Category Archives: Teaching-IIM

The course I taught for IIM Bangalore. Beyond Business. The Art of Schmoozing. The Good Life. Social Skills Workshop. Networking. Call it what you will.

India– Cultural Immersion

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Professor Ravi Bapna’s class from the Carlson School of Management’s Executive MBA program visited India.  I spent one morning– three hours from 9-12– doing a ‘cultural immersion’ class.  We discussed history, customs, culture, music, dance (with a performance at the … Continue reading →

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Cultural Immersion

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I am doing a class/presentation/module on cultural immersion for a visiting Executive MBA class from the U.S.  Basically, I am trying to un-package India for them and it is a fascinating exercise.  What do you focus on? Values, food, music, … Continue reading →

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Feedback

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

I welcome your feedback.  What can I do to improve the class? Please post your thoughts below if you wish. Thanks very much and it was wonderful getting to know you all. Please stay in touch. Shoba

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Design & Architecture

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

It seems like we are racing along.  I am enjoying all your presentations, and glad you are keeping it to ten minutes.  Design is a huge sub-culture for those of you who decide to get into it.  Meanwhile, here is … Continue reading →

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Website on Indian art

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

I came across this interesting website, Chitralakshana, that talks about Indian art.  Perhaps some of you may be interested in it.  Minal?

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Final Presentations

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I request all of you who are doing your presentations next Monday and Tuesday to keep it under 10 minutes. Because there are so many of us, I have no choice but to ensure that people keep within their time limit, … Continue reading →

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Role Playing

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I enjoyed our session today! Thanks to all who had the courage to come up today.  I realize that the later candidates will have the advantage of our feedback and I will factor that in while grading you.  In other … Continue reading →

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Students– Piyush Deogarikar– Mother Earth store, Bangalore

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

I am the daughter of a college professor. My father used to talk a lot about his students, about their accomplishments. It was a source of great pride for him. I never understood this. Why do their accomplishments give him … Continue reading →

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Feedback Section

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Dear Class: A word about my blog. I have included my teaching stint at IIM because I am proud of the caliber of the students who I taught. Two, I wanted to document it. And three, it is a way … Continue reading →

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Project Details

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Dear Class: The final project submission is on April 28th from 9 to 2. Sandeep is organizing the line-up. Each of you will get ten minutes to make a presentation on your project. Two questions came up. 1. The final … Continue reading →

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