39 min

E20 - Janat Shah - School of Prof. Shah Inspire Someone Today

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Janat Shah is the founding director of IIM Udaipur. Under his leadership, IIM Udaipur has become the fastest growing management school in the country. IIMU arrived on the global education stage by getting accreditation from the AACSB in merely eight years of its establishment. With this achievement, IIM Udaipur has joined the elite group of 5 percent of the world’s B-schools to be accredited by AACSB. For consecutive two years, IIMU has been listed on the QS and FT Masters in Management (MIM) Rankings. IIMU is the youngest B-school in the world on both these rankings. IIMU is consistently counted among the top 5 institutes in India for research in management according to the methodology used by UT Dallas.
What does it take to be a challenger brand? How did IIMU define it’s goals of being a premier management education institution? Can you imagine Google as a competition to the management schools. Success principles from successful business and academic leaders and the opportunity India has as a young nation and its impact if not positively leveraged. All this and more in this discussion with Prof. Janat Shah.
Timestamps from the episode
What does it take to be a challenger brand - 3:07Management education in the post pandemic world - 14:16Tips on lifelong learning - 18:56Themes of success and failures - 27:03What does the tag “Youngest nation” mean to India - 31:04Book recommendations by Prof. Shah - 35:04Key quotes and references from the episode:
Challenger Brand - Identify loose bricks and build layered advantageCulture eats Strategy for BreakfastAre you creating a nice smell of the placeBelieve in yourself and take people along with youSuccess principles - Keep learning & Reflect periodicallyWebsite: IIM Udaipur
Book recommendations by Prof. Shah
How Will You Measure Your Life? - Clayton M. ChristensenBuilt To Last - Jim CollinsDriving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business - Sunil GuptaClockspeed: Winning Industry Control In The Age Of Temporary Advantage - Charles FineBooks from - Yuval Noah Harari If you loved listening to this episode and want to share your views do click on the link below, https://lnkd.in/gKMix5e
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Janat Shah is the founding director of IIM Udaipur. Under his leadership, IIM Udaipur has become the fastest growing management school in the country. IIMU arrived on the global education stage by getting accreditation from the AACSB in merely eight years of its establishment. With this achievement, IIM Udaipur has joined the elite group of 5 percent of the world’s B-schools to be accredited by AACSB. For consecutive two years, IIMU has been listed on the QS and FT Masters in Management (MIM) Rankings. IIMU is the youngest B-school in the world on both these rankings. IIMU is consistently counted among the top 5 institutes in India for research in management according to the methodology used by UT Dallas.
What does it take to be a challenger brand? How did IIMU define it’s goals of being a premier management education institution? Can you imagine Google as a competition to the management schools. Success principles from successful business and academic leaders and the opportunity India has as a young nation and its impact if not positively leveraged. All this and more in this discussion with Prof. Janat Shah.
Timestamps from the episode
What does it take to be a challenger brand - 3:07Management education in the post pandemic world - 14:16Tips on lifelong learning - 18:56Themes of success and failures - 27:03What does the tag “Youngest nation” mean to India - 31:04Book recommendations by Prof. Shah - 35:04Key quotes and references from the episode:
Challenger Brand - Identify loose bricks and build layered advantageCulture eats Strategy for BreakfastAre you creating a nice smell of the placeBelieve in yourself and take people along with youSuccess principles - Keep learning & Reflect periodicallyWebsite: IIM Udaipur
Book recommendations by Prof. Shah
How Will You Measure Your Life? - Clayton M. ChristensenBuilt To Last - Jim CollinsDriving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business - Sunil GuptaClockspeed: Winning Industry Control In The Age Of Temporary Advantage - Charles FineBooks from - Yuval Noah Harari If you loved listening to this episode and want to share your views do click on the link below, https://lnkd.in/gKMix5e
Listen to the podcast. Subscribe, follow, and leave your comments to help me get better with my episodes. Available on all podcast platforms, including
Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, youtube, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Gaana Jio Saavn,
Available on all podcast platforms, including, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify

39 min