Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The system overhaul

I often wonder, why I still remember some of my nursery rhymes but not the teachers who taught them. Perhaps, the rhymes are so deeply entrenched in my system that forgetting them is out of question. Also, I must confess the delivery of those rhymes in my early formative years was innately creative to keep me engrossed. Remembering a particular teacher has a lot to do with remembering things associated with him or her.

One barely remembers 100 per cent of what one was taught in school. And of all that one remembers, pedagogy and teaching methods have a significant role in effective recall.

Recently, a report about teacher education in Scotland laid emphasis on grooming teachers for future. The findings from international research on teaching and educational leadership highlighted a number of key features of good teachers. It demands teachers to be reflective, creative, committed to profession and development of each child, passionate about learning, enthusiastic about their subject and keen on participating in their own personal learning and development. Click here to Read more IIPM article at IIPM


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Finding your way to light

Laxmikanth Venkatraman has been a part of the IT industry since 1982. His experience spans software product development and support, marketing of IT products and services, business process outsourcing, human resources and systems administration. His expertise lies in development of offshore delivery models and he has been instrumental in setting up offshore delivery centres for MNCs like Intergraph Corporation, D. E. Shaw & Co., ADP and Broadridge. Mr. Venkatraman is a member of the Chartered Securities Investment Institute’s India committee; chairman, AMCHAM Hyderabad chapter; and a member of the advisory board of the ICFAI.

Q. From physics to management, how did it all come along? Also, what was your career idea when you were in school?
A. I really never had any career idea or goal as such. I have always been an avid cricket fan and used to spend my time playing the game. After completing my post graduation, my father suggested that I do a course in computers, as it was the ‘in thing’ then. Eventually I became a trainer in a computer coaching centre. This is how the journey started that brought me where I am today.

Q. Please throw some light on your journey to becoming the MD of Broadridge Financial Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
A. In many ways, I would say my journey was probably one of the earliest in software industry in India and pioneering in the ecosystem around it. When I look back, I can see that there were a lot of things that we introduced in those days which are still prevalent. For example, knowledge management, innovative HR practices were some of the practices which we introduced in our organisation, and associates wholeheartedly accepted them. These ultimately translated into becoming the best practices of the organisation. All this was possible may be because we were young, enthusiastic and wanted to do a lot of new things. Click here to read more...

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