The leadership chair was set up as part of an initiative of the former Vice Chancellor - Fr Thomas C Mathew and an alumnus of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Mr Adman Praveen Kenneth. Mr. Kenneth wanted to give something valuable back to the Institution that had positively influenced him through his journey of success. Being a staunch believer in the philosophy that everyone can be a leader, Mr Praveen Kenneth expressed his desire to set up a leadership chair to bring real leadership to the forefront of conversations and engagement and to create awareness among the students of the university of the importance of personal and social leadership, in their lives and thereby contributing to societal demands. The chair is supported by veteran Adman Praveen Kenneth, Chairman of Elohim and Kenneth Ventures Pvt. Ltd and founder Chairman & Managing Director of Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi, with a vision to bring leadership to the forefront of conversations and engagement

 

Our Model

 

Praveen Kenneth Chair on Leadership proposes to operate using a triangular model (see Fig. 1) that functions with a core belief on Authenticity (living life based on inner values and character strengths rather than societal demands) aligned towards addressing the vision of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Excellence and Service and the mission of The Leadership Chair, to create empowered leaders for today and tomorrow (leadership culture). Within this framework, we would be engaging in conversations across campus through a cascading process by

1. Building Self-awareness among senior leaders and Students (Self-Assessment and Enquiry)

2. Engage in Leadership development (Training and Coaching)

3. Nurture a campus-wide Institutional development (Feedback and Evaluation)

                

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