The Department of Business Administration, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore organized a guest lecture on “Optimum Performance” as a part of SJEC – MBA Special Lecture Series on 09th May, 2011 at 9.00 am in the Conference Hall, Mechanical Engineering Block, SJEC. Mr. Albert D’Souza, Managing Director, Printania Offsets Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai and member of the Governing Board, St Joseph Engineering College delivered a lecture on “Optimum Performance”. He motivated the students to come out of their casual approach and give their best performance in anything they do. He cited the living examples of Boman Irani, Amitabh Bachan, Sachin Tendulkar and David Hussey who made it to the winning streak despite their humble beginnings and weaknesses. These personalities have performed at their optimum level because they have got into the depth of their subject. 
He encouraged the MBA students to be more responsible, progressive and to come out of their comfort zones since they will be the future decision makers, policy makers and go – getters in the society. He asked the students to reflect on this quote,”Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing”. He explained the quote by stating that withdrawal from daily routine is better than the pretense of being busy doing nothing. His concluding remarks were “When everyone was crawling, I started walking, I became a successful person. When everyone was walking, I started running, I became a winner. When everyone was running I started flying, I became a winner”.
Ms. Lorraine Rosario, Asst Professor introduced the guest and welcomed the gathering. The Director, Rev. Fr. Valerian D’Souza, Director Designate, Rev. Fr. Joseph Lobo and Asst Director, Rev. Fr. Henry Mascarenhas were present. Ms. Smita Jesudasan, Asst Professor proposed the vote of thanks.
Report by Ms Babitha Rohit, Asst Professor, SJEC
Photographs by Mr Suraj Francis Noronha, Assistant Professor, SJEC
