Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 4: Raj K Nehru, Associate Director, CONCENTRIX- A SYNNEX Corporation Company, Gurgaon, today conducted marathon brain storming session for the management students at International Centre for Cross Cultural Research and Human Resource Management (ICccR & HRM), University of Jammu.
The Session revolved around ‘Emotional Intelligence’ using HBDI (Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument) for the participating students comprising MBA –IB and the MBA students of Kathua Campus, respectively.
Raj K Nehru is a strategic thinker, action-oriented HR professional, team collaborator with excellent leadership, consulting and project management skills. He has 20 years of experience spanning a wide range of HR transformation, acquisition and mergers, change management, corporate social responsibility, leadership development etc. He works closely at the C-level cross cultural/ country and domains, senior Government officials and administrative setups. He has also undertaken various philanthropic activities and worked in the disaster hit areas of Uttrakhand, Vizag and J&K. Raj K Nehru is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a certified MBTI (Myer’s- Briggs Type Indicator) trainer and Hogan and Thomas Profiling Practitioner.
Raj K Nehru initiated brain storming while reflecting upon the significance of human resource development as the most important transformation tool and discussed the gap in the leadership capabilities in the country. He highlighted that the Gen Y, which is more gender agnostic, is now seeking for peoples’ management jobs which in itself is challenging and difficult to handle as they are unaware of their emotions and need direction.
Therein he addressed the Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence theory to enable the students to understand how the act of knowing, understanding, and responding to emotions, overcoming stress in the moment, and being aware of how words and actions affect others in varying set-ups can have a strong impact upon shaping behaviours. He added that to be perceptively in tune with oneself and one’s emotions as well as having sound situational awareness can be a powerful tool for becoming a leader. Emphasizing that ‘personal victory leads to public victory’, he also threw light upon the ‘Cycle of Learning’ to comprehend how as individuals we move from stages of unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence to conscious competence to unconscious competence.
Nehru discussed about the four quadrants of the brain that shape the preferences of individuals and are named as the rational self, the safekeeping self, the experimental self and the feeling self. He expanded the discussion on emotional intelligence and deliberated upon four key attributes: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management that facilitate in developing leadership competencies. Using practical examples from routine lives, he advised the students to self-analyse and introspect themselves in order to develop an intuitive capability of knowing oneself and internalizing values while aligning them with the external situational cues to develop healthy association with people around them.
Professor Neelu Rohmetra, Director, ICccR & HRM, also facilitated the session. Engaging students through the session, she emphasized upon the element of self-awareness as a critical trait for successful leaders. Regular introspection both at personal and professional levels promotes well being and corrects mal-functioning, she added.
Isha Sharma coordinated the session.
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