It was a great privilege for us to have Sushma Rajagopalan, Head of Global Strategy and Corporate Development at L&T Infotech, address us on

Sushma Rajagopalan, MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a global business leader with more than 20 years of experience in IT services, outsourcing and technology business, has been awarded "Women Leader in IT" by iGroup in 2010. She is responsible for positioning L&T for continued growth and the associated strategic initiatives including M&A and Sales & Marketing Operations. She has taught business courses at Penn State University and a co-founder of America's first minority angel investor network.

It was appealing to learn from Ms. Sushma about her entrepreneurial endeavours and I am certain that many of us were encouraged to take up entrepreneurship. She also focussed on the IT industry, outsourcing standards and what trends we can expect over the next few years. She went on to distinguish L&T from the rest in the market by detailing key features such as rich corporate heritage, attrition rate, core competency in human resources to handle systems in L&T Infotech, that have helped them grow substantially since inception. Her suggestion to the students was to investigate about the company and the industry before taking up a job and understand what factors drive the industry. Further, through an interactive discussion we were educated not only on various L&T careers but also on the various domains that we could prosper in and what will be the best fit for us.

While we know that 'Only Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy' the same is followed at Great Lakes. Apart from the educative guest lectures, a zing of fun was added to our Bschool life through Exprerazzo- a graffiti activity that was organized over the weekend. It was quite exciting to pour our colourful thoughts out and express our journey so far at Great lakes.
This link gives you a tint of all the fun we had,
https://picasaweb.google.com/1179350603 ... directlink


Cheers,
Varsha

Entrepreneurs are the freedom fighters of today's economy, and if there's been one platform that has nurtured India's most innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs, its been Proto.in.


Great Lakes Institute of Management shall play hosts to Proto.in, India's Premier Start-up Platform showcasing 15 of India's hottest start-ups to an audience of entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and the media alike. Apart from the presentations by 15 of India's hottest product start-ups, the agenda will consist of workshops, talks and panel discussions from a selection of India's leading technologists, entrepreneurs, angel investors and venture capitalists. In addition to this, there will be a special mentoring session for 20 selected start-ups at the event by partners Sequoia Capital. With 1 on 1 interactions with members of one of India's premier venture capital firms, Entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to be mentored on various elements including their business model, go to market strategy and product.


Venue: Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India
Date: July 09, 2011, 9:00am - 7:00pm

wish i were there !!!!

Wins the MMA Award in the Educational Institution category


For more information : https://www.businesswireindia.com/PressR ... 2mid=27467

5th July each year marks the Founder's day for Great Lakes Institute of Management as well as the birthday of our very own Dr. Bala. V. Balachandran (Founder and Dean- Great Lakes). At 74, Uncle Bala, as he is fondly called is one of the most dynamic personalities who not only had a vision to provide world - class management education in India but also to place Chennai on the International Education Front. A Padmashri Award recipient and J. L. Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Information Management at the Kellogg School of Management, Uncle Bala left us spell bound with a talk on his journey of success.

Great Lakes Founder's Day, a day to celebrate the bygone milestones and sow new dreams, was welcomed with pomp and cheer across the campus. A powerful speech and the cake cutting ceremony by Uncle Bala followed a lavish feast organized for the students. I must say today was indeed a quick breather amidst the rigorous classes. By evening, dressed in our best outfits, all of us were excited for the upcoming cultural performances that created an atmosphere of rhythmic drumbeats, dances, rap and an entertaining mimicry organized by the fellow Great Lakers. Finally, the hoopla reached its pinnacle with the set off of the much awaited DJ night that continued till midnight. This day will surely linger in every Spartans' (as our batch is called) mind for days to come.

Within the last few years, we have emerged as one of India's premium Bschool, providing an experience to the students. I am proud to have associated with Dr. Bala and Great Lakes Institute of Management.


Regards,
Varsha Agarwal,
PGPM- Class of 2012

how old is GLIM ?

bblast wrote:how old is GLIM ?

The institute was founded by Dr Bala V Balachandran in the year 2004. So Great Lakes is 7 years old.

As part of proto.in happening @ Great Lakes Institute of Management, Mohit Bhatnagar, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India, shares his Top 10 lessons learnt during his start-up.

Lesson1 : Dream big!!
Lesson 2: Fail rapidly, Iterate!! because if you are not failing you are not learning.
Lesson 3: Deep domain Knowledge!!
Lesson 4: Pioneer...
Lesson 5: Built Entry Barriers. Building barriers around your business will help you fight over your competitors.
Lesson 6 : Team- Getting the right. If you can find the best talent for your company, you will certainly find the best job.
Lesson 7: High growth = Great Unit Economies. Break your company in smaller units and focus on each of the unit scales.
Lesson 8: Delivering Happiness- A great economics lesson is to keep your customers happy and surprise them.
Lesson 9: Everything can't be core. Though Google has an array of products their core has been search generating highest revenues.
Lesson 10: Don't put too much lipstick on your business!!

"Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people wont so you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't"

Nikhil Gandhi,a 25-year-old entrepreneur from Great Lakes Institute Of Management, has founded 'Pineapple Group' that provides inventory and data management software to streamline IT systems.

To read more about his venture - https://www.livemint.com/2011/07/0320482 ... -SMEs.html

Proto.in Hosted by Great Lakes Institute of Management was a huge success. Some of the photographs :

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-La ... 4306266399

I liked the pig with heart shaped glasses, what exactly does it signify ?

bblast wrote:I liked the pig with heart shaped glasses, what exactly does it signify ?

It was shown during the talk by Mohit Bhatnagar, MD - Sequoia Capital India, where he spoke about the last lesson he learnt during his start-up. Specially it was a part of the 10th lesson he learnt.

Regards,
Varsha Agarwal
PGPM- Class of 2012

Visit the new and revamped Great Lakes Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Lak ... 4306266399

Participate in discussions and Get to know the latest buzz about the campus, events, videos and all the happenings !!!!!

"Like" the page, be constantly in touch with Great Lakes and its activities!!!!!

Regards
Ganesh
Class of 2012

Article provided by Avani Mittal of her visit to Ms. Hillary Clinton's speech at Chennai on 20th July 2011-

As we, the students of Great Lakes Institute of Management, started on our journey to Anna Centenary Library on 20th July 2011, we could not ask for more. The 30 of us were super thrilled about the prospect of being addressed by none other than U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, the epitome of beauty and brains!

The Anna Centenary Library building was beaming with energy amidst the tight security arranged around the venue. Thrilled by the maiden visit of Hillary Clinton to Chennai, the reporters and press from local, national and international media, local audience and chief officers assembled in large numbers to a be a part of the event. As we waited for Hillary to arrive, the influx of celebrities from film and music industry such as Kamal Hassan, Padma Subaramaniam and Chinmayee along with opinion-makers such as Gauthami kept the gathering mostly comprising of students engaged. Among others, Cognizant's R Chandrashekhar, Apollo Hospital's Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Founder and Dean of Great Lakes Institute of Management, Bala Balachandran, were also present.

The welcome address by Mr.P.A.Naresh, Joint Director of Public Libraries, Tamil Nadu preceded the speech by Ms Hillary Clinton. Ms Clinton started with "Vanakkam", her vernacular greeting provoking a roar of approval from her audience. She expressed her happiness about coming to Tamil Nadu and Chennai and praised the Tamil culture and history. The US Secretary of State paid tribute to India, its democracy and its pluralism.

She maintained that India is important to US and reiterated US' support for India becoming a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council in a reformed UN system.

Touching upon the Sri Lankan Tamils' issue, she asserted every citizen of the island nation deserved equal help and opportunity. Additionally, she emphasized that India and US should work together to combat piracy, mitigate climate issues, achieve nuclear non-proliferation and enhance sustainable development. She also quoted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wish that he should be able to travel so freely across the subcontinent that he could eat breakfast in Amritsar, lunch in Lahore and dinner in Kabul. This quote met with much applause from the audience.

Towards the end, she desired a free, global world where peoples' aspirations are not buried due to boundary restrictions. Though, it may not seem easy but she is sure that we can afford to be ambitious. This is a time to seize the opportunities of the 21st century and it is a time to lead.

The audience were mesmerised by her demeanor and presentation. However, a void was felt, due the absence of an interactive session. Pranita Dhamdhere of Great Lakes responded, "Her reference to silk route- the ancient trading passage between India and China was something that stood for me. She stressed on its relevance for tomorrow's India, a silk route stretching from India in all directions. I also appreciate her focus on importance of women empowerment in India, if it wants to grow in the real sense."

Vikram Choudhary pursuing PGPM at Great Lakes shared, "It was an exhilarating experience to be an audience to such an eminent and learned personality. India becoming a superpower was something I had always read about, but receiving it from such world leaders shows that our invincibility is inevitable."

In short, the trip was a memorable one. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for us which we shall cherish forever.

Today we had with us, R.Gopalakrishnan, director of Tata Sons, chairman of Rallis India and Advinus Therapeutics, and vice chairman of Tata Chemicals. He spoke in length about "Learning what's not taught & How to use it to build your career". He also spoke about Leadership and how "Affectionate Leader" need not be an oxymoron. He ended his speech by saying "Don't waste your life doing things you don't enjoy!!".