International Symposium on HR & Leadership challenges for Businesses in India by IIM Kozhikode

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Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Press release 28th Jan 2011 , HRLS 2011

“THE LOCUS OF HR & LEADERSHIP IS NOT IN CLASSROOMS BUT IN LIFE”

The International Symposium on HR & Leadership challenges for Businesses in India was launched in IIM Kozhikode on 28th January. The symposium was attended by distinguished dignitaries from across the industry, academia and students from different parts of the country.

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode delivered the welcome address in which he emphasised the role of HR function in imagining and institutionalising talent and leadership. He also provided an overview of the book on the symposium theme.

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The Honourable Minister of State for HRD, Dr. Purandeswari inaugurated the ceremony with the lighting of the lamp. The official release of the symposium proceedings “HR & Leadership Challenges for Businesses in India” containing the research papers and thought notes of the speakers was done by the minister and it marked the beginning of the symposium.

The theme of the symposium was introduced by the keynote speaker and a thought leader in her own right, Dr. Purandeswari. The Minister introduced the theme & the sub-themes of the symposium and addressed the prevalent issues with regard to HR & Leadership Challenges in the Indian context. She emphasised the role of a growing country like India in the comity of nations. Dr. Purandeswari also voiced her concerns about the growing challenges in the field of education and signed off with a thought “America is the land of opportunities; India is the land of ideas and it is our duty to see that the innovative ideas are transformed into opportunities”.

Prof. Debabrata Chatterjee, Faculty Member IIMK, provided an overview of the sub-theme: “Talent Crisis: India @ Crossroads” and invited the speakers to present their views.

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The CEO and Vice Chairman of Naukri.com Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Mr. Prasanth Nair, President and Head HR of Thomas Cook, Mr. Jacob Jacob, Chief People Officer, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, Mr. Anand Shiv, VP, Head of Research, Star Network, Dr. Meena Wilson, Senior Enterprise Associate, Center for Creative Leadership, Capt Girish S, GM HR, TCS have shared their views on the sub-theme of “Talent crisis: India at cross roads”. Sanjeev emphasised the need for having new models in promoting educational infrastructure while Meena emphasised the need for developing leadership talent. Jacob, Girish and Anand Shiv shared their company experiences in institutionalising and addressing talent gaps while Prasanth talked about the changing socio-political environment in setting expectations of workforce and implications on people management.

In the afternoon session: Prof Unnikrishnan Nair provided an overview of the theme of Socio-Political and cultural Challenges for Managing the work force. Mr. Arun Balakrishnan, Chairman, HPCL- Mittal Energy Limited, Prof. J P Dash, IOFS, Director, National Academy of Defence Production, Mr. GVS Rao, VP HR, DS Construction FZCO, Dr. Neerpal Rathi, Academic Associate Organisational Behaviour Area, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad have deliberated upon the theme of Socio- Political & Cultural Challenges for Managing the work force in the Indian Context. Mr. Arun based on his wide experience at HPCL shared the efforts undertaken in changing the culture of HPCL.

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The panel discussion on the topic of “Transitioning from a student to a corporate leader: Challenges in the next decade” was moderated by Prof. Unnikrishnan Nair. The cultural programme in the evening consisted of a classical Dance recital by the students of IIM Kozhikode followed by professional performances ( Mohiniattam & Ghazals).

With intense knowledge sharing sessions and sharing of novel perspectives throughout the day, the evening’s cultural programme provided a soothing culmination to the day one of the symposium.

 
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