In today’s fast-changing world, shaped by technological change, environmental challenges, and global uncertainty, transformation is everywhere. Success requires leaders who can drive change and rethink strategies for the future. The MBA program at GEM equips participants with the tools, knowledge, and insights to lead transformational change and make a meaningful impact. To explore this further, we speak with program graduates to understand how well they felt prepared to meet these challenges head-on.
Interview with:
Pallavi Shanbhag, MBA 2022 Graduate
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Project Manager, STMicroelectronics
What is transformation in your field, and why is it important?
"In my capacity of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Project manager, my work is a lot about culture transformation. Changing a culture is extremely nuanced and in a field like DEI which covers sensitive topics that touch people’s values, it is important to approach this transformation as an evolution. Society is evolving, and so is our way of doing business. Things that were okay in the past, are not okay now, so a key element of transformation in DEI is about challenging the status quo, but in a constructive way."
How has the MBA changed you as a manager and as a person?
"Personally, my favourite part of the MBA was being able to hone my collaborative skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment. Both of these, play a huge role in my day to day work as well as well as big picture strategy work. It reminds me of a good quote “if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go further, go together”
Additionally, the sustainability specialization helped me broaden my understanding of topics within, which I admit was a bit limited before. And the quality of live business cases we had, I must say, restored my faith in private companies’ commitments towards sustainability and driving meaningful change. I was all set to work for a small social enterprise and well look at me now!"
About the GEM MBA Programs
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