IIMA to follow a three-pronged approach:Connect,Nurture,Grow

Ahmedabad, 6 June, 2014

Prof. Ashish Nanda, Director, IIMA interacted with media persons today at IIMA’s Louis Kahn Campus jointly with the top management at the Institute comprising the three Deans – Prof. Ajay Pandey, Dean, Programmes, Prof. G Raghuram, Dean, Faculty, and Prof. Arvind Sahay, Dean, Alumni and External Relations, Prof Sebastian Morris who is a member of the Executive Education Committee at IIMA and Cdr. Manoj Bhatt, Chief Administrative Officer also interacted with the media.

Acknowledging that the future holds tremendous promise for the Institute, Prof Ashish Nanda affirmed the vision at the Institute: to educate leaders of enterprises, who make a difference to their organizations and to the world around them. He expressed that, in the Institute’s endeavor, to move forward, it draws upon reserves of goodwill among the diaspora of its alumni, its reputation among recruiters and potential students, and the commitment of the faculty and staff of the Institute. “To realize our vision, the Institute is following a three-pronged approach: Connect, Nurture, and Grow.”

“The Institute aims to CONNECT proactively with the worlds of practice and policy, with academic work nationally and globally, with our alumni, and with the local community. We wish to NURTURE a high performance work environment by emphasizing and supporting a climate of autonomy, stretch, and team work. We aim to GROW, but in a thoughtful and strategic manner, so as to have an impact commensurate with our ambitions, while ensuring that we maintain and upgrade the quality of our people and our experience.”

“These three strategic priorities – connect, nurture, and grow – therefore, are at the core of our effort to be a premier global institute of management that educates leaders of enterprises.”