Great Laker Swati Agarwal from PGPM Class of 2018 blogs on finding peace, happiness from the Heartfulness session, one of the many advantages of being at Great Lakes, that took place at campus a few months ago.  Amongst the ones to vehemently debate that happiness is not, and should be, the moral goal of life,…

Great Laker Suhas Krishnamoorthy from PGPM Class of 2018 blogs on the unique Great Lakes identity that makes it special and valuable for the student community.   A fact that every Great Laker would agree to is, Great Lakes is a B-school which amalgamates the culture of a corporate and the culture of a family. This…

It’s all around us. The buzzwords of technology. The elite bunch of myriad technical standards often confuses us, much as a tough early-morning newspaper crossword puzzle does! Using technology has become an indispensable way of catering to the umpteen real-life challenges that are thrown at us. Data Analytics or Business Analytics is the most used (or overused?) buzzword for that…

Overview In today’s competitive environment, businesses must effectively allocate workforce to achieve success. This requirement has radically changed the role of HR managers from functional to transformational. In addition to hiring right talent, HR manager is expected to perform roles of a brand builder, a communicator, a motivator, a collaborator and more importantly an analyst….

With advancement in technology and increasing competitive dynamics, it’s imperative that organizations seek ways to improve their growth and innovation capabilities. Companies leverage enormous amount of data to gain insights into the future, identify potential risks, and understand strengths and weaknesses, thereby, make effective business-decisions. Analysis of these data using sophisticated analytical tools can uncover…

Great Laker Bhavesh Shrivastav from PGPM Class of 2018 shares his learning experience from one of his classes that gives an interesting perspective towards one’s attitude in life and career. I am in the middle of my MBA and by now I am well conversant with the life and order of MBA. One of the…

In this blog, Great Laker Sayan Gupta from PGPM Class of 2018 shares tips on how to bell the CAT (Common Admission Test) that is slated to take place on 26th November 2017.  With 40 days to go for CAT 2017, I would like to add some valuable tips on how to bell the cat…

  During the month of July, we had the honor of hosting Mr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group & Shriram Group, as the Chief Guest for our Annual Convocation. Before the convocation day, the current batch students were privileged to have a one-hour guest lecture session with this magnificent business leader who shared his journey, success, failure…

We do eat, we do travel and we do have life events but more importantly, we post in social media. Whether we actually live those in reality or not, we seldom fail to update it as a status. Likes, comments, and shares, what more and what naught? We supply our words, thoughts, and sentiments. As…

Great Laker Suhas Krishnamoorthy from PGPM Class of 2018 writes about the Great Lakes Advantage by sharing some of the key non-academic takeaways while pursuing MBA program at Great Lakes, Chennai.  Life at B-school is never a cake walk. You need to strive hard to excel in every task you do. You’ll be bombarded with multiple…