Programme Evaluation: Strategic Thinking
Bangalore

Feedback from participants has been consolidated in the following table. The score on 8-point scale represents the average rating of all participants.

 Score on 8-point scalePercent (%)
Overall6.9286.5
Interesting / Enjoyable6.8085.0
Content7.0087.5
Relevance to me6.9286.5
Delivery / Presentation7.5093.7
Examples / Illustration6.5081.5

Participants’ suggestions:
  • More case illustrations of business situations. More examples from India.
  • Go a little more in detail on the emotional intelligence aspect of decision making.
  • Some audio-visual case studies on decision making process.
  • Get group activities to convey the concept – maybe a physical game or role playing.
  • You could consider pre-reading as a pre-requisite for the programme to make it more effective.
What they liked, gained, took away:
  • "The best part about the whole two days was how you were in incredible control throughout the time – you were fantastic in delivery, time management, authoritative and letting open discussions go through. Fantastic!!"
    - Siva Vajjhala, Vice President & Global Head Travel, Transportation & Logistics Industry Group, MindTree Ltd.

  • "The programme has pointed me in the right direction and now it is up to me to read more and imbibe this further."
    - Sanjiv Kathuria, Director Sales & Marketing, TNT India.

  • "Being aware of the thinking process simply is a great takeaway from this workshop. Hugely beneficial to my work situation in formulating business plans."
    - M.V. Sivakumaran, General manager Manufacturing, Industrial Ceramics Division, Carborundum Universal Ltd.

  • "This programme has opened my mind!!!"
    - Ashok Sethuram, Sr. VP & Director - Print & Packaging Solutions, Valence, ATE Group.

  • "Excellent analogies and examples used to explain and demonstrate the common pitfalls in strategic thinking and decision-making."
    - Swapan Kr. Dutta, VP – Customer support Services, Tejas Networks Ltd.

  • "Getting exposed in detail to system-1 thinking and the pitfalls thereof due various aspects of framing, conditioning, etc. This will make me more conscious about how I use my intuition."
    - Vice President, Sasken Network Engineering Ltd.

  • "I think this programme will go a long way in refining my ability to take strategic decisions as well as to mentor my subordinates."
    - Ranjan Dey, General manager – Refractories, Carborundum Universal Ltd.

  • "I have gained insights into a world of possibilities -- through introspection and awareness of the brains fallacies and decision-making. Thank you!"
    - Bobby Abraham, VP & Head of Service Delivery (Offshore), Aviva Group Ireland Plc.
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