Me, Myself and...

I am Anoop. My name means unique in Sanskrit.
I am this odd ball always trying to do things differently,sometimes truly weirdo things.
And i m kinda introvert. Surprisingly I have a bin selected for marketing! Hoping against hope that I would be transformed by the end of 2 years at SP.

There are two things that i m passionate about, one is Music - tried my hand at singing, flute and violin and then decided that I must take up the Keyboard :). I am trained in western classical music(completed grad 6 in Electronic Keyboard conducted by Trinity College of Music, London) and the other is teaching - I had almost decided to take up the offer at IIM L fellow program before getting this offer from SP which i could not resist!

Academics, I m no topper but I balanced my frequent music band-outings/cultural events and my school/college exams fairly well. I was part of the nature club at school- enjoyed the turtle walks along besse beach, the trip to nanmangalam to spot the barn owl...
College was 4 yrs of fun and only fun! my band took me to loads of colleges in and around chennai and outstation too and we did manage to win at a number of music competitions. I tried my hand at rowing at Madras boat club and enjoyed it . But my joy was short lived! one fall into the backwaters of river K00vum(the water is as dirty as the water u may find in mumbai guttars!) was enough to stop my parents from sending me back for rowing nor did I get a chance after that as my job took me to Mumbai.

Mumbai came as a rude shock to me! I just cannot compare Chennai with Mumbai in any possible way. The local trains and Bus services is gud so is the crowd! I remember one guy at the railway station remark "log yahaan kiide jaise chipakte hain"(ppl stick on to each other like insects!). I vividly remember watch atleast a dozen packed trains go past before I could sum up enough courage to clamber onto a train just to reach Thane from Mulund(2 adjacent suburbs!)
The Mumbai Junta are generally nice and polite except for one bus vala who gave me a long sermon in Marathi( a language which i have no clue off! ) for getting into the wrong bus! I realized that when he showed me the door. While getting down I told him that I dint understand the language (everyone in the bus burst out laughing, so did the conductor :))

Now coming to my GI at Sp

Round 1
P1 : intro urself
me:told

P2: talk about anything for 3 minutes
me: I jump started with music and went into the groove. I got so engrossed that i dint even know when those 3 minutes of mine got over!

Thats it! 5 out of 6 were selected for round 2

Round 2
started with intro and y MBA...
p2: You all must be following the Nano chapter.
Do you think that Tata moving out of singur was right? Why? give me 2 reasons with a yes or a no anwer.
me: yes. It was tillable/ agriculture land. secondly one cannot work under constant threat and fear, so it was good for tata to move out to some place where its workers can work peacefully without fear of a riots.

p1: Imagine that you are a Manager. what are the attributes you would look for selecting a candidate for a position?
s1: skills
s2: dedication
s3: knowlege
me: adaptable, quick learner.
s4:...
s5:...
All possible good qualities were discussed.

p1: Now you all have selected the best possible candidate for the job. He has been working under you for over 2years. Ur company has doubled interms of profits and has expanded massively and major credit for this goes to the candidate you selected.
Now this person submits his travel bill for Rs. 550 inplace of the actual Rs.500. What would you do?

s1: I would take him into confidence and try and correct him/reform him.

p1: This person after 2-3 months again submits his travel bill for Rs.525 in place of the actual cost of Rs. 500. What would you as a manager do?
me: I would suspend him.

p1:surprised expression! Remember he has contributed immensely to your organisation and is responsible for all possible growth in your company.

s2: I would send him to the discipinary committee and let them take necessary action.

s3: along same lines as s2
s4: same as s2
s5: similar to s2/s1

p1:( looks at me with her eyebrows raised:)) do you want to change your stand?
me: NO. I can give the person another chance if he is not in a position to perform upto expectations in the job front but cannot excuse on moral or ethical grounds.

p2: 2 reasons y sp must select you. one negative that u wud like to improve and one positive that you would add to the peer group at sp. give me just 2 words!
me: (-)knowlege,(+) teaching