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Assignment: Becoming the best version of yourself.

Background and Purpose of this assignment:

You have taken one big step to get a good college education.

And you are doing so at a challenging time.

A time that you will always remember long after the pandemic is behind us.

If you have committed yourself to learn, to engage, to participate, to collaborate, to be curious, to be inspired, to be motivated...to work and study, to accept failure as an opportunity to learn and grow and have fun while learning...... you are on your way to becoming the best version of yourself.

To have the courage to change, to continuously learn, to have the humility and the ambition to succeed and to be happy and positive despite the adversity. These are, indeed, great attributes of a leader.

To never having to use thee two saddest words: "If Only..."

Assignment purpose

The purpose of this capstone assignment is for you to reflect on what you have learnt in this course and relate those learnings to the conversation that Mr. Nitin Paranjpe, Chief Operating Officer of Unilever has with Mr. Anil Sachdev, Founder and Chairman of a leading business school in India.

(A capstone assignment is a multifaceted assignment that serves as a culminating academic and intellectual experience for students at the end of the course.)

What you will need to work on this assignment:
1. An understanding of the key concepts of Chapters 1-14
2. Referencing the textbook, in-class power point presentations and your notes. (No other sources are allowed. You must not refer to the internet)
3. Watch the attached video (1 hour and 4 minutes)

Advice to do well:
1.Students who have worked on this assignment after every chapter have done much better than students who do last minute work.
2.Teamwork, being supportive and collaborative assures you of better outcomes.

The assignment
Review each of the chapters and highlight key elements that Mr. Paranjpe says will help bring to life the best version of yourself.

1. Mr. Paranjpe refers to the many concepts that you have been taught in this course over 14 chapters. Which of these concepts resonated most with you.? Why?

2. How does Mr. Paranjape use these concepts as applicable in the real world.? Highlight 3 cases that he shares where he used the concepts of individual, team and organisation.

3. Describe things that struck you most as you listened to Mr. Paranjpe's experiences.?

4. If you had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Paranjpe, what one question would you ask him? Why?

Note:
a. Write up the responses in one document with a maximum of 10 pages containing:

i. a title page with names of team members (as it appears in blackboard) on it. The title page is NOT included as one of your 10 pages. (Please do not put any other name other than what is your registered name)

ii. the questions followed by answers to each of the case questions, using full sentences, proper grammar, and spelling. Be sure to tie all answers back to concepts, theories, and processes learned in class.

iii. a works-cited page to site the course text, lectures, and notes (No other sources are allowed). Lectures and class notes can be sited by using the following format: Rau, 2021, [insert date of lecture or refer to the chapter you are referring to]

iv. all key words highlighted that refer to the concepts taught. You may lose marks if you do not do so.

v. Font size 12, Arial, single spacing.

The number of pages is indicative. I am more interested in see the quality of your thought process and the appropriate application of the concepts taught than in seeing quantity of meaningless words.

Attachment:- Capstone assignment.rar