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Tuesday 20 November 2012


Induction Program for the 7th Batch @Chennai Business School

The induction program for the batch of 2013 was kick started by Mr. Amrolia, CEO, Chennai Business School

The start of the Induction Programme saw a spirited discussion between the students and Mr. Amrolia on the current facets of the Indian Economy and the relationship and implication on the students.  The discussion witnessed a fair amount of numbers and statistics which were being related to actual scenarios, Mr. Amrolia tactfully conducted the discussion and emphasized on the fact that students must be aware of the current business scenario on a global scale.

Mr Satish Kumar, ex MD Henkel
It was 11th of July 2012 when Mr.Satish Kumar, MD Henkel India shared with us his Success story through his failures.  His enriching and thought-provoking speech led the students to admire his career path. As a supporter of primary education to illiterate girl children, he took us through many facets of his life journey. His work experience states that he had created many market strategies for brands which in turn were lost as the competitors had grabbed his strategies before they implemented.
The discussion leads us into some forms of management including:
a)    The speed of decision making
b)    The difference in the culture of markets
c)     Effects of differences in the internal structure of the company.

Mr Sadasivam, Governing Council Member,CBS
Mr.Sadasivam, a chartered accountant with over 25 years of experience and also a member of Governing Council of Chennai Business School, addressed the gathering on 6th day of our induction program.  He emphasized that newspapers are an important tool which aids in the learning process for students and advised us to read newspapers to enhance their knowledge and keep abreast of the on-going developments in various fields like politics, economics, science, sports or art and culture.
In addition, he spoke on various issues causing global concerns like sub-prime crisis, European Union and the unfolding Euro zone debt crisis and their impact on Global and Indian economy. He also focused on stability of market and the issues arising out of programs like NREGS and freebies and subsidiaries from the Government to the common man due to problems in implementation.
He made us realize that we should be constantly updating ourselves on issues of Global and domestic importance as many nations today are going through economic and political turbulence.

Mr. Shekar Arora, Executive Director Hr strategy at Ashok Leyland.
Armed with a Post Graduate in Personnel Management with specialization in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Mr. Arora joined Ashok Leyland in 1981. He has had considerable exposure to international academics and practices with more than 30 years of executive experience spanning a spectrum of industries: textile, chemical, steel and automobile. He has been contributing in areas of enhancing capabilities at both the organizational and individual levels and has introduced best practices in the area of industrial relations. He was awarded scholarship by George Warren Brown School of Social work, Washington University.
He also attended an Advanced Program in HRM at University of California, USA in the year 1996.
The session was very interactive with Mr. Shekar jotting down views expressed by students which formed the crux of his session.
He gave us an insight on how the various functions (HR, Marketing, Finance, IT) work and what impact each function has on business and emphasized on the USP of various functions.
He gave us a very detailed explanation on how a (automobile) company is started and what are the various factors and contingencies that need to be taken into account to start and later expand it. This was a very enlightening experience for us, since it gave us a look into start-ups from a very experienced person.
In short his session gave us in-depth knowledge about starting a business and the impact each function has on the success of it.

Alok Singh talks about cloud computing
Mr Alok Singh is the Chief executive Officer and Managing Director at Novatium Solutions Pvt ltd. His lecture focused on the various opportunities in the field of Information Technology and related emerging issues. He immediately struck a chord with the audience. He gave detailed insights on cloud computing. He told us about how the gadget world will simplify itself and most machines would depend on cloud. The various issues covered in the discussion were Decision Making, Emergence of new Business Models and people participating in masses. He shared his experiences as to how cloud had already made a small but significant inroads in our lives. Above all the session was intellectually enlightening.

The middle of induction program had a session with Mr Ramakrishnan, MARG properties, leading the students into the chasm of balance.The session was a discussion for following the essential way in balancing work and personal life often stressing on truth and visibility both in terms with work teams and with family teams.
The session also saw some brilliant splitting of prefixes and suffixes by Mr Ramakrishnan in the process of explaining the states that ought to be achieved if one were to focus on attaining balance in their lives.
The end of the session saw Mr Ramakrishnan giving out a meditation exercise complete, with a background soundtrack, which refreshed the students and pushed them into a promising mood for their time in CBS.

Pradipto Mohapatro, Chairman CBS

Pradipta Mohapatra, Chairman & Co-founder of Coaching Foundation India, addressed the students by kickstarting the session by comparing us with totems. Every individual’s characteristic can be related to an animal or a totem, wherein our potentials, self-analysis, intellectual personality were noticed. Through his experiences in mentoring an coaching CEOs he enriched us to know “where we are and where we want to go”. He also shared his high school memories which lead our way to perseverance. It was a knowledge-based interesting session which lasted to 120 minutes.

