In today’s exceedingly dynamic world, there comes a point where textbooks become inadequate and the interaction between the present and the future leaders assumes prime importance. Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, situated in the heartland of one of the most densely populated industrialized regions of the nation, has always taken an initiative to facilitate such forums. One such is the flagship event of the institute ‘Leadership Conclave’. This is a celebrated event in IIM Kashipur and attracts bigwigs from different strata of the society right from the world of business to polity to social development.
Think Backwaters and you might be beguiled to think of the brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala but IIM Kozhikode has redefined its meaning. What immediately comes to mind instead is a group of future management executives battling it out amongst themselves to emerge supreme. It represents a confluence point for management students in India as corporate honchos and academicians adjudicate over events dealing with leading burning issues. Backwaters’14 is here to stir up the inherent competitive spirit in every management student.
Amidst the major global leaders whose voices at Indore reverberated at the Global Investors Summit in the city, a few voices in the same city received an ovation at the Voice of Indore, popularly known as VOI, a flagship event hosted by the Indian Institute of Management Indore. The upcoming annual management and cultural fest of IIM Indore, IRIS 2014 is already gaining momentum and the hues could be seen at the round of VOI auditions that were conducted at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore on 10th October 2014.
IIM Raipur organized its