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Higher Education: Answer to Quarter-life crisis

A New Conversation about Self

Anil Sachdev

How do I know if I need higher education at this stage of my career?

Identify your purpose

Connecting with people, enabling people

Human Resources

Influencing others, enjoy different ways of communicating

Marketing

Organizing resources, getting things done

Operations

Raising resources, dealing with numbers

Finance

Risk taking, innovation and passion

Entrepreneurship

Life and Career Goals

Reflect and find your words

• Caliper Profile (developed by a Princeton based organization) is a psychometric tool used by over 28,000 companies worldwide to identify the strengths of individual’s

• Creates a psychometric profile of individuals on 6 core leadership competencies:1. Leadership 2. Problem solving/decision making 3. Influencing 4. Interpersonal 5. Service/Consulting 6. Time management/Personal organization

Measure your Potential-You may need a Tool

• It helps us to build strong VALUES and CHARACTER

• It makes us develop not just IQ but also EQ, Creativity and the Spiritual dimension

• It helps each student to know themselves better and choose a life and career path that leverages their strengths and develops their capacity to live a purposeful life

Why holistic education is critical?

How can higher education help me in building a career of my choice?

• Career determines the way we spend 60% of our lives

• If the way we spend time at work nourishes us, we return home happy and spread positive energy in our families and communities

• Life Planning is a prerequisite for career planning

What is a career?

Reference: Adapted from a University resource from the Internet

• Know myself better– My interest, my natural talent– My learning agenda

• Develop global perspective on new careers and opportunities

• Help me to form virtuous networks• Mentoring & Coaching to make informed choices• Generate opportunities of a diverse kind

How will higher education help?

If higher education is the answer, then what kind of education?

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• Nurture Character:Through the practice of our values through rituals and symbols (like Morning Circle, Himalayan Retreats, Appreciative Inquiry, working on Social Innovation, Yoga, Simulation through theatre)

• Build Competence By focusing on whole systems thinking, a fresh and future ready curriculum, teaching methods and spaces that deploy multiple intelligences and one to one mentoring by seasoned leaders and live projects

• Generate Enthusiasm By enabling people to define their purpose, identify their gifts and learn to leverage their strengths towards their calling

The Pillars of Inspired Leadership

Sustainability

Diversity

Compassion

Ethics

Mindful-ness

Inspired Leadership

• Participant centric learning through action learning projects

• Personalized learning through an “Individual Learning Plan” based on inputs from Caliper Assessment, Development Center and Mentorship program

• Student Assessment based on pre-defined learning outcomes: Role Model, Accomplished, Competent, Beginner, Novice

• Working with an NGO as part of the Social Innovation Program (SIP)

An education which focuses on applied learning, personalized learning, accelerated learning and shared learning

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How to select a ‘good’ institution and how to define ‘good’?

Seek answers to the following questions

Does the institution provide a curriculum which is designed to quickly and thoroughly prepare you for a career in a global business environment?

Does the institution provide distinguished faculty who have taught and consulted across the world?

Do they have deep industry association, so that you get the best industry exposure?

How do they focus on your individual learning needs? Do they give personalized attention?

Is the institute capable of providing leadership training? How do they coach you to become a leader & not just a manager?

Do they attract the right kind of talent so that you have an able peer group to learn from?

What’s the first step and how do I take it?

• Once you realize that you have a “purpose/cause” that you deeply care about, begin the journey of developing yourself

• What kind of learning strategy would enable my development?

• Which are the sources of this learning?• How can I get meaningful information to act on

the answers of these questions?

First Step

• What will matter after 10 years?o Generating Ideas o Influencing Peopleo Getting best out of the peopleo Earning effective Return on Investment (ROI)

What actually matters?

• Irrespective of how you start, it’s abouto Enjoying & learning various aspects of business o Making a difference to the organization, society and

nation

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