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Being an entrepreneur is choice of a life time. Once an entrepreneur you will always think, solve and react as an entrepreneur. There are these few characteristics that every successful entrepreneur seems to share. Here is a list of few important characters that trait the ways of the best entrepreneurs around the word.

Believe in yourself

There is no such thing as inappropriate, strange or blasphemy when it comes down to market. Think off your own mind, believe your instinct and stand by them!

Plan everything

You can use the plan that you create both as map to take you from point A to Z and as a yardstick to measure your success.

It is all about your customer              

When you learn ways to keep them happy and satisfied then they gladly wish you the good fortunes to shower.

Turn every obstacle into an asset

Yes, that’s where your strength lies. This makes the room for you to get quirky and innovative. Use it wisely. 

Work your tails off

You want to prove a point? Then keep yourselves busy and engaged. Learn new things, update yourself on technology and be versatile.

Be a problem solver                    

For an entrepreneur there is no better game than problem solving. Trust your gut, it will always guide you well.

Keep that fire burning                              

Being passionate about what you do takes you a long way. Every successful entrepreneur loves his job, its difficulties, the challenges and the competition.

These few pointers are some of the common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. You in turn can find yourself sharing some of these or building a whole new string of set agenda of success. Your choices may vary but the one thing you need hold onto is your beliefs.

Being one among the crowd ain’t that much fun. Building your own crowd to revel in your handcrafted success is what a real entrepreneur would want.

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Empowerment of women in the workplace

Empowerment of women in the workplace means allowing womento have more control over their lives. It means giving them the freedom to make their own schedules, learn new skills and gain self-reliance. Empowerment is created when the strengths that women already bring to the company are recognized and utilized.

Researches prove businesses taking part in gender equality measures have seen their revenue increase as a result. Hence the case for empowering women in the workplace is likely to become a more recognized goal.

Amidst all this one obvious problem is that women's rising aspirations have not been fulfilled. They have been encouraged to climb onto the occupational ladder only to discover that the middle rungs are dominated by men and the upper rungs are out of reach. Only 2% of the bosses of Fortune 500 companies are women.

Also another emerging problem for management and expectations of employees is that the management has to change their approach to suit the younger generation who does not accept authority and bureaucracy. Generation X'ers expect to participate and lead in the workplace environment in order to function. Creating empowerment in a workplace of the new generation can unleash the creative minds.

Empowerment of women in workplace first and foremost comes from oneself. Being a woman it is important to keep up your self-esteem and keep yourselves motivated to achieve your goals. Being a man it is of utmost importance to treat your colleague with all due respect and investing the same level of trust and confidence in woman in getting a job done.

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February 28, 2015 turned out to be a spectacular day in the calendar of GRGSMS. Our beloved alumni, the face of GRGSMS to the outside world came together for a joyous occasion. With memories rushing back and so many stories to tell, ladies of GRGSMS had the most nostalgic and entertaining day in our campus.

Everything that is well begun is half done they say. So was our inspiring and joyful Alumni Homecoming’s inauguration. Respected Mrs. Nandhini Rangaswamy and Dr. N. Yeshoda Devi inaugurated our get together with so much grace, that it was a indeed an heartwarming  start off to all the fun frolic for the day.

Our students put up an extraordinary show with an inspiring video which made all hearts swell with pride to be a part of the prestigious GRG School of Management. The GRGSMS Today  video was done by our present student in the institution as a dedication and appreciation to the alumni who were an integral part for shaping up the GRGSMS today

Our Director Prof. S. Balasubramaniam addressed the gathering and elaborated the GRGSMS of the future. He delivered a truly motivating note to all present there. A select former faculty addressed the gathering about her cherished moments in GRGSMS as a teacher. It was indeed an interesting talk with so much passion.