Thursday 16 August 2012


It was 11th of July 2012 when Mr.Satish Kumar, MD Henkel India shared with us his Success story through his failures.  Enriching and thought-provoking speech led the students to admire his career path. As a supporter of primary education to illiterate girl children, he had taken us through many facets of his life journey. His work experience states that he had created many market strategies for Brand developing which in turn lost as the competitors had grabbed his strategies before they implemented.
The discussion lead us into some forms of management including :
a)    The speed of decision making
b)    The difference in the culture of markets
c)     Effects of differences in the internal structure of the company.

Shekar Arora, Executive Director, HR Stratefy, Ashok Leyland


On 16th July we had the privilege of listening to Mr. Shekar Arora, Executive Director Hr strategy at Ashok Leyland.
Armed with a Post Graduate in Personnel Management with specialization in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Mr. Arora joined Ashok Leyland in 1981. He has had considerable exposure to international academics and practices with more than 30 years of executive experience spanning a spectrum of industries: textile, chemical, steel and automobile. He has been contributing in areas of enhancing capabilities at both the organizational and individual levels and has introduced best practices in the area of industrial relations. He was awarded scholarship by George Warren Brown School of Social work, Washington University.
He also attended an Advanced Program in HRM at University of California, USA in the year 1996.
The session was very interactive with Mr. Shekar jotting down views expressed by students which formed the crux of his session.
He gave us an insight on how the various functions (HR, Marketing, Finance, IT) work and what impact each function has on business and emphasized on the USP of various functions.
He gave us a very detailed explanation on how a (automobile) company is started and what are the various factors and contingencies that need to be taken into account to start and later expand it. This was a very enlightening experience for us, since it gave us a look into startups from a very experienced person.
In short his session gave us in-depth knowledge about starting a business and the impact each function has on the success of it.

Friday 27 July 2012

The middle of induction program had a session with Mr Ramakrishnan leading the students into the chasm of balance.The session was a discussion for following the essential way in balancing work and personal life often stressing on truth and visibility both in terms with work teams and family.
The session also saw some brilliant splitting of prefixes and suffixes by Mr Ramakrishnan in the process of explaining the states that ought to be achieved if one were to focus on attaining balance in their lives.
the session was also filled with some hilarious moments when Mr Ramakrishnan started expounding on his life .
The end of the session saw Mr Ramakrishnan giving out a meditation exercise complete, with a background soundtrack, which refreshed the students and pushed them into a promising mood for their time in CBS.
Mr Ramakrishnan's credentials can be found here.

Wednesday 6 June 2012

CBS Cricket league


CPL (CBS Premiere League), one of the many extra curricular activities, recently organised by the enterprising batch 6 of CBS, proved to be a dabangg.  On an early summer morning, the enthusiastic students of CBS geared up for a competitive cricket match supported by the dynamic crowd present to cheer them.What makes cricket exciting for CBS students is the uncertainty involved in the game and  as usual brain up heaved the brawn ..The strategic experiments of the students were not on paper this time but on the cricket field.
























Outbound Programme @ Green Coconut

The outbound programme was filled  with fun and a lot of learning. The Ice breaking session helped the  winter batch students to get along and know each other well. Each and every activity was aimed at team building and leadership skills.

All set to leave


The first activity seems to be a piece of cake for Sunandini, who leads

Relaxing by the poolside

Now, this one's easy

Ready for action

Developing a strategy to move the three big bamboo poles
Malleshwar got too tired of watching people work
Testing

Change of plans

Now we all know what it means to struggle as a team




A twist




Chinna boldly leads others


Heated discussions challenging each other's ideologies

The ring struggles to pass

The pool helped to beat the heat

ouch...

Tuesday 5 June 2012

Sam Moorthy delivers lecture at CBS

Sam Moorthy is a marketing and communications professional with more than 21 years of experience in working with leading FMCG markets. The lecture is about the consumer behavior of consumers in Central and Eastern Europe. He described in detail about the social and cultural aspects of Central and Eastern Europe and compared the market with Indian market. He spoke about the strategies followed by various FMCG multinationals to capture these markets. It is impolite to call someone after six on a Friday evening and the boss would regret if he did it and that is Czech Republic to you” is a statement which Mr Sam Moorthy made enlightening us with a new perspective on a country which is a part of Central Europe. The nuance in the statements can be conferred to the conservativeness of Czech culture and is very much common to the Indian culture. Mr. Sam Moorthy discussed the Czech culture through their films, literature, sports, food preferences, buying patterns and their nationalistic sentiments by connecting them with the Indian consumers.

