How should MBAs be taught to manage other professionals

The Hindu hosted a webinar titled, ‘How should MBAs be taught to manage other professionals’, on December 27, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The panel had Prof. Pankaj Priya, Dy. Director & Dean Academics, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH); Prof. Deepa Sethi, Executive Chair, GLOBE (Global Linkages, Outreach, Branding, and Evaluation), IIM Kozhikode; Prof. Venkataramanaiah Saddikuti, IIM Lucknow; and Prof. Saji K Mathew, Head, Dept of Management Studies, IIT Madras. The webinar was moderated by M. Kalyanaraman, who heads the education vertical at The Hindu.