One of our alumni gave her views on how splendid her life at GRGSMS was as a student. She elucidated the importance of the knowledge and skills she acquired at GRGSMS to excel in her in her career. Going nostalgic over the fond memories of GRGSMS she held close to heart, her talk was a soulful to hear

Dr. Latha Balasubramanian from GKNMH hospital Coimbatore delivered an eye opening session on Women’s Health and Well Being. It was an informative session where all our participants learnt so much about taking care of themselves. The Alumni Homecoming has a series of interesting events and programs including “Managing Your Finances” a talk by Mr. K. Ravi, CFO, Roots Industries that made the event a grand success

With cultural programmes, photo session and valediction our memorable Homecoming for the year 2015 came to an end with lot of memories shared and new memories made.

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Why GRGSMS?

GRG School of Management has always believed in innovation and constant learning to adapt itself to the changing trends and growing demands of the corporates and all the professional fields. GRGSMS has shaped up a curriculum with the best interests of the students in mind to ensure they are fully equipped with everything that they would need to grow and evolve in their careers

Here at GRGSMS, a student is valued, understood and encouraged for what they are and are constantly backed with tremendous support and knowledge from our faculty to achieve their goal in life. Prof.  Srikant M Datar, Harvard Business School has given a special testimony for our MBA Curriculum & Syllabus for its unique and up to date approach in educating young managers

Our students have brought laurels to the institution continuously by winning the various awards for Best Management Student, Best Research Paper and Best Student Chapter etc., their passion for extracurricular activities has been kindled by our various programmes organized  in campus and as well as promoting participation in all the events conducted.

Our faculty has the vast knowledge and credible experience to steer the young minds to greater heights with their dedicated and wholesome approach.  Our faculty have been recipient of various awards like Ramaswamy P Aiyar Best Uoung Teacher Award, JL Batra Best Research Paper Award,  Best professor in HRM2012, Best Professor in Finance, Best Management Faculty Award and Best Faculty Guide Award.

GRGSMS opens the gate to wide possibilities and vast knowledge which can be held for life. Transforming lives of young entrepreneurs to become the great individuals has always been our priority. Joining GRGSMS can assure you the finest education with impeccable qualities and skills to make you stand out in a crowd.

Our Admission for the year 2015-2017 is now open. Please click the link below to enroll

http://goo.gl/iH4Xjb

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A walk back into your memory

When you set your step into the gates once more your memories start gushing in! Every nook and corner of your college holds some special moments spent. It was the place most of us discovered ourselves to have become what we are today

The classrooms speak volumes of the glee and despair you have faced. The walls were always considerate of your emotion to support you when you leaned. The dusted blackboards had poured in knowledge and the long corridors have graced your steps every time you walked!

It is now the time to revisit old memories, cherish old friends and relive your youthful days! Alumni Meet is such a novel idea to bring old students of the institution from far and wide and unite them again under one roof! It is time to show your gratitude to the institution that nurtured you, the staff who encouraged you and friends who made life much more wonderful

It is a never to miss opportunity in life to gather around again within the compounds of the place you spent the most fruitful part of your life in!

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Bringing the Management minds together!

Urjith – 2015 is the result of the successful inter-collegiate meet that has been happening in GRGSMS for a decade now. Started in 2003, Urjith has inspired lot of young minds to explore and achieve in the field of management. With the sole purpose of uniting young talent in one place and to provide them a platform to showcase their extraordinary talents was the one goal of Urjith

Urjith mainly comprises of lots of team building activities, leadership activities and other managerial capability tests to let the young students delve deeply in to their talents and skills. The various competitions include HR Game, Finance game, Marketing Game, Business Quiz, Photography contest, Campus Reporter and Best Management Team. Chandrakanthi Memorial Young Business Leader (CMYBL) is an award presented to the most talented young leader of the event.

With student coming from various parts of Southern India, Urjith is truly a wonderful platform for young budding talents to take their first step into the highly active field of Management!

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Why do women make great leaders?

It’s impossible to respect value and admire great leadership if you can’t identify what makes a leader great.  Management is a great criterion that attributes to being a leader. There is one quote that follows the status of how being a team leader thrives – “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” Well, frankly team leaders are the ones who sacrifice and put ahead other’s problems ahead of their own.