The velvet divorce which is the diplomatic dissolution of czecho-slovakia and its post effects is similar to India-Pakistan partition. The economic dropdown of Czech and its uprise is very similar to our country. The families dine together, watch TV together and go out on family outings unlike the other European nations and American. They enter the homes sans footwear. Over a period of time we were wondering as to how this data could be useful to a bunch of marketing students sitting in Chennai. After a lot of head banging, we had our lower jaws hit the floor having discovered the hidden intention behind a presentation which was a perfect marketing dispenser of ideas, yet did not contain a word directly related to marketing. The idea across the table was that Indian corporatist could use Czech’s market research for their products instead of flooding money on their research.

There could be a diplomatic exchange of market Business Intelligence benefiting both countries from an industry perspective. Mr Sam Moorthy’s Knowledge sharing had an unadulterated fashion to it by not forcing any opinions on the students but making them to think from their own dimensions making them futuristic thinkers.

International Management students in Dubai for Internship, April 2012


An internship in Dubai - One of the world's most renowned business hubs was a dream come true to the students of International Business Management at Chennai Business School. As they set out seizing this wonderful opportunity, these young inquisitive minds have spent this stint in an attempt to understand the various kinds of business models as global players as well as their scope in such a competitive environment. Their main objective of their internship is to understand the scope of doing business in Dubai. They studied various industries like banking, Automobiles, Cosmetics, telecom, tourism and hospitality.

They visited various banks like Emirates NBD, First Gulf Bank and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to understand the accounting practices and the various policies and regulations adopted by the government. They also observed the consumer behavior by interacting with customers of Dubai origin and also foreign.
The tourism and hospitality industry in Dubai is flourishing. The hotel occupancy rates in Dubai are much more than other Emirate provinces. The students visited a few hotels to understand the various services provided to the customers and to understand their level of satisfaction. Customers generally do not compromise on the service they are offered. The hotels try hard to replicate the services provided by their competitors to stay ahead in business.

With respect to Automobiles, there are no manufacturing units in Dubai. Many Automobile companies like Toyota, BMW, Mercedes and Nissan are importing their products and accessories into Dubai. As Dubai is an international hub, the cars are exported to other countries from Dubai.

Indian Brands in Dubai struggle to compete with the International brands. The students met various industry experts like Mr Shailendra Malhotra of Himalaya to understand the performance of Himalaya in Dubai market, Mr Sampath, an independent consultant gave them details on the fundamentals of doing business in Dubai, Mr. Manoj who spoke on the fitness industry in Dubai and Mr Chandy Koshy explained about banking and financial industry in Dubai.

Monday 2 April 2012

CHENNAI BUSINESS SCHOOL - ALUMNI MEET








AT HOTEL SAVERA ON 17/03/2012

Wednesday 8 February 2012



Welcome to Chennai Business School

Chennai Business School (CBS) is an institution dedicated to creating ‘industry-ready’ managerial talent. CBS offers training in India’s exponentially growing verticals – Information Technology, Retail, Finance and Financial Services and International Management.  CBS also offers focused learning in strategic areas of management – Human Resources and Marketing & Communications.
One of the first management institutions to be established and run by professionals from the industry, CBS started in 2006, offers Programs that are supported by contemporary infrastructure, industry-orientation, latest teaching methodologies and high-profile faculty, both from academia and industry. 
Professionals are professors
The teaching fraternity at CBS is strongly oriented towards industry needs. Indeed there is a high degree of hands-on involvement by senior industry professionals who have won their spurs the hard way.
Industry approval
CBS placement record certainly underscores the welcome acceptance of its one year management qualification. CBS has also been entrusted with training students who have been identified for employment by corporates.
Unique course structure
Being industry focused, the curriculum embraces sound management theory and real life, real time management issues in the business world. The intensive 1,100 hour course is intended to provide a challenge to the students.
Executive education
CBS has designed an executive Education Program with a view to help corporates empower their managers with enhanced managerial skills. This initiative has been kicked off with a specialized program for Sutherland Global Services.

