Guest Lecture – Real World for MBAs

Date: 4^th July 2014

Mr. K Kasi Vishwanath – Director & Head – Group HR at IKYA Group gave a guest lecture  to IBA students about Real World for MBAs. He has 16+ years of experience in the field of HR and Talent Engagement.

He opened his talk by introducing himself to the audience. His topic of discussion was Strong Theoretical base, Appreciate of Practical reality and Achievement Oriented.

Mr. Kasi explained that the theoretical base is very important to achieve practical reality in the real world. He also explained the expectation for the level of service required, and gave the example of the Hindi Movie “3 IDIOTS.”

He concluded the session by giving some tips on what won’t be taught, at any college, such as Dealing with Ambiguity, Office Politics, Managerial Courage, and Executive Presence. He also quoted examples from Bhopal gas tragedy, and how Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon and with that the session ended with a bag of Knowledge Sharing and Experience.