Mangaluru: Department of Business Administration hosted one day leadership Development Programme for UG students. 70 students from various colleges took active participation in the programme.

Prof. S S Balakrishna applauded the efforts of the department for being vibrant in contributing to the society through conducting innovative programmes and also helping in developing leadership skills among students.

The entire day was divided into several key sessions. The first session was handled by Dr. Vishal Samartha whereby she emphasized on the importance of one’s ability to elevate himself/herself to be a leader.

She explained the two nuances of life, Rationality and Emotionality and the path a true leader must take while taking crucial decisions in life. Prof Sushma took over the next session and led the students to the real life intricacies and challenges one faces in life. She beckoned the students to chalk out SMART goals and work towards it with commitment.

Deepak Thimaiah, eminent television personality, anchor, writer, educationist, film maker, political analyst, advisor, founder of Verbattle addressed the students on the qualities of a good leader. He explained that the inherent qualities of a true leader is his memory, his commitment towards his goal, his Vision and Passion , his ability to recognize the pain and hard work of his followers, to illuminate light in the lives of downtrodden and helpless people.

He said a true leader is always well informed, trustworthy, embodiment of truth and must able to communicate and inspire his followers on a personal level. He truly amazed the listeners by his spontaneous flow of thoughts and his experiences.

The fourth session was taken up by Dr. Umesh M Bhushi , Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management. He gave away certain real life cases to students and urged the participants to come up with their analysis and decisions. He motivated students to be committed to their goals and groom themselves to be a better human being. Prof. Mithun Ullal began his session on stress the press whereby he allowed the students to have a practical feel of media and journalism. Students were enthralled by the activity based learning imparted by Mithun. The day ended with session by Dr. C K Manjunath, Prof. of Humanities & Administrator who enlightened the students on tackling the barriers to leadership.

Our Beloved Chairman addressed the gathering and asked them to take failures as their reference point instead of blindly following success stories. This will help the future leaders to pave the right path towards success. He also said that every person has leadership inbuilt in him/her. They need to only kindle it. He said that every leader must be accountable, committed and responsible for his actions and must be able to transfer knowledge and experience to others.

The programme was concluded with a brief valedictory session which included certificate distribution and feedback from participants.

The programme was well conceived and executed by the chief coordinator Prof Karthik Raj Kudroli and Co Coordinator Prof Sushma V. Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice Principal, Dr. Vishal Samartha Director, Department of Business Administration and Prof. Karthik Raj Kudroli, Chief Coordinator of the programme.