Dr. Prakash C. G., Senior Faculty, VESIM Business School.
Mobile : 9819801012
Email id : cgprakash2012@gmail.com
First of all, thank you for
giving me this opportunity to introduce myself.
My name is Dr. Prakash C.G.,
and I have had a long and distinguished career in the industry for about three
decades.
I have held leadership positions in reputed
companies like Godrej and Boyce, TATA Steel, Tata InfoTech, Tata Consultancy
Services, and Accenture, in addition to successful stints abroad.
I have been teaching Operations
Research , Business Statistics , Project Management , Operations
Analytics and Research methodology
for post graduate students of
management since the last eight years..
My passion is in the field of
education, and I find my calling in motivating young people to excel at work
and in life.
I live in Mumbai with my wife
(Dr. Jayalakshmi T.K., Senior Consultant, Pulmonology, Apollo Hospitals,
Seawoods, Nerul) and my two sons.
Educational
background
I completed my graduation in
mechanical engineering (first class) and then my post-graduation in Operations (first class) from Mumbai University in the year 1987.
I completed a postgraduate
certificate programme from XLRI with distinction in 2014 and followed it up
with a diploma with distinction from
TISS in Youth development and Social Science. I was a Topper and also won the Best Student award at
TISS.
I cleared the PET entrance exam and got selected
on merit for my PhD at the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of
Management Studies (JBIMS ). I undertook and pursued randomised experimental
research in the area of talent supply chain management under the guidance of
Dr. Kavita Laghate and successfully completed my PhD in May 2022.
Career from corporate to academia
1987-1992: Purchase
Executive, Godrej and Boyce: Supply Chain Management
1992–1995: Materials Manager,
Special Steels: Production and Logistics Management
1995-1996: Procurement
Consultant, Eastern Pacific Co.: Overseas Procurement
1996-2000: Corporate Manager,
Princeton Software: ISO, CMM, and ERP Consultancy
2000-2002: Associate Vice
President, GTL, IT Project Management, Software
Assessment and CMM
implementation
2002-2005: Assistant General
Manager, TCS: Project Management and Information
Security
2005-2015: Head, India
Delivery Centre: Accenture: Entry Level Capability, Project
Management, Software Quality,
and ERP
2015 onwards: full- Full time
senior faculty at VESIM Business School teaching MMS and PGDM students the
following subjects: Business Statistics, Operations Research, Operations
Analytics, Research Methodology, and Project Management
Teaching methods
I have a deep-seated passion
for the teaching-learning process and hence moved to academia in 2015 after a
successful stint in industry.
I am very student-centric in
my approach to teaching a subject. I strive to create a conducive environment
in the classroom that will help trigger the thinking process among students and
encourage them to dwell deep into the subject by asking relevant questions.
I am keen that my students
develop a love for the subject, and I believe that can only happen when I can
successfully drive out their fear of failure in the exam.
Learning should be fun, not
marred by fear. I try to achieve this objective by assuring every student of a
"pass" mark in the exam. Once the student is assured of a pass mark
in the exam, the fear of failure is gone, and they become more interested,
involved, and receptive to the teaching-learning process.
I draw upon the real-life
examples that I have gained in my three decades of corporate work experience to
complement the theoretical concepts taught in the classroom. The pedagogy that
I adopt in a classroom is highly focused on activity-based learning. I make my
students indulge in various individual and group activities and also encourage
the use of charts to present their ideas and solutions. I try to simulate
situations in the classroom that resemble the corporate world and whose
learning outcome is beneficial for the student in their corporate career.
I have written books on
Project Management, Managerial Effectiveness, Design Thinking and Research to
help my students understand the technical aspects and further appreciate the
life skills that would enable them to reach out and connect with the outer world.
I have received several
letters of appreciation from my students for my effective and compassionate
teaching style and methods, which mean a lot to me.
Life lessons
for a successful career and life
I am no
authority to give any advice to anybody, but I can definitely share the lessons
that I have learned in my life:
- To live a life of reason, of proportion, and devoid of any pretensions
- Be in the "present" at all times and also be "acutely aware" of your thoughts.
- Time is always in short supply, so learn to manage your time well.
- To weep is folly, and to smile is wisdom. Keep smiling, whatever your situation in life.
- Encourage and motivate people to do their best.
- Under promise and over deliver: be determined to make things happen.
- Do not imagine your sincerity at work, but work sincerely with your imagination.
- Be lavish and generous in your praise. Be aggressively good.
- Give: the greatest joy in life is in giving, loving, and sharing.
- So many things would have got done in this world if somebody really did not care who would get the credit for it.
Top ten influential books for life
The ten books that have had a big influence on my life
are the following :
- The Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People
by Steven Covey
- The Last
Lecture by Randy Pausch
- Goal by
Eliyahu Goldratt
- The
Meaning of Life by Viktor Frankl
- Small is
Beautiful by E.F. Schumacher
- Tuesdays
with Moorie by Mitch Albom
- The
Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
- My
Experiments with Truth by Mahatma
Gandhi
- How to Win
Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- How to
Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Recognition & achievements
I have won several awards,
including the Best ‘Train the Trainer’ award while working with Godrej and
Boyce and Accenture ACE awards, which include the ALCHEMIST and PATH FINDER
awards for innovation at work.
I was selected for the prestigious
CATALYST programme for high performers and future leaders at Accenture to
introduce the unique concept of industry-driven innovation and professional
excellence centres at college campuses.
Designed and developed the
Head Start Internship (HSIP) and Head Start Foundation programmes (HSFP) for
students, which later became the flagship initiatives for Accenture at
campuses.
The initiative helped
Accenture retain the Numero Uno brand position at campuses, significantly
reduce the training to project time of new joiners, mitigate infrastructural
constraints, and effect considerable cost savings running into several crores
of rupees.
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