Wednesday 6 February 2019

Uri The Movie with Many Lessons in Management

"How is the josh?" "High Sir!"
"हिंदुस्तान घुसेगा भी और मारेगा भी"
"There is no silver medal in war"
"वक़्त आ गया है ख़ून का बदला ख़ून से लेने का"
And many such dialogues reverberate after one sees the recent Hindi movie 'Uri The Surgical Strike'. Apart from topping the box office collections, the movie has many lessons in Business Management.

 The entire PGDM class of 2020 of VVISM Hyderabad was taken to a multiplex for watching the movie. The students came back all charged up. It was then that Ghumakkad decided to run a Case Study based on the movie. It was very satisfying when the students brought out the following concepts through various events/scenes in the movie.

  1. Team work at multiple levels
  2. Goal setting
  3. Alignment of individual goals with org goals 
  4. Role clarity of every team member
  5. Dealing with Uncertainty
  6. Leadership
  7. Planning and execution
  8. Motivation
  9. Communication
  10. Selection of Team 
  11. Emotional Quotient and its power
  12. Coordination
  13. Role of technology in achieving goals
  14. Physical and moral courage
  15. Service before self
  16. Humility
  17. Tag-line and impact on marketing
  18. The Power of Networking (Serial Nos. 18 to 22 courtesy Tarun Patro)
  19. Distraction Tactics
  20. Cost of a small mistake
  21. Paying attention to detail
  22. Back Up Plan or Plan B
        We found the movie to be a great learning aid for management students. There are many movies which I have used earlier for teaching. Some of these are listed below:
        Patton
        The Bridge On The River Kwai
        Wake Up Sid
        Dangal
        Lagaan
        Bajrangi Bhaijaan
        MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

        The challenge is to trigger the discussion with right questions. 
        Fellow teachers may reach me for further details on my mail ID. 
        Once again, thank you the Class of 2020 for an enriching session and VVISM for creating the right learning environment.

         Jai Hind!

        Thanks for browsing
             -Harsh-the-Ghumakkad/ 6th Feb 2019 
              hbindia@gmail.com 
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        30 comments:

        1. Rajendra Singh7 February 2019 at 05:51

          Learning through Entertainment ! That's the way to go !

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 06:59

            Thanks much General. Yes, I call it 'Learning with fun'.

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        2. Life at school....7 February 2019 at 09:12

          Have been using films like .
          Welcome to Sajjanpur.
          Stanley ki dabba. Well done Abba. Room . Our goal is social sciences to understand the warp and weft of social fabric

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 10:54

            Thanks much. Yes, films can be used for teaching variety of subjects. The key is to identify and correlate the clip with the subject or topic. Participants remember the learning even after 10 years!

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        3. R B Dhavare7 February 2019 at 10:33

          Good Case Studies... For Management of any System /Project for it's Success. Yeh, the Films: Patton & Bridge on the River Kwai were Fantastic.

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 10:55

            Thanks for writing. Those two films are classic even though more than 60 years old!

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        4. Venukosigi7 February 2019 at 12:14

          Excellent Sir. Very nicely brought out all concepts.

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        5. mthomas7 February 2019 at 12:59

          Used extensively even in the era of 8 & 16mm films but requires a dedicated teacher to organize and run the extra mile and analyse the learning which will make them better managers.
          Well done Harsh.

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 22:49

            Couldn't agree more. The teacher has to do the home work well before conducting a video case study. Many thanks.

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        6. Dr. Kalyan, Faculty & Trainer, Business Communication & Soft Skills, Hyderabad, India7 February 2019 at 14:35

          Prof, its great to know about your Mivie Case Study (URI).
          I have used Twister for Team Building and Leadership in my classes too.

          It really motivates the students indeed.

          Keep it up Prof.

          Regards.

          Dr. Kalyan
          Visiting Prof and Skills Coach
          www.skillosophyconsulting.in

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        7. Unknown7 February 2019 at 15:02

          Nice one dad!

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        8. Naresh Sharma7 February 2019 at 15:16

          Great movie and a great way to bring out the management lessons lying.

          Keep the josh Professor.

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 22:51

            Thanks much Naresh. With former students like you, the teacher is bound to get extra josh!

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        9. Ajay Kumar Goel7 February 2019 at 15:19

          Great step , correct direction, learning by seeing, perfect perspectives, impacting young dynamic minds , questions well answered _ for life n classroom n professional domains _ kudos _ keep moving n celebrating & inspiring dear Harsh bhai ji _ all the best ahead, yours ajay

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        10. Unknown7 February 2019 at 15:53

          Great Sir,
          Movies will stay in memory for ever. There are movies like Gung Ho, A Small Act, Invictus ............. compulsorily viewed by business school students. I am trying convince our Management to implement this. Regards.

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 22:52

            Sure, go ahead. Am sure you will succeed in convincing your management. All the best.

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        11. Unknown7 February 2019 at 16:49

          Thanks for sharing Sir!

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        12. Unknown7 February 2019 at 16:52

          Damn good professor, crystallizing management concepts from a film.How about learnings from film Guide,which will be more on the lines of Ghumakad.

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 22:55

            Good suggestion. Will have to acquaint the present generation with the scenario of 1960s!

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        13. R B Dhavare7 February 2019 at 17:41

          V. Nice way of projecting the relevant/essential parameters for the Success of any Project/Management of a System. The movies Patton & The Bridge over the river Kwai were Excellent.

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          1. Harsh Bhargava7 February 2019 at 22:56

            Thanks much. Yes, both these movies though 70 years old, remain all time classics!

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        14. Pam8 February 2019 at 05:49

          Thanks Sir!

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        15. Unknown25 February 2019 at 11:40

          Great article Sir; Points well noted!

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