Mahindra War Room

This is an innovative contest designed by Mahindra group, held every year. I happened to attend as an invitee this year at a Mumbai hotel. A lot of work had gone into designing the 'set', and CNBC might be telecasting it sometime, as they were the media partners.

Mahindra group identified sectors in which it operates, like tractors, and sectors in which it wants to enter, like dairy, and gave these themes as cases for student teams to analyse and make recommendations on. As Anand Mahindra said in his opening session, he gets to pick the best brains in the country for his group- for free!

It was an entertaining and illuminating set of presentations by students from various B schools. Finally FMS Delhi won and SP Jain were the runners up, from among seven teams. But many other presentations were equally good.

A sidelight for me was that I met a former student of IIM Kozhikode who now works for the Mahindra group. I also met a friend and former colleague who now heads a new IIM, and the new director of IIM Shillong.


at
Labels: , , , , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Peanuts

 A few years ago, I had an attack of Gout- used to be known as a Rich Man's disease at one time. Rich food with no exercise caused it, I...

These Were Liked a Lot

  • The Importance of Antakshari
    There is this game of songs-no idea what it's called in English, if at all- called Antakshari, where you sing a song, and the next pers...
  • My IIMB Student Years
    The Bangalore Years (1982-84) at IIMB What happens to anyone who goes to an IIM is that his life changes forever. It is a unique environm...
  • Digital Marketing Course- Second Edition
    Just started teaching the Digital Marketing course for its second run. In between last year and this year, two important things happened.. ...
  • Making Tea in a Rice Cooker
    Whoever said a rice cooker is only for cooking rice? On the lookout for new ways to make tea since my only gas cylinder got exhausted and w...
  • My Students Over The Years
    Students Over the Years- Part (2019 Edition) Part 1 Sanjana Rao Yarram She was awesome as Lady Bracknell in the staging of The ...
  • Wedding Masti at Coimbatore
     I am amazed at the patience that parents have in organising elaborate weddings. I am not complaining, just observing. Went to a 2-day affai...
  • My Egg Curry Recipe
     I am not a food blogger, but I thought why not try everything once? So here is a simple egg curry recipe.  Boil 3 eggs. Peel and set aside....