The Smiling Assasin's Smirk

What is that they teach in IIM that no other Insti don't???What is so special or different in IIM Guy from that of other Insti Product???Books are same ( Kotler! ) , Infrastucture is same ( EBSCO, CMIE, Google ) , Pedagogy is same ( Case studies ) , Student are same ( No one was born to be in IIM... No arguments on this plz )...... So lets find out...I am in 4th Trim at IBA Bangalore. I hav had chances to hav very good Faculty ( May be this is the focus of my writing ). People from IIM background and from other background hav taught us. Some are real experts and hav hands on experience. But the striking difference is visible.

1. Clarity of thought
2. Ability to communicate and Convince
3. Reasoning
4. Common sense

I will explain this by a simple situation that any average MBA has faced or faces in his life, both while being in Insti or Corporate. And that is Presentation.Regular Faculty's ( RF ) are more impressed by quantity of slides whereas Faculty with IIM Background ( IF) are impressed by quality of slides. IF teaches from slides that have maximum bullet points and RF tries to put whole of India instead. While taking presentation from students IF wants maximum 10 where as RF want minimum 10. IF hate animation but RF loves animation. IF want data and source whereas RF dont care data or its source. IF want its implication wheras RF are clueless.Before any presentation IF makes sure Objective i.e why the presentation is being done is understood by all. (Why??? is knowledge) They always hav a sequence to follow and at the start they makes all understand the Logical flow of preentation. But RF dont start with objective rather start with Definition.IF never limit the scope of discussion on any topic to one particular view, they discuss the pros and cons of every view. But RF hav a particular view and want students to understand that only.The presentations of IF forms a Logical steps but RF just pulls one from here and other from here and leaves all searching in despair.Most of IF are not fancy speakers but simple speakers. ( Remember Karan Johar's candyfloss drama to Vishal Bhardwaj's simple story telling ). They hardly use jargons but RF use plenty of Jargons. Everything IF say has a 'Why' attached to it. If u ever speak in front of IF they expect u to tell simple things not jargons and expect u to understand the concepts. If u ever do tell jargons they say it is Good English!!!Every point that IF say has a Reasoning behind it. But RF say it on the fly. And RF beat around the bush rather than cutting to the chase. RF never tell u the reason behind what they say but expect u to buy the argument bcoz they say it. They simply forget what Don carolene did say in The God father, "I will make an offer which he cant deny"...The arguments IF makes doesnt involve any rocket science to understand. Be in any subject they prove the argument by simple commomsense but RF put their argument in so complicated way that it loses its objective midway. Mind you 'Common sense is the most uncommon thing in this world'...Most RF concentrates on anything that is all too visible but IF concentrates on what is not meeting the eye. Any point that IF makes is loaded with data and sources of those data and their implications.In a nutshell it can be told IFs are logical, they hav clarity of thought, common sense but RFs are complicated and clarity is missing in them. All this gives me an impression that the culture in IIM has an indeliable impact on them having that mentality. And its no wonder that they are always sure what they want and are so good in communicating and convincing others. As they say communication is not speaking good english but making a point in simple language and supporting with logic.IF never waste a single minute in class, everything that they do must add value because they understand the value of time but RF are pretty easy with time. They are Ok with how u come to class but u better come prepared. Rf want u to come like executives but no matter even if u come blank to class.Thats my observations of Faculty with IIM background over Regular Faculty, and we can extend the same observations to Guys with IIM background and compare with Non-IIM guys.Friends if u hav any observations on this topic please chip in with ur own view.

Thats it for now,

# posted by Biswa Prakash Nayak @ 6:59 AM