Female leaders excel at “nurturing” competencies such as developing others and building relationships and many would exhibit integrity and that is just what adds to the traits of a female leader. Women in management can make great leaders and here are few reasons why

1)     She becomes a team player herself who is willing to collaborate, comfort with delegation and share the credit with her team.

2)     She fixes great role models whom she considers have achieved success even in hard times.

3)      She is sincere and will clearly demonstrate her commitment towards work.

4)     She is comfortable demonstrating a diversity of opinion. Being a good listener, she will take in the inputs from her entire team and work on it.

5)     She will conduct brain storming sessions once in a while to check her team potential.

6)     A great team leader will possess co-operative skills with empathy, clear communication.

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From myth breakers to path breakers

“What you want to be when you grow up?” asked the teacher. “Astronaut. I dream to see our Earth from the moon” she replied.

Years back if someone had asked this question; it would be difficult for a girl to say what she really wants to be. Because she fears her parent’s approval, society’s ridiculous norms and her safe and happy future.

But now, women have even started to think of gaining more than one title in their work life. They have tackled the bizarre old myth that women are dependent on men. Women of this century are expected to juggle home, family, relationships and career. They definitely achieve it by maintaining a perfect balance between work and home without letting either take a back seat. Renuka Ramnath, CEO of Multiples Alternate Assessment Management breaks this myth. Even after losing her husband at the age of 32, she promised to work hard and make her children always happy. An engineer-MBA, Renuka Ramnath has managed funds over $2 billion, guiding ICICI ventures into trend setting investments. Today she enjoys her roles of being a mother and an entrepreneur!

At work women don’t just have to prove their proficiency and work skills, they also have to go a step ahead to prove that they are capable bosses, tough administrators, fighters and that they can do the man’s work as good as or better! Chitra Ramakrishna, Managing Director and CEO, National Stock Exchange breaks yet another myth that women cannot understand business markets. She made history by being the first woman to head an exchange in India. Under her, the NSE has become a transparent market system that reaches out to more than 1,500 locations in the country.

Sunitha Krishnan, a social activist and the co-founder of Prajwala, an NGO did not know that an incident as grave as rape would change her life. Today, she fights for women safety and has built an institution that assists trafficked women in finding shelter. She has indeed broken the myth that still prevails in society against sexually harassed women.

Women tend to get stunned by the society challenges and few continue with passion, breaking the myths, paving their own path and making their own destiny. Many women have overcome the negative notions and have proved themselves in all spheres of life as true inspirations!

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Coimbatore - a hub of buzzing entrepreneurs

Don’t you think “Manchester of South” is easily the most outdated sobriquet in India? Because frankly, Coimbatore has out grown “Manchester” in various platforms. Some people don’t know that it was in Coimbatore that the first wet grinder was invented! They don’t know that Coimbatore tops in efficient water management. Heck, they don’t even know that this is a heaven for most of the entrepreneurs to start anything new!

Surprise is the underlying theme of the city. Because Coimbatorians always appreciate anything that makes difference or brings out something special. Yes, Coimbatore has always been home to a persistent sense of entrepreneurship. Be it textile, industrial, real-estate, educational, information technology or healthcare, Coimbatore is indeed emerging into the second largest developed city in the state next to Chennai. It has many buzzing entrepreneurs making their way of creating a company or an institute growing bigger. “Coimbatore is getting younger with a great appetite for creativity” says Madhubala Raghupathy who began a new online portal to sell flower bouquets anywhere in the city. After her B tech in Horticulture, Madhu wished to start something of her own and she knew this city would definitely be the best place to do it!

Thiagarajan Ravi and Harish Ramaswamy who started a “Laundry Hub” in Coimbatore opined that the city had a great technology related base too. After completing their MBA’s, these youngsters wanted to gift the city a laundry service in a whole new angle. “People willingly accept new changes and they love it. We launched the first laundry dry service with an online pick-up registration in Coimbatore and it was amazing to see a huge progress!”

Meena Krishnakumar who began a bi-monthly flea market in Coimbatore exclaimed that the city has some great taste for fashion. They are brand lovers yet still value money and make their purchases for their wants. “When I first thought of this idea, I really didn’t know how well it would work. But it was surprising to see many young women and homemakers come forward to put up stalls and showcase their business. Coimbatore is definitely a hub of creative hungry people.” She added.

There are many next generation companies that have built or are beginning to build their roots in the city. Working to update established business models, technology or bringing more expansion, many entrepreneurs are indeed working to put Coimbatore on the global map!

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Changing Pink

Some people don’t change but others willingly go along with change, because change is “the right thing to do.” They do it if there is an important reason to change. Businesses don’t change their corporate cultures to retain women just for being nice to them! They do it if there is a compelling business reason to do so.

The bottom line reasons to achieve gender diversity in leadership are exactly that reason which is compelling.

In the past, all women in the workplace were automatically assigned to temporary or part-time or low responsibility jobs because it was understood that their first priority was taking care of their families. Unmarried women were likely to quit as soon as they married (often to an up-and-coming executive in the company), and married women were likely to quit as soon as they became pregnant. Women with children were understood to care more about the children than about work. In addition, there was a widespread belief that women were not as capable as men, either physically or mentally or emotionally.

But very few understand that, specifically, at all levels, women are rated higher. According to a study on leadership, women are rated higher in fully 12 of the 16 competencies that go into outstanding leadership. And two of the traits where women out-scored men to the highest degree – taking initiative and driving for results – have long been thought of as particularly male strengths.

Or to put it another way, the women who “make it” perhaps do so because they are far better than the men. It might mean the focus should be less on “what women bring” and more on getting them into leadership roles in the first place.

Today, there are more women in leadership and entrepreneurial roles in all types of industries. “Pink” is often a colour associated to women. Businesses are “Changing Pink” slowly because they are changing the mind-sets that are standing in the way of women advancement. So, how about coming forward and making the change happen?

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Success secrets of great leaders

Women will face unique challenges in asserting and developing a leadership style. Whether it is becoming an entrepreneur or progressing in the field of management, one will definitely have some great leaders who have remained to be their inspirations. Guidance can help you to mould into better individuals and also understand how the industry outside will treat you.

Here are 6 success secrets of great leaders

#01 “Wake up early” – Star Bucks President Michelle Gass believes that waking up early for doing routine works is important and that success is easier when you have an early jump on the day. 

#02 “Adopt mentors gradually and leverage them” – Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook believes that it is unnatural to ask someone in a higher position to be your mentor on the first meet. What is important is to have good relationship with that person and connect with them over time. 

  #03 “Stay ever-curious” – Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks believes that her curiosity made her become successful. She believes that to become a great leader one needs to ask questions!

  #04 “You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose” – Indira Gandhi believes that patience and calmness paves way for a good leadership.

#05 “Be courageous” - Beth Mooney, CEO of Keycorp believes that it is important to stand up for what you want to do. That takes courage and that makes a good leader.

#06 “Set constraints to boost your creativity” – Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo believes in working out the impossible with utmost creativity! Leaders should never think creativity as a sort of uncontrolled thing and they should go out of the box.

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Women can make good leaders

“You are a woman and you know you are over- emotional to handle business sector!” – I presume the next question any lady would ask back would be – “Hello? Give me a break. What’s with naming us as ‘over-emotional’? ” These statements are common and sadly it does still rings across the entrepreneurship world.  Women start their careers in business with equal or maybe higher levels of intelligence, education, diligence and dedication just like men. Yet still many stereotypical views about women entrepreneurs are abounded.

But the truth is that women do often take pride in breaking out of them. One among the few widely discussed topics of today would be women in leadership and it is quite natural that these discussions are in turn attributing to the fact that more women are rising to gain leadership positions and becoming aware of their different roles as women in contemporary times.

Here are few reasons why women can make great leaders:

Women are multi-taskers

Business with women have bigger tendency to grow more and few studies have proved it. According to a survey conducted by Dow Jones, a business and financial newspaper, business startups are more likely to succeed if they have women on their executive team. This is because women are best at multitasking and can balance various roles simultaneously.

Women are perfectionists

Women are better communicators and in terms of networking. This is one of the greatest skills any leader must possess. Being a perfectionist in her duty has proved her unique. As per a report on women and entrepreneurship in 2012, majority of female leaders expect more progress in business than male leaders.

Women are good listeners

Women have open minds and trust me, they are good listeners too even if it comes to good or bad things. Leaders should not just order or talk about their own terms, they must be ready to listen and engage others for ideas.

Women do take risks, when necessary

Being tagged “over emotional” can also be in this factor. Women don’t take risks for everything because they do put out their strategies and ideas calculatedly. But also like any other male leader, she wouldn’t mind taking a potential risk if the business market forces.

Women are flexible to changes

Women do have the ability to adapt to the inevitable changes that business and life bring and also still staying connected to the goals of business.

It’s your work that makes you a good leader

Indra Nooyi, the chairman of PepsiCo India quoted in one of her interviews, “PepsiCo did not have a woman in senior ranks and also there was no one willing to work differently. But I was” And she proved it too! Like her, there are many women who have brushed aside society rumored differences and become a successful leader and entrepreneur.  A woman can definitely be great leaders for they have a special recipe of success. Ask what? – Well, just being themselves! 

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Top 5 women entrepreneurs to look upon!

There are many courageous women who have challenged the conventional thinking of their time and planned to do what they love to change the world. And they have lightened the pathway for more and more women to rise above the frustrations of gender inequality!

As per a recent survey on women entrepreneurship, it was found out that the current numbers of women students in B schools, or those just starting their own businesses have the chance of outstanding everyone in the future and also that by 2020, there will be 100 million entrepreneurial businesses from China and India of which 50% plus will be women owned. So, if we picturize the data for a few more years ahead say 2030, they would appear as the largest group of business owners around the world!

Whether it is entrepreneurship, medical science, media, engineering or politics, Women everywhere are unleashing the power of choice to reap their own rewards, shape their own destinies and empower future generations

#5 Ekta Kapoor, Managing Director, Balaji Telefilms Limited

The lady who gave a new face to the Indian television industry! Ekta Kapoor, the Managing Director of Balaji Telefilms Limited has always inspired youngsters who wanted to make a name in Indian media. Her childhood fascination for serials has resulted in making her a strong businesswoman.

#4 Indra Nooyi, Chairman, PepsiCo

Indra Nooyi, the chairman and CFO of the second largest food and beverage business, PepsiCo never failed to work for her dreams to come true. Her love towards bringing change to even the best of consumer products made her to be ranked as the 3rd most powerful women in the world by “Fortune”. She has been conferred with prestigious Padma Bhushan for her business achievements and being an inspiration to India’s corporate leadership.

#3 Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

Strong words out of a strong heart! Angela Merkel is the first political star from the former East Germany since reunification. She is also the backbone and an original architect of the 28 member European Union. With her as the chieftain, Germany is currently one among the most powerful countries in the world.

#2 Hilary Clinton, Former United States Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton’s quote is an inspiration for all women who wish to enter politics and work for the society. Regardless of politics, Hillary Clinton can teach all women something valuable. Whether it is how to be strong in a career dominated by men or how to be a human activist, Hillary Clinton’s involvement in reducing the rising teen pregnancies, her vital role in health care debate in early 1990’s has indeed made her a rising role model!

#1 Marissa Mayer, CEO, Yahoo

The above quote by Marissa Mayer, the present CEO of Yahoo tell us the value of passion and its vital role in everybody’s life. No matter what your gender is, striving hard for your passion can make you reach great heights. Yahoo being a 20 year old company of 12,000 employees wasn’t innovating in the past years and it was difficult to change the game. But Marissa’s strategy was a brilliant turn around. Now Yahoo has acquired more than 24 companies, diversifying its main assets.

All over the globe, women are being the change the world is yet to see! They are finding solutions to current challenges and leadership has indeed become a platform that women have victoriously carved a niche!