BWI: Great Lakes Celebrates ‘Successful Women in Management’ (SWIM) – 2011

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Source: Great Lakes Institute of Management
Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:00 AM IST (05:30 AM GMT)
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Great Lakes Celebrates 'Successful Women in Management' (SWIM) - 2011
Ms. Tanya Dubash, Ms. Rama Sivaraman and Ms. Srimathi Shivashankar received the SWIM Award - 2011

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, August 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Great Lakes Institute of Management, a leading management institute, founded by Prof. Bala V Balachandran, today hosted 'Successful Women in Management' (SWIM) - 2011 event. Ms. Tanya Dubash, Executive Director & President (Marketing), Godrej Group, was the Guest of Honour at the Great Lakes Campus at Manamai. Ms. Rama Sivaraman, Partner & Global Head - Performance Excellence, Polaris Software Lab Limited, delivered the keynote address and Ms. Srimathi Shivashankar, Associate Vice President - Diversity and Sustainability, HCL Technologies, gave the special address at the event.

Ms. Tanya Dubash, Ms. Rama Sivaraman and Ms. Srimathi Shivashankar received the SWIM Awards for 2011 for their outstanding contribution to the industry.

SWIM is an annual event at Great Lakes since the year 2005. The theme for the event this year was "Women redefining Business Quotient - bringing a style dimension to Management". The objective of this initiative was to identify and promote more women to take up leadership positions in organizations. This was born out of our basic conviction that not only women are under-represented in such positions but also the fact that presence of a larger proportion of women in such positions will enhance a holistic approach to managing organizations and will enable the organization to be more effective, ethical and socially conscious entities.

Ms. Geeta Arora, Head Human Resources (India), British Council; Dr. Kiranmai Pendyala, Head HR, AMD India; Dr. Sandhya Shekhar, CEO, IIT Madras Research Park; and Ms. Shvetha Jaishankar, Actor and Model participated in the panel discussion moderated by Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan, Vice Principal & Head, Dept. of Management MOP Vaishnav College for Women Chennai.

Highlighting the various statistics, Ms. Tanya Dubash, Executive Director & President (Marketing), Godrej Group said "Women in management can no longer be an afterthought. As 63% of women are considered to be loyal to their employer and 81% of them consider their work as the top priority." She added, "Indian women are twice as ambitious, compared to women in the US and among other BRIC nations."

Speaking on the occasion Prof. Bala V. Balachandran, Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management said "After years of women entering into the work force and trying to be more like men in every way, it is increasingly being realized that women have some inherent style and advantage that men can also learn from."

Adding to the statement Dr S. K. Shanthi, Professor of Economics, Great Lakes Institute of Management said "In SWIM 2011, with the esteemed panel, we explore if there really is a difference between the traditional and the feminine style of leadership and management. With stories of women leaders, we will see, how being a woman and having the feminine quotient - the interpersonal skills, empathy, stability, persuasiveness and integrity make a perfect recipe for business success."

About SWIM:

SWIM is an event organized by Great Lakes to bring together the best women leaders from the corporate world, academics and the social sector to inspire students and facilitate learning. Started in the year 2005, it is now an annual event. The objective of the event is to highlight the role of women in various realms of work and learn from their experience the art of being successful.

About Great Lakes Institute of Management:

Great Lakes Institute of Management is a leading B-school in India founded in 2004 by Prof. Bala V. Balachandran, J.L. Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Information Management Northwestern University, USA, The institute has academic alliances with Stuart Graduate School of Business USA, Yale University USA., and Nanyang Technical University, Singapore. The institute offers a one year Post Graduate Program in Management. The B-school is a not-for-profit organization; Section 25 registered company with the mission of "A Global Mindset and Indian Roots".

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Prof. S. Sriram, Executive Director, Great Lakes; Ms. Srimathi Shivashankar, Associate Vice President - Diversity and Sustainability, HCL Technologies; Prof. Bala V. Balachandran, Founder & Dean, Great Lakes; Ms. Tanya Dubash, Executive Director & President (Marketing), Godrej Group
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CONTACT DETAILS
Dr. S. K. Shanthi, Chair Professor - UBCBE, Great Lakes Institute of Management, +91 9445162166, shanthi.sk@greatlakes.edu.in
Twinkle Xavier, Senior Account Manager, 20:20 MSL, +91 9884480115, twinkle@2020india.com

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