Tuesday 7 February 2012


LIFE @ CBS - A STUDENTS VIEW

Writing a hypothesis, spitting Management jargons, battling monster numbers, pie charts and cracking tests is circumscribed maybe to the other B- schools but not here at CBS.
At CBS, business is learnt in a simple fashion , students do not shy away to learn business from a street hawker or a Business Giant .Conversations connecting Industrial lectures and the text  books is brain stormed ,debated and understood in a Industrial perspective in its truest sense.
“Learning for the real world” is not just a motto which hangs on the walls of CBS but is evident from the results and rave feedback the industry gives about us, “The students”.
We do not just go about flipping bulky profitable balance sheets but strive to have a thorough overall understanding of consumer psychology, changing economic trends, organizational behavior, current events and its influence on Business. CBS helps to blend vital traits essential for a business man / woman.
The Dwarf strength in CBS has won accolades in many a competitions and re -lives the lines “Great things come in small packages”, which is the core mantra of the management for selecting a small unique bunch of individuals who sync well with the twelve months PGPM program .The floating IIM’S, IIT’S, PHD’S form the faculty team passing on their cocooned knowledge to the students who indeed successfully carry on the tradition of learning, teaching and applying knowledge and wisdom out there in the Industrial level.

-By PARAMESHWAR.
Marketing varsity, Batch 2011-12.

Monday 6 February 2012


Friday, December 17, 2010


Out-bound training


One bright and early Tuesday morning, all of us- the students of CBS, dressed in casuals, shoes and sunglasses sat in a big yellow bus, slightly bewildered and extremely excited about the 2 day out-bound training programme that we were going to attend. Out-bound training programme- that is all was said to us. We were not allowed to probe further to retain the element of surprise. But we were promised that we would have fun. And boy, did we have fun!
We went to the Green Coconut Resort in ECR and were welcomed by the Seiger Training Consultants. After a good breakfast, we had the welcoming session with interesting games. We were told that each activity we do, both indoor and outdoor, will teach us some management lesson. We were intrigued and anxious to get started!
We underwent two days of rigorous activities as a means to improve our organizational skills. Activities, both indoor and outdoor, were aimed at enhancing skills like team work, endurance, strategy formation, trust etc. We enjoyed performing these activities, some of which included falling from a height trusting your team members to catch you, obstacle courses, making the longest human chain, balancing etc. We also played interesting indoor games like treasure hunt which taught us strategy, trust and team work. The highlight of the programme was when all of us took turns to walk on flaming fire and came out not only unscathed but also with great confidence that we can achieve anything.
We returned after a final round of music and dancing, bringing back with us memories, achievements, new skills and plenty of new learning!
Contributed by Chandni M- HR Varsity (V Batch 2010-11)

Saturday 4 February 2012








Mr. Mohan Menon, Director, Chennai Business School speaks on "The CBS model".



Mr P.K.M, as he is fondly called is one of the governing Council members of Chennai Business School. He is a former President and CEO of Technology Business Sector, RPG.

WHY CBS?

Unique course structure

Being industry focused, the curriculum embraces sound management theory and real life, real time management issues in the business world. The intensive 1,100 hour course is intended to provide a challenge to the students.
Professionals are professorsThe teaching fraternity at CBS is strongly oriented towards industry needs. Indeed there is a high degree of hands-on involvement by senior industry professionals who have won their spurs the hard way.
Industry approval is the CBS placement record certainly underscores the welcome acceptance of its one year management qualification. CBS has also been entrusted with training students who have been identified for employment by corporates.

THE LEADERSHIP DILEMMA

With a view to providing deep insights to resolve the ‘ Leadership Dilemma", Chennai Business School had organized a 1-day conference on Monday 28thNovember, 2011. The conference had eminent speakers from large companies- speakers who have dealt with or are dealing with such issues and who are open to sharing their experiences with the professional community at large. The following are the quotes by the speakers:

"Volatality and unpredictability are big challenges in the market today. Organisations need to be constantly jumping up and changing, rather than having a smooth curve"- Mr R Seshasayee, Executive Vice Chairman, Ashok leyland Ltd


"One must create leadership for the future not the past. It is important for the leader to engineer changes for the future and connect with the future"- Mr S Mahalingam, executive Director & Chief Financial Officer, Tata Consultancy Services.


"People don’t leave the organization, people leave their immediate manager"- Mr Aquil Busrai, Chief Executive, Aquil Busrai Consulting.


"A high potential person is one who inherently has the capability to pull learning’s of any situations that they are thrown in"- Mr R Shantaram, Co-founder and Director- Kelsa management Solutions (P) Ltd


"A lot of leadership to me is about what you learn, what you absorb?, it's a lot about understanding what are people doing right?, it's a lot about thinking how do I want to be treated? and therefore how should I treat my people?"- Mr Sudhir Rao, COO and Deputy MD- Renault India.