IILM Notes 18th June 2020

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Thursday 18th June ‘20

The number of people getting infected with Covid19 in India is increasing. As we step out of the lockdown, and as the economy and society reopens, let us be careful, stay positive and reach out to those in need to make the world a stronger and better place.

Economy

India’s economy kicked off 2020 with its weakest quarter in at least eight years. But the biggest drop is yet to come. Read what Jill Disis and Swati Gupta of CNN Business have to say. The worst is yet to come for India’s slowing economy

Health

World Economic Forum says that resilience, support for mental health and wellbeing must now be encoded in our systems. Read about interventions to boost our long-term wellbeing. A mental health crisis is brewing

As the world begins to reopen and social distancing rules are relaxed, how do we decide what is safe to do and what isn’t? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta speaks to experts about quarantine fatigue and how we should move forward with our daily lives. Quarantine Fatigue

Management

How might we create trust and psychological safety in teams when some of the assumptions of being and working together are challenged? Read how Design Thinking, or Human-centered Design, can help us do that. What design thinking can teach us about teamwork in a world on pause

Happiness isn’t all about feeling positive. It’s an aggregate of nuanced, discrete emotions. During this time, they may simply be calmness and lack of anxiety. Here’s an article from London Business School about simple ideas to increase your well-being. Three ways to be happier…even in the middle of a pandemic

Higher Education

COVID-19 has closed the world’s schools but developing country governments have mobilized quickly. They have launched and delivered remote learning initiatives on an unprecedented scale, delivering educational content through radio and television networks, training teachers, and providing guidance to parents. World Economic Forum talks about 3 ways to transform education spending in our response to COVID -19

This inspiring piece called ‘What You Can Learn From a Dreamer in Arizona’ from the New York Times opinion section is a student’s advice on handling uncertainty and fighting for a better life where he says “What you are is a treasure of potential: It has never been about the circumstances that you are born in, but the opportunities you make for yourself”. What you can learn from a dreamer

From IILM

Why do young students aspire to be part of a Top B-School? Saurav Sanyal, Professor of Marketing at IILM Greater Noida, writes about the aspirations and enthusiasm that the bright young students bring to IILM and how IILM gives shape to these dreams, getting them ready for their next leap. How to get your dream job?

Dr Oly Mishra, Assistant Professor of Marketing at IILM Lodhi Road, writes about how in the current scenario, an effective teaching tool for the business management students is Case-based teaching to help students understand how to solve a real-world problem with the application of concepts that students have learnt in class. Business Case Studies – An Effective Teaching Tool

In the End…

Former US President Barak Obama, in his commencement address to the Class of 2020, encourages students to find a new path with his message, “Be alive to one another’s struggles. Stand up for one another’s rights. Leave behind all the old ways of thinking …set the world on a different path.” President Obama’s Message to the Class of 2020

Krishna is an incredible song that spreads the message of peace and harmony. It talks about the social tensions that exist around us and asks the Lord to come back in any form to ‘build a better world – a world that’s for children, a world that’s for everyone”. This song was sung by Hariharan and Leslie Lewis back in the 90’s, and the prayer is as meaningful even today. Krishna by the Colonial Cousins

Thank you for reading! Stay positive, stay happy! We’ll see you next week.

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