5 January 2012

Management lessons to learn from Anna Hazare's village


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Bansi Mehta
A set of 'uncertified' managers in Ralegan Siddhi, social activitist Anna Hazare's hometown, have been giving management lessons to many B-school students and corporate employees over the years. Read on to find out how they are doing it.
Ralegan Siddhi, better known as Anna Hazare's hometown, has been for the past one decade frequented by thousands of students to learn about its development activities.
PaGaLGuY visited the village in search of these 'uncertified' managers who have been giving management lessons to many b-school students and corporate employees.
A role model
Dinesh Patil, former Principal of National Training Centre for Watershed Management (NTCWM), Ralegan Siddhi said, "Our village is a perfect example for management students to learn principles that can be applied in their course."
He further said that for the last three years he has been accompanying management students from various states to guide them about the development in the village.
"Students from the National Institute of Rural Management (NIRM), Hyderabad have been visiting the village for many years," he said. He went on to say that the village provided them with live examples about watershed management, diary management, study on co-operative banks and self-help groups, etc.
Nirja Matto, Chairperson, Center for Development of Corporate Citizenship (DOCC), SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai said, "We have been sending our students to Ralegan Siddhi to learn how adversity can be turned into an opportunity. The village indeed is an example of how innovation can take place at the grass-root level and can be turned around for larger good."
She also said that it was ironical that non-certified managers (villagers) guide students about leadership and problem solutions.


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