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Updated on: Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Are there moments when you've felt dizzy trying to switch gears between the urgent email, the critical deadline and the important presentation, all of which seem to demand attention simultaneously?

This scenario, familiar for many in the corporate world today, is a breeding ground for stress. In an environment marked with long working hours, intense competition and an arduous commute to work, this kind of stress is bound to happen. A pass out from a B-school working at a managerial or an executive level in a corporate environment has to deal with multitasking in his day-to-day work. Stress is inevitable as in this competitive world the individual should be able to perform more than his capacity to gain the required recognition and appraisal.

A top manager is expected to work beyond his regular work hours, should be able to meet deadlines and lead a good team. Not every manager is able to handle it without stress. At times, they f eel the need for undergoing training in stress management.

Jaydeep Vadulekar, assistant manager, marketing, with a big retail chain for Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, believes multi-tasking and practical experience should have been included in his management curriculum. "Retail is a fast growing industry where everyday we have to be on our toes to come up with innovative ideas in order to retain our customers. More than 22 people work under me. I check and analyse their daily reports.

In my B-school we should have been taught to manage deadlines, innovate, prioritise work while balancing it with personal life."

Ambarish Jadhav, a human resource executive working in the IT sector, feels that his B-school should have provided training in accordance to the field one chooses. "In my field I need to be available to more than 150 employees on a daily basis to sort out their daily work-related issues. Time management is a major issue and I feel this should have been taught to me in my MBA days. If an expert from the field would have shared his experience during my management days it would have been beneficial for me.

A practical experience would have surely made a difference at this stage of my career as I would have been introduced to the corporate culture. Methods on de-stressing should have also been taught."

A number of colleges have now included compulsory yoga and physical education classes. Ramakant Yadav, director of an institute, says, "We train students to be competent enough to face the real world so that they do not feel dejected due to the stress they might go through at the workplace .

We also invite eminent personalities from the industry to give guest lectures, who share their experience and give pointers. We understand that in this fast paced life one needs ways to distress. So we motivate students to practice yoga and enjoy activities of their choice which even in later stage of life can be beneficial for them."

Times of India

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