Met Prof. Jagdish N. Sheth, of Goizueta Business School, Emory University today . Have to express my gratitude to him for some Guru Mantras he gave me, this Sunday. I asked him a few questions the answers to which I have been searching for quite some time.
The first question was " How does he balance his time and issues related to his profession, philanthropy, family and health ?" Pat came the reply. " I follow the policy of compartmentalization and do not carry mix the issues of various compartments". He agreed that its difficult but its possible.
My second question was " How does he prepare for his public engagements while being so busy teaching, researching, writing and travelling ?" The answer again was simple " I believe that perfection is not possible and as long as you set the bench mark high and you can deliver a satisfying experience to the audience its good enough." He also said that he follows the policy of not keeping any pending paper/issues on his work table and clears them at first attempt . This frees a lot of time.
My third question was " How does he decide which invitations to accept and which not to, as he may not be really knowing many people/institutions well and may end up being at the wrong place and wasting precious time?" He answered that "I follow a simple policy of only accepting invitations from people whom I believe to be of high integrity. Time spent for people who have high integrity and a social objective will never be a waste" He also said that he keeps a fixed amount of time for such engagements and fills when the diary gets filled he accepts no more.
I also invited him to address our annual IMT Alumni meet on October 14th which he gladly accepted.
Today, I express my gratitude to him for guiding me on some very important issues . His teachings will do a lot of good to me, my near and dear ones, people with whom I interact and my health.
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We all go through our lives learning important lessons but only a few acknowledge this and practise what they learn. Rajeev, more power to you in your quest for knowledge.
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