Based on the invitation of the Dean of SBIL, Prof. Dr. N. Krishna Kumar to deliver a session on “Higher Leadership for Organisational Excellence” at this institute on the forenoon of 4th December, 2023 and also to partake in the Panel discussion with Dr Anil K Khandelwal, former CMD of Bank of Baroda & Shri. Arun K Jain, Sr. Vice President of SBI Capital, moderated by Dr KK by the same evening on the theme, ‘Leading in the age of disruption & transformation’.
The institute is located in the Fintech Zone of fast developing Newtown of Kolkata. In style, substance and size, SBIL is a huge edifice having all modern infrastructure to conduct multiple concurrent residential leadership programs not only for the senior managers of State Bank of India (SBI) but also for senior officers of other banks within and outside India.
The one that I lectured was an International Leadership Development Program for senior managers of multiple banks located in 5 different nations (Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia & India), a cohort of 30 officers attending it for a week. In fact the program started with my session. I had enjoyed delivering it and I hope the participants have had some good take-aways.
The panel discussion had a larger audience, in addition to the above cohorts, it was also physically attended by the close to 70 Dy. General Managers of SBI who were undergoing training here, plus close to 200 alumnus of SBIL attending in online mode from different parts of the world. The panel discussion was truly enriching with Dr Khandelwal leading it in his inimical style.
Having lectured in many similar institutions in the past, I observed SBIL to be far ahead of others, in terms of both content and delivery. Its top class infrastructure surely aids the knowledge dissemination in a big way. For me too, it was a new but pleasant experience.
Learning and development must be the key to growth and sustenance of any corporate. While this is a global understanding, it is not the way Indian corporates look at L&D. We see regular cuts being effected on L&D budgets of many companies. It is indeed heartening to see SBI standing as an exception to this.
I am very impressed by the care given to us by the multitasking Dean, Prof. N Krishna Kumar and the efficient, unassuming Director of the Institute, Shri. K.V Bangarraju, who is also a General Manager of SBI. With such committed professionals in the top, it is no wonder that SBIL is delivering world-class L&D programs to its stakeholders.
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