Socrates, the famous Greek Philosopher, this is what I knew about this eight letter word before coming to IIFT. After coming here I found another Socrates, which is famous not for philosophy but for Consulting.
Consulting, I feel is an art as well as a science. One needs to be innovative & creative in his thinking and at the same time he needs to be intelligent enough to correlate the various factors affecting a problem. If he’s capable of doing this only then he can suggest & draw a blueprint of a solution for peoples’ problems.
The workshop organised by the Socrates last week provided me with an insight into the Consulting field in the corporate world.
The speakers at the workshop shared their experiences and viewpoints relating to different aspects of Consulting. The work of a Consultant is to first patiently understand the problem of his client. He shouldn’t try to suggest different solutions instantly. He should discuss the problem with the client in complete detail so that no doubts remain in his mind. It is after this stage he should start working on his Research & Analysis work to come out with different possible solutions to the problem.
The speakers reiterated the fact that the initial years of a Consultant go in working on diverse types of problems. It is after that he becomes an expert of a particular domain or so. The job of a Consultant looks very challenging and takes best out of a person.
I hope to inculcate in me the qualities that make up a good Consultant during my stay at IIFT.
As Socrates has said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is a habit.”
We also work here in Socrates to make Excellence our Habit.
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