a real life practical lab for the students to learn and experience the power of transformational leadership. Students also understand of what it means to create followers and transform them practically.
Great Lakes Institue of management - Karma Yoga
Great Lakes Institute of Management is a leading B-school in India founded in 2004 by Prof. Bala V. Balachandran J.L. Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Information Management Northwestern University, USA . The campus has been built on sprawling 27 acres and is LEED Platinum rated .The institute has academic alliances with Stuart Graduate School of Business USA, Yale University USA., and Nanyang Technical University, Singapore. In a short span of 9 years since inception, it is ranked in the Top 10 B Schools of India in 2012 (Outlook & Careers 360)
The institute offers a flagship one year Post Graduate Program in Management besides a Two year regular Post Graduate Diploma in Management. In addition, for Executives there are 2 part time programs to choose besides a Global Executive MBA in Energy Management in association with Bauer college, Houston Texas.
Great Lakes Institute of Management is guided by a Business Advisory Council chaired by Mr. Ratan Tata, and comprises of corporate stalwarts like Mr. Jamshyd Godrej, Mr. S Ramadorai, Mr. Kumaramangalam Birla, Mr. Narayana Murthy to name a few. The Academic Advisory Council chaired by Dr. Bala V Balachandran includes world renowned management gurus including Dr. Philip Kotler, Dr. Seenu Srinivasan, Dr. Raghuram Rajan and Dr. Aswath Damodaran amongst others. Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Great Lakes Institute of Management.
Faculty from leading business schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Stuart, Kellogg and Florida teach at the institute. Chinese is a mandatory course for the students at Great Lakes. Eminent personalities like Dr. Ratan Tata, Dr. Deepak Chopra, (Late) Dr. C.K. Prahalad, Dr. Y.V. Reddy, Dr. Philip Kotler, Dr. Finn E Kydland , Mr. Vivek Paul, and Mr. Rahul Bajaj have visited the institute and have addressed the students.
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