The Annual Convention is an occasion for leading corporate delegates, policy makers, academicians and management thinkers to get together and deliberate issues of interest to the industry and budding managers. Participants include students and faculty from renowned business schools and corporate invitees.

FMS ANNUAL CONVENTION – 2003 - THE ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP
The Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi
29th November 2003

What is the leadership that India needs today? Is it the energy of a Alexander, the commitment of a Gandhi or the vision of a JFK? What goes into the making of a leader?
Is it charisma, personality traits, overarching ambition or the grand vision? Or is it inborn talent and motivation that drives them to the heights of crowning glory? How do corporate address the need of leadership in business? The Annual FMS Convention aims at finding out what is the leadership that will drive businesses as well as society tomorrow. Is it inborn or is it developed - and India is developing its new generation of leadership.

Programme Schedule

Fees, Registration & Payment Options

Part Time Students: Rs. 500/-

All Alumnus: Rs. 500/-

Students from other Institutes: Rs. 800/-

Other Delegates:Rs. 1000/-

Registration: In Advance. Email conventions@fms.edu or Call (011) 2766 2241, 9810 833 194

Payment: Cash in Advance/At the Counter

Event Details

Inauguration Ceremony: Mr. F.C. Kohli, Member, TCS Executive Committee

Session 1: Panel Discussion – The Leadership Mantra
The first session will explore the essence of the oft-repeated yet mysterious phenomenon called Leadership. Industry leaders along with speakers from diverse fields like academics, policymaking and the armed forces will discuss their own “mantra” of a successful leader.

Session 2: Is Education Shaping The Spirit?
Having discussed what goes into the making of a leader, we will move to the process of leadership creation. The second session will examine whether educational institutions are following the right processes for creating dynamic leaders in tune with today’s requirements. The session will see participation from leading academicians and industry delegates.

Session 3: Leadership In the Corporate Today
The final session will scrutinize the role of Corporate India in cultivating leaders. Does the image of a “super hero” antithesis of a modern organisation? How do we need to develop the leadership mindset at each level of a corporate? Do organizations provide the right mentoring for managers to grow into inspiring leaders? This session will see participation from national and international organisations to discuss the best practices followed by them to ensure a continuous flow of capable leadership in their management cadres.

Closing Ceremony: Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Leading Economist

Fore thoughts………..
“ The leader must have infectious optimism and the determination to persevere in the face of difficulties. He must also radiate confidence, even when he himself is not too certain of the outcome…the final test of a leader is the feeling that you have when you leave his presence after a conference. Have you a feeling of uplift and confidence? “
Field Marshall Montgomery

The question of Leadership – among the most debated and perhaps also amongst the least understood of dilemmas in organizations today. Where is the concept of leadership going? Ofcourse the traditional view of what a 'leader' is has changed. The typical 'picture' - the great individual, the hero or heroine, the inspiring, charismatic figurehead, the 'special' individuals that set the direction, make the important decisions and energize the 'troops,' just doesn't seem to capture the 'complexities' of leadership today.

We've seen a shift to coaching, mentoring, enrolling, inspiring, engaging, shared visioning and a host of related 'ings' that add new dimensions and round out a more contemporary skill set for ‘leading’ enterprises and individuals. But these new concepts and perspectives also seem to lack the 'bite' - the 'gem' - the 'juice' - the simple and profound insights that work - in the sense of clarity, purpose and focus.

The problem is that leadership defies any single description. The kind of leadership that works well in a small, struggling company may seldom work as well in a large mature company. Similarly the leadership that India needs today may be far more differentiated than the leadership that laid the foundations of our democracy. Times are changing with much higher uncertainty than ever before. "Good" is not good enough anymore. Everyone is getting "good". "Good" becomes mediocre when we raise the bar and that is the price of admission. Be "great" or go home! It's the "wow" factor that makes the difference. And it for this that we need to have the leadership that transcends the ordinary.

Each organisational challenge may require it own unique leadership solution. Can there ever emerge the ultimate leadership truth– the one unique leadership mantra? Or is it that each problem, each period and each epoch would define its own set of variables to be dealt by an equally variable leadership characteristic?