Prajakta Dhone
New beginnings have always terrified me personally, it’s like playing a new-gen video game with just one difference – that you are one of the characters. Entering VESIM with pocket full of dreams, aspirations but lacking confidence at the same time, my journey began.
Stepping out in those torn jeans and baggy tops from my graduation college suddenly these formal attires looked more captivating to me, they created personality. Down the line one thing was clear in my mind that I need a knowledgeable worker perspective, as Peter Drucker put it, “In knowledge work the task is not given, it has to be determined.” It is as critical as it sounds and as meaningful as you read.
The greatest impact that a college leaves on the students is regarding conflating theoretical and practical knowledge. I must say VESIM is a college of its word, on the first day of semester 1 our theoretical apprehension was boosted by a practical assignment of Sell-on activity. The amount of exposure, innovation, growth and building of a philanthropic attitude happened due to this activity was surely a kick start. To mention the outstanding outbound training session which made me believe in the concept of strong roots, is definitely going to help me in many more successful tasks.
Listening is a powerful thing gifted to us to acquire knowledge to the fullest. Listening to the experienced, the entrepreneur and their start-up journeys enlightens and inspires a person a lot, gives us vision and provokes the inner-self to set a goal in life. It has just been 3 weeks in VESIM and I’ve been addressed by some spectacular personalities and got to know their inspirational journey of commitment, diligence and sacrifice.
I would like to mention a quote of Lord Krishna, “it is better to cultivate knowledge, because by knowledge we can understand the real motives behind those rituals” written in the book “Discover the Arjuna in you” by our Director Mr Satish Modh. He has mentioned 18-steps for self awareness using the Lord Krishna and Arjuna concept making sure that the reader will get truly inspired.
One thing that I’m surely proud of is the motivation that is boosted in me by our extraordinary teachers. Every morning when the alarm rings, I know that today I’ve to do something, something worth getting up. This is the kind of impulsion that is filled in me that hard work is the key to success and time is all we have got. Keeping my priorities in order is really helping me building confidence, fighting stage jittery, overcoming my weaknesses and growing my overall personality and temperament.
Talking about personality growth- enhancing our interest, persona and building strong communication skills we have some great opportunities lined up. We have got various “cells” running naming a few- Business Incubation cell, Branding cell, Corporate Social Responsibility cell, Student Welfare cell, Women Development cell, Alumni cell, etc.
Trust me when I say this but each and every cell has its own importance and an opportunity to face various challenges. In short, tremendous scope of overall growth begins here itself.
Nothing is complete without handful of friends but in this case I don’t have a handful instead the entire batch is my friend. This college is teaching us the importance of networking and communication in a manager’s life.
My journey as a management professional will not begin when I get placed; it began the day I entered in this college, VESIM.
The caveat is that there are inherent risks that come along with the digitization of society, and cybercriminals know it. Now that the IoT has grown and the world is becoming increasingly wireless, we’ve finally reached the point where even small businesses and private citizens are falling victim to data breaches and cyberattacks.
The problem is that as sophisticated as technology and IT security get, malicious actors, are always one step ahead. Organizations are struggling to keep up and adapt to such a harsh digital landscape, while simultaneously recognizing that there’s no doing business outside of the said landscape. This presents a catch-22 that becomes more visible within IT security every day.
Fortunately, the same advanced analytics and machine learning are presenting new opportunities in security fields. These much-needed innovations are bringing a modicum of certainty back to a nebulous arena and proving to be effective instruments.
