It was a warm Saturday morning at Noida Campus. After a hectic week at IPMX05, workshop on Values & Ethics by Dr. Jamshed J Irani (Chairman Board of Governors of IIML & ex-Director TATA Steel) was a motivating session.
Dr. J J Irani, with his charisma and clarity in thought, won over the students of IPMX05 in no time. He took the class through different cases where TATA group demonstrated the power of value and ethics followed. He covered the CSR initiatives of TATA group and how the group shares the wealth and prosperity with the local community. When it comes to development of the society, company looks at the needs of the people to determine the budget, rather than defining a percentage of the profit as the budget. Crux of this topic was – It is not the short term growth, but the long term growth and sustainability that matters.
Next he talked how corrupt officials and politicians could be dealt with, students had their own apprehensions. Question was – a giant like TATA could do it, but how can a startup entrepreneur do the same. Wouldn’t that be end of life for the startup? Simple and clear answers given by Dr Irani were enough to clarify these apprehensions among the class. He explained how situations could be dealt with live examples.
JJ Irani likened values to a lighthouse. It will act as a beacon in the times of uncertainty and guide us to the right path. Overall, it was an engaging session that lasted around four hours and class was clear about the paths to be followed when they go back to the industry – following values and ethics is the way to long term sustainability.
-Bijumohan
Lecture by JJ Irani .. that's awesome!
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