Workshop on “Importance of Business Etiquettes in the Modern Business world.”

On 1st of November ’22, SSBF invited Mrs. Aparna Prabhudesai to educate the students regarding the importance of business etiquettes in the modern business world.

She threw light on how students can turn situations in our favor by just doing a few things right. Some of which includes the way we look i.e. personal grooming, and communication skills.

Mrs. Aparna also taught us how deep these things goes in the subconscious mind of the person we are dealing with.

As the session progressed, all these tools and techniques really opened the eyes of the students.

The session ended with a token of appreciation with a vote of thanks to Mrs. Aparna.

Workshop on Self Branding

On 1st November 2022, Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance organised a guest session during the orientation period on Self Branding and it was conducted by Ms Ketaki Mistry. The guest shed light on how to present yourself in the best way possible since it is essential in the corporate world. She spoke about how self-branding is an important process one should use to demonstrate their values and it would positively impact their overall reputation. She gave us very helpful tips for being focused and appearing confident and we look forward to more such informative sessions which focus on self-improvement.

Stress Management and dealing with internal conflict (General Management)

2nd November 2022 by Monk Anshul

Workshop on work life balance by Ms. Monica Bhojkar

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another”

Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance organized a guest session on work life balance by Ms. Monica Bhojkar on 15th November, 2022 as a part of orientation program for the senior batch. Ms. Monica is the managing director of Transcend minds on a mission to empower, motivate and transform people's minds for a better life. She is a Certified Transformational & Success Coach, Certified Graphologist, Law of Attraction Coach and Certified DMIT Counselor.

The session started off with an activity on self-appreciation which helped to break ice and helped the students to reflect upon the hurdles which they have crossed in order to be the person who they are presently. Ma’am then talked about “stress”, which is the everyday problem in any student’s life, especially with managing both personal and professional life efficiently. Ma’am then highlighted various causes of stress through an activity which made the students realize the small things which could affect us and take a form of stress. Furthermore, the session continued with the types of stress affecting a person, which is positive and negative stress.

Moving forward, ma’am gave a demonstration of how a person’s good memories about his/her life help him/her to resist the stress affecting his/her life. Alternatively, if a person is continuously thinking of bad memories, then he/she will not be able to resist stress as effectively. The motive behind the demonstration was to instill an effective way to avoid stress is to create and remember good memories when in a stressful situation. She then talked about habits and how one can form good habits by practicing them continuously for 21 days.

Lastly, ma’am talked about various ways in which one can avoid stress, which include penning down one’s thoughts in the form of a letter or diary, spending time with loved ones, avoiding overthinking etc. Further, she made the students indulge in activities which included reflection of one’s thoughts, unwinding stress through hydro therapy etc.

Overall, it was an insightful and much needed session, especially for the senior batch who will soon enter their professional journey. The students left with crucial takeaways on methods to deal with stress.