Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Leadership Development Series : Session 8

Leaders are the ones who inspire with their thought and vision.


This was exemplified by Dr. Rajeev Dhere, Executive Director, Serum Institute of India Ltd. We were privileged to have Dr. Rajeev as our thought leader from the Pharma vertical to guide and mentor us on our 8th session of the Leadership Development Series. 

Dr. Rajeev works in the R&D portfolio with Serum Institute of India Ltd., one of the biggest suppliers of vaccines such as the measles vaccine and has a body of work constituting over 30 years in this industry. He has traversed the journey from a microbiologist to an Executive Director of Serum Institute and truly embodies the spirit of leadership.


During the course of the lecture Mr. Dhere outlined several relevant and defining points about the growth of the pharma industry and specifically the growth of the vaccine industry within it. Dr. Rajeev also gave several insights on the eras of the Pharma industry and the transition between them over the years. He also increased our depth of knowledge about the organization and working of the Pharma industry. He touched upon relevant aspects such as stages in product development, resource optimization and laying down of systems. He also highlighted the need for gap analysis of the present systems and the necessity to fill those gaps. 

But most of all Dr. Rajeev inspired us with his vision of a leader and the thought that in every person burns the fire of leadership. He narrated several instances where seemingly ordinary people display great courage and leadership potential and rise to the occasion in times of need. His definition of a leader as a human being who is not only brave but sensitive and considerate to men, machine and surroundings as well was truly motivating. He also shared an interesting video clip which urged us to challenge several pre-conceived notions.




All in all this was a most befitting end to our Leadership Development Series initiated on 16th August 2014. This Series, an initiative of the placement team of MBA-HHM2013-15 batch of Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences not only gave the students an opportunity to interact with several leaders from various healthcare verticals but also enabled the students to broaden their horizons and develop a better understanding of the functioning of the healthcare industry. 

The series was a resounding success due to the participation of our thought leaders from various verticals and the dedicated hard-work of the student body and the initiative is truly worthy of applause.

Dr.  Mallika Ramchandran 
MBA HHM  (Batch 13-15)

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