Name: Prahlad Modi, Section:A, PGID: 61920071

Personal Development Plan - Prahlad

Introduction:

I am Prahlad Modi. I have ~4 years of experience in tech consulting and worked in public sector

healthcare domain with State of Indiana in the US. Started my career with Deloitte USI

consulting and worked there until I joined ISB. Also bootstrapped 2 startups in social media and

gifting space during my undergrad and grad school but had to quit due to personal reasons. I am

also very passionate for teaching and have designed and delivered various workshops on

emerging tech like Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics etc. Was an

instructor and eventually a branch manager of a startup called Being Zero in Hyderabad which

trains final year computer science students from various universities for placements. Post ISB, I

am looking forward to work in Strategy Consulting for a while in Education domain and

eventually bootstrap a company focused on the education sector itself.

My Personal Development Plan: My primary focus areas at ISB are to build analytical skills, to

build critical thinking skills, to build people skills and to cultivate application-oriented mindset.

Objectives: What do I Actions: What Implementation: How Success criteria: How

want to be able to do methods will I use to will I practice and will I recognize

or do better? achieve my learning apply what I learn? success? How will I

objectives? review and measure

my improvement

Critical Thinking Reflecting on the I will critically By reducing the

concepts taught in the evaluate the concepts overall time that I

class and trying to taught in the class take to reflect on the

apply them in the and figure out the issues and figure out

real-world business scenarios where they the applicability and

situations. are most relevant and relevance across the

applicable industries.

Also critically

analyzing the case I look to test my

studies and understanding by

discussing them with engaging in

peers will help me meaningful

develop analytical discussions with

skills professionals from

the industry.
 Success criteria: How
Actions: What
Objectives: What do I Implementation: How will I recognize
methods will I use to
want to be able to do will I practice and success? How will I
achieve my learning
or do better? apply what I learn? review and measure
objectives?
my improvement

People skills – I want Not being impatient

to be an effective while listening to

speaker, patient someone’s viewpoint

Patiently hearing out
listener and an even if is in contrast
everyone and
empathetic team with mine
understanding the
player.
merit in their
Not trying to
viewpoint during case When someone tells
dominate or belittle
discussions even if me the impact that I
anyone’s opinion
the opinion is have made in his/her
while putting forth
conflicting with mine life qualitatively or
my viewpoint
quantitatively

Will try to manage

By taking
conflicts effectively
feedback/criticism
and amicably
constructively and

constantly working

towards improving

myself
 Helping my group

mates stay focused

Will try to motivate
and pumped up
Want to cultivate the my study group
during late night case
ability to enthuse and mates constantly
discussions and
convince others when anyone feels
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low or disappointed
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