Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 21: The International Centre for Cross Cultural Research and Human Resource Management (ICccR & HRM), University of Jammu today organized a brain storming session on “Thinking like an Entrepreneur”.
Sonali Gupta, an entrepreneurial consultant and an alumni of BITS Pilani and IIM Bangalore, was the resource person on the occasion.
Sonali has over 15 years of multi-faceted international experience in working with start-ups as well as tech-giants and designing, developing and implementing technological solutions in diverse sectors such as telecom, energy, education, banking, e-commerce and legal consulting.
During the session, Sonali Gupta elaborated upon several competencies that shape the entrepreneurial mind set and create the drive and enthusiasm to take-up entrepreneurial assignments by adopting a 360 degree approach towards the same. She highlighted that entrepreneurship potential is not genetic and/or not a personality trait. It rather represents risk-seeking behaviour, money or unique vision, she added.
She reflected that there is a complete science to entrepreneurship which could be explained with the help of 5 principles: ‘Bird in hand, Affordable Loss, Crazy Quilt, Lemonade and Pilot in the Plane’. She emphasized that the most significant characteristic feature of a successful entrepreneur is to work with what is already within your control to co-create the future.
Earlier, Professor Neelu Rohmetra, Director ICccR & HRM, motivated the students to create opportunity for themselves, rather than just be the job seekers. “Entrepreneurial behaviour represents initiatives and does not necessarily involve risk. It is an attitude to take up the challenge and experiment the new while rejecting the routine”, she emphasized. She also added that failure brings with it learning and takes the initiator closer to goal achievement.
The main objective of the interactive session was to inculcate entrepreneurial reasoning among the students. The session was coordinated by Dr Amrinder Singh, Lecturer, ICccR & HRM.
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