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Frost & Sullivan’s Take on Growth, Innovation and Leadership at INTI’s Business Leadership Series Posted: 29 July 2010; Category: Campus
In the very complex environment of global business, companies and individuals may easily stray from their objectives and never realise their full potential as innovators and leaders.
Providing insights into key challenges and potential pitfalls of running a global business, Manoj Menon, Partner & Asia Pacific Managing Director of Frost & Sullivan, captivated the students at INTI International University when he spoke on ways companies could organize themselves for growth. He also shared his ideas on being a better prepared and effective leader and innovator in the business world.
Appreciating the opportunity to speak to the IIU students, Menon said, “The questions and conversations with them are great pointers on what we should expect from the next generation of employees as well as business leaders. I am honoured to be able to have this dialogue with them. Undoubtedly the students have a very complex and challenging business environment ahead of them. Many of the jobs that they will be in a decade from now do not exist today.”
“Building a career today is about helping to develop a visionary perspective of the industry that you are in. It enables you to form your own opinion on what is going to happen in the future. When you form a visionary perspective, it automatically enables you to prepare yourself to become a leader as you work towards helping your CEO and eventually become a CEO yourself,” he added.
Menon’s presentation was part of INTI’s Business Leadership Series that seeks to help the institution’s 14,000 strong student community engage with the industry in myriad ways in addition to having real time dialogues and debates on topical issues.
“We have a commitment to our students that we will set them apart from their peers. And we believe we can do so by giving them access to the country’s top minds and help them overcome their barriers by communicating in an open manner with these thought leaders,” said Graham Doxey, CEO of Laureate Malaysia and Deputy CEO of INTI Education Group.
Doxey added that the series was part of INTI’s Enrolment to Employment (E2E) initiative to bring industry into the classroom and help shape students into becoming more employable upon graduation. In addition to speakers from the industry, adjunct professors from across the Laureate network will also be making regular visits to INTI campuses whereby students can expect to see world-renowned names as part of their faculty.
“This is a great initiative and I appreciate the efforts of INTI. Interaction with industry practitioners will go a long way in helping the students understand and relate to what they learn in their programmes. It will make the transition to the work environment a lot easier and make them better prepared,” Menon commented.
Following the hour long session that was attended by a few hundred students at INTI International University, Menon had a round-table dialogue with 10 students, where he was quizzed on issues ranging from globalization to what it takes to adapt seamlessly to a real working environment.
Students of the INTI Education Group benefit not only from the years of experience and strong track-record that INTI offers, but also gain from the global synergy and resources that Laureate International Universities provides. INTI is part of Laureate, the world’s largest private education network with a presence in over 23 countries, with more than 43 accredited universities and 130 campuses, serving 600,000 students globally.
For more information on INTI’s programmes, call 1300-88-4684 or visit www.newinti.edu.my.
For further information on this release, please contact Ooi Si Mun at 03-5623 2963.
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