Knowledge Forum on HR 2014

Updated : Mar 16, 2015

Seema Nair on Cisco employee training programme

The Cisco India head of HR and HR leader for APJC says there are some successful programmes run by Cisco such as CCNA and CCNP. A lot of people who pass these programmes end up joining Cisco. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

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CSC India gives importance to straight talks

Sreekanth Arimanithaya, Vice President - Human Resources, CSC India, says at the company the bottom line is leadership and culture. It is important to engage your employees with straight talk so that they appreciate and understand you. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

Saagarika Ghoshal, Director for HR at Metro Cash and Carry

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How Metro Cash and Carry help people below graduate level

Saagarika Ghoshal, Director for HR at Metro Cash and Carry, says people who help in the store - are 10th standard pass and we help them not only with getting their 12th standard degree, we also make sure they have their certifications in the retail space. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

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Financing failure in skill development: Manish Sabharwal

Manish Sabharwal, Chairman, TeamLease says companies are willing to pay for training of candidates, but not for trained candidates. Candidates are not willing to pay for training, but willing to pay for a job. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

Manoj Biswas, Managing Director - Geographic Unit HR Leader, Accenture India (left)

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Manoj Biswas lists 3 critical areas of focus at Accenture

Manoj Biswas, Managing Director - Geographic Unit HR Leader, Accenture India, says the three areas of focus are treat employees as fully mature professionals, give them opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge, and listen to them. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

Mayank Bhatnagar, Director, HR at GE Healthcare

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Engaging employee morale a continuous process: Mayank Bhatnagar

Mayank Bhatnagar, Director, HR at GE Healthcare, says it is a continuous process as leaders travel and spend more times with the employees to gauge their morale. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

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Pratik Kumar on employee training at Wipro

The Executive Vice President for HR at Wipro says the India Inc is doing enough on employee trainign but is misdirected. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

Updated : Mar 16, 2015

Priya Chetty Rajagopal on keeping employees' morale high in turbulent times

Priya Chetty Rajagopal, Executive Director, Leadership & Board Practice, RGF Executive Search India says a reflection of these turbulent times is a lot more people out there engaging with search firms because they are sort of de-risking themselves. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

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Give employees the pride of association: Srikantan Moorthy

Srikantan Moorthy, Senior Vice President & Group HR Head, Infosys stresses on the need for adequate communication, and maintained that negativity could be countered by giving employees a sense of pride in their company by celebrating success. (Full session video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn3jw-Av69uPNpKU7TEi_A1CCZmWQPOx">http://bit.ly/1cQZQiJ</a>)

Updated : Mar 16, 2015

'Role of a good board is to appoint right leadership for the company'

Anjali Bansal, MD at Sponsor Stuart India, says the primary role of any good board of a company is to appoint the right leadership for the company. The HR of a company also has an important role in appointing the leadership of the company.

Updated : Mar 16, 2015

'Organisations should not focus only on CEO succession'

K. Ramkumar, executive Director on the board of ICICI Bank, human resources, customer service and operations says an organisation should not focus only on CEO succession. The HR of an organisation also has very important role to play in the appointment of executives other than the CEO.

Updated : Mar 16, 2015

Board of a company key to CEO search, says M&M executive

Prince Augustin, executive vice president, group human capital and leadership development at Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd says when an external search for CEO takes place, the board of the company gets actively involved.

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'Promoter and HR leadership should trust each other'

Prabir Jha, President and CHRO at Reliance Industries says the promoter and HR leadership should trust each other. Trust comes not only due to talent but also other factors.

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'Engagement programmes should suit the needs of the enterprise'

Adi Malia, president, human resources at Essar Group says engagement programmes carried out by HR orgnisations should suit the need and culture of the enterprise.

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'Engagement with employees is a simple concept'

Arvind Agrawal, president, corporate development and HR at RPG Enterprises says steps need to be taken in terms of architecture of the workplace, which fosters engagement of people at various levels. Agrawal says engagement according to him is very simple but sometimes we get lost in clever terminologies.

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'Growth is critical catalyst for engaging people'

K Sudarshan, regional managing partner- Asia EMA Partners International says growth is critical catalyst for engaging people and retaining talent.

Updated : Mar 16, 2015

'HR is a critical player in engagement with employees'

Sumit Mitra, executive VP, HR at Godrej Industries says HR has an important role to play in engagement. The role of the manager in an organisation is also critical.

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'Empowerment of employees critical for engagement process'

Yogi Sriram, senior VP (Corporate HR) at L&T says empowerment of employees and performance of the company are critical for engagement with employees.

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'Chief compliance officer responsible for ethics'

Nina Chatrath, founder of Enhance Consulting says the chief  compliance officer of a company is responsible for showing the right path to the employees when it comes to ethics.

Updated : Mar 16, 2015

'Huge trust deficit between govts and people in power'

Sanjay Singh, director, HR and administration, Cairn India says there is a huge trust deficit running among the people with those who are in power. Whether it is the government, corporates or it is about politicians, the phenomenon exists globally.