Developing Global Managers

Minocher Patel

Management students gain a competitive edge through an international finishing school programme

 TO help students get adapted to the competitive corporate environment they would soon be a part of, MITCON Institute of Management, Pune, tied up with Ecole Solitaire, India’s first residential finishing school and international corporate training consultancy for a nine-day finishing school program conducted by the country’s leading motivational speaker and corporate trainer, Minocher Patel for its students. Students from diverse backgrounds are a part of MITCON, pursuing their management courses in specialised verticals including Bio-technology management, Pharmaceutical management, Agri-business and General management. This workshop was an effort to get them all to the same platform for a better understanding of the corporate world. 

Rajesh Purushottam and Neha Sharma



The workshop dealt with a wide range of topics including confidence building, positive attitude, self awareness, self analysis, presentation skills, business etiquette and protocol, telephone etiquette, personal grooming skills, group discussion, interview techniques and others. On the concluding day of the workshop, prizes and certificates were awarded to students. “MITCON and Ecole Solitaire wanted to appreciate the students, who were indeed making genuine efforts to imbibe and incorporate the skills being taught in the workshop on a day-to-day basis. Awards and recognition are a major motivational factor for students hence MITCON and Ecole have instituted these two annual awards — Best students with etiquette and manners and the Most congenial and helpful student. This year, Hrikishesh Kanitkar and Prasit Sengupta bagged the awards respectively,” says Dr Neha Sharma, director, MITCON.

Addressing the students, the chief guest for the day, Rajesh Purushottam, general manager (HR) of a global corporate, said, “In today’s competitive world, soft skills play a major role in the overall development of a personality and it’s nice to know that MITCON is investing in high quality workshops conducted by somebody at the calibre of Minocher Patel who is highly acclaimed and well respected in the corporate sector for his straining and coaching skills to the students' needs.” Says Minocher Patel, Founder and Director of Ecole Solitaire. “I’m extremely happy to receive positive feedback from the students at MITCON. Over the four years of our association, it has always been our vision and objective at Ecole Solitaire to conduct world class programmes for our students which will not only make them more employable but also help them succeed on the professional and personal front.” The students were thankful to the institute for providing them a once in a life time experience of spending nine days in a Minocher Patel workshop. No doubt, the students unanimously accepted that the programme completely changed their outlook towards life.