JIMS, Rohini, Delhi organized a full day MDP on ‘Developing Professionals for Leadership Roles’ for the Senior Managers, Punjab & Sind Bank at NIBSCOM, Noida on 20th May’2019. The resource persons for the MDP were Dr. Pratima Daipuria, Professor and Dean, PGDM Program, JIMS Rohini and Dr. Neelam Dhall, Professor JIMS Rohini
The event began with a welcome address by Mr. Mohar Singh, Training Coordinator, NIBSCOM followed by first session by Dr. Neelam Dhall, wherein the prevalent styles of leadership were discussed through an interactive session. The session proceeded with Transactional Analysis for effective leadership and insights on Self- Awareness through Johari window. During the session, self-assessment tests were conducted which not only helped the participants recognize their dominant style of leadership but also made them familiar with diverse aspects of their persona.
Dr Pratima Daipuria led the second session with an intense discussion on Role of emotional intelligence in shaping leadership roles. The participants were intrigued by their EI scores and the strategies to be adopted to excel in various facets of EI. The session was very engaging and saw enthusiastic participation by the managers.
Dr. Neelam Dhall conducted the third session through a team activity wherein various teams were created and were given a task to accomplish within a scheduled time limit. Some of the lessons taught through the activity included: ‘team functioning’, ‘role of a leader’, ‘coordination amongst team members’, ‘effective communication’ and ‘quality’ management’. Participants thoroughly enjoyed the session as they appeared totally thrilled all through the activity.
In the fourth session, Dr. Pratima discussed the various personality traits through an online self-administered 16 personality factors. The discussion led to applicability of the personality types in understanding team players and moulding behaviours accordingly.
The programme concluded with vote of thanks and a group photograph. It was a great learning experience for Senior Managers, Punjab & Sind Bank, who were delighted and were in all praise for the valuable learnings they had gained throughout the day. Overall, the participants gave an outstanding feedback about the programme.