MANDI… certainly the most striking word I found after entering the NITIE campus.
Well as I get to delve more into the entire idea, it evolves
in my understanding not only as an event in a B-school but a process with a
purpose way more eminent.
Undoubtedly, the fun involved and the curiosity of novelty
makes it attractive; but then what exceptional purpose does it serve that the
league of decision makers of the college agree to sending their students to the
thrashing of the not-so-tempting roadside selling. What makes the echelons of
the industry are so willing to endorse this activity? Can’t they do the same
for the multitude of hawkers and vendors running their own scale of industry
alongside every moment of our being?
Probably, the ‘intent’ is the distinguishing factor, the
very objective of this drive.
May be it seems fancy to us, the people who haven’t faced
the adversities on the streets and when we do, we’re accompanied by a club of
crowd alike. But to ponder what really makes us stand through the day beginning
with a fanciful idea and some weird outlook to devour the entire marketing and
managerial skills in a gulp to sustain through the day, seeking pleasure in its
challenges and also gaining enhancing experiences.
What causes the difference? ‘MOTIVATION’ is the million dollar word. The mere perspective with
which we seek a job defines its very consequences. As they say, ‘Why
you lead defines how well you lead’ same goes for every single task we
invest our effort into. What makes MANDI stand out, is the objective for which
it stands, and stands tall.
By theory, there are 4 pillars to motivation:
- Task – There’s an evolution of expectation from understanding concepts within the bounds of the classroom to a real-time application of the concepts aimed at acquiring elevated understanding. This flexibility is something that contributes to the factor that we term ‘fun’.
- Goal – Going beyond the league, the target is vividly fuzzy. Accommodating a liberty to ‘achieve what you can’ there isn’t any target deliverable or achievable defined, but the underlying quotient remains to outperform oneself. This opens spaces to put in the best possible in you, also beyond, and to explore ‘the new achievable’. So the underlying tone remains that there is an evident elevation of goals which renders an entirely distinguished destiny to the task.
- Reward – Sounds strange but here the reward, instead of the prize money or the goodies, is the intrinsically identified contentment and sense of achievement. The triumph of identifying each potential consumer, catching their attention, making a sale; every single moment adds to a new experience, a kick to move for the next consumer, next pitch. And that certainly would be enlivening.
- Power – Well, power comes with responsibility. But the power to frame your own rules paves way to platform your creativity and that is not merely renders a sense of liberty but also ownership. When we can define our own stride, we own the stride and the very cognition of such an ability does a lot.
This is how I see MANDI to be different, in concept and in
practice. Its not only an event but a process to sow the basics of
manager-ship, not in theory but in practice, and implicitly for sure.
Looking forward to my
first MANDI experience ever…. #excited J
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