‘Constant learning keeps the mind sharp and active’
Kolkata, April 8Arundhati Bhattacharya, former chairman of State Bank of India, said that ‘constant learning’ keeps the mind sharp and active, an important skill required to excel in work life.
Delivering the convocation address to the Business Management and Business Analytics students of Praxis Business School here on Saturday, Bhattacharya spoke about the importance of life’s 3L’s — learn, love and laugh.
According to her, ‘learning’ should not be merely restricted to schools, colleges or universities, but an ideal learning process should happen on a daily basis. “One has to keep learning to remain relevant. Brain is like a knife, only if you use it will remain sharp,” she said.
Such learning is possible from anyone who is a thorough “professional’’. According to her, a professional is anyone who is capable of delivering his duty or responsibility with “impeccable perfection’’.
Citing instances from her life, she pointed out how people were initially apprehensive about her being at the helm of affairs of a Fortune 500 bank.
“They (people) found it hard to believe as to how a woman with a post-graduate degree in English will be able to head a bank like SBI,” she said, and added, “Once you are into such life-long learning process, it really does not matter which branch of study you have been into.”
Love or passion for the job one does is very important to develop one's career. Without love for the job, one would easily succumb to difficult situations and accept defeat, she observed.
“There could be days when you just wouldn’t want to go to work; on such days it is the love or commitment which will help you deliver what is required of you,” she said.
Lastly, she stressed on the need to be able to smile in the face of adversities. “Do not consider yourself indispensable and become too serious in life. You should be able to face adverse situations with a smile,” she said.
Source | Business Line | 9th April 2018
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