The DNA of Success

The DNA of Success

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Defining the DNA of success
• Identifying the various platforms of preparation and assessing the role of environment and ‘self ’ in achieving success

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The Meaning of Success

1. How many of you want to be successful? Do you agree with the opinion of the accompanying article’s author that, “Only 1% of you may go on to fulfil your aspiration of becoming a CEO of a large company or leading a successful startup!” Support your argument with valid reasons.

2. What do you mean by success? How do you measure it? Is it static/dynamic or a moving target? Is it in being successful in lifestyle or in being successful in legacy?

3. Once, while addressing a gathering of youngsters from premier B-schools, the author of the accompanying article asked, “You worked very hard to get here. However, do you still have that passion, drive, dreams, determination and a huge appetite to learn what brought you here?” There is an often quoted criticism that the graduates from the best B-schools or country for that matter hit the deck at a very young age because they seem to suffer from the legacy conundrum.
Do you agree with this? If yes, why? If no, why not?

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Platforms of Preparation

1. Can intrapreneurship be nurtured in building successful people in an organization?

2. While sharing his ideas on success, the author of the accompanying article says, “To get to your dreams you need to learn to create magic “outside the boundaries of logic and reason” and not be trapped within”. How do you create this magic?

3. Out of the three qualities of success defined by the author – uniqueness, looking beyond distractions and conviction, which one does an individual develop first and why?

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The DNA of Success

Synopsis

The case flyer deliberates on the significance of ‘self-belief ’ in being successful in life. What is the meaning of success? The meaning of success is likely to be different for different people. The author of the article enables a discussion on three important qualities in an individual that help him/her in being successful in achieving his/her dream – embracing ones uniqueness, looking beyond distractions and having a deep-rooted conviction in one’s goals. Triggered by these three qualities, the case flyer gives an opportunity to discuss various other qualities that guide a person to success. Moreover, the case flyer helps debate on the role of environment and ‘self ’ in providing a platform for success. The case flyer debates on competence vs character (attitude) in being successful, which makes it suitable for discussing the concept of ‘attitudes’ in Organizational Behavior course.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• • Defining the DNA of success
• • Identifying the various platforms of preparation and assessing the role of environment and ‘self ’ in achieving success

Positioning and Setting

The case flyer can be used in the following course

• a) Organizational Behavior – Attitudes

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Suggested Orchestration

Before the Case Flyer Discussion in the Classroom

Suggested Orchestration

Before the Case Flyer Discussion in the Classroom

a) Before the classroom discussion, the students were asked to read Clayton M. Christensen’s article titled “How Will You Measure Your Life?” In the article, the author talks about some of the principles that will help an individual in planning out a strategy for himself/herself to be successful in life

b) The class was also asked to watch Harsha Bhogle’s speech on Excellence at IIM Ahmedabad

c) Most importantly, students were encouraged to analyse all the questions given in the case flyer (either individually or in learning teams or appropriate discussion forums) to participate effectively and enrich the learning outcomes.

During the Case Flyer Discussion in the Classroom

The discussion on the case flyer was conducted under two broad related topics: .......

The flow of questions to be discussed in the classroom has been elaborated in Annexure (TN)-I: The Board Plan

I. The Meaning of Success

• The discussion began by asking a question to the class as to how many of them wanted to be successful. The obvious answer being that everyone wants to be successful, the idea behind posing this question was to define success for every individual.

• The class was asked to assume that presently they are in position ‘A’ and position ‘B’ is the state of being successful [Exhibit (TN)-I]. They were asked if they knew their respective position ‘B’s.

• This helped in starting the discussion on success and its various dimensions.

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Exhibits

Exhibit (TN)-I: Interpreting Success

Exhibit (TN)-II: Measuring Success

Exhibit (TN)-III: Competency and Character of an Individual

Exhibit (TN)-IV: Point of Achieving Success

Exhibit (TN)-V: When Qualities Impede Success

Annexure

Annexure (TN)-I: Board Plan