PROGRAMMES - Defining features
 
Responsibility as a professional strength

Sumantra Ghoshal, revered management guru, in his breathtaking analysis of ‘what works in companies’ said that only 10% of managers have the right mix of energy and focus, that drives them to take meaningful action, leading to winning execution. This surely is not an encouraging number. And this points to a huge need-gap. Management learning programmes must focus on developing a sense of responsibility in the minds of students rather than solely focusing on the tangible placement related outcomes. They can be called successful only if specific attitudinal improvements can be effected. Protons are trained consciously into taking charge of what they do, and being fully and finally responsible for their actions.

The key components of this teaching strategy are

Honesty and integrity Be reliable, have an image of being ‘trustworthy’

Taking ownership Quality of my work is my autograph

A kaizen mindset Improving every process on a day-to-day basis is possible

Leading through initiative Do not wait for others to take charge and lead the way

For all functional skills taught at PROTON business school - be it marketing, finance, HRM, operations, systems, international business - projects and assignments designed to develop a sense of responsibility are a must. Leaders also need some chiselling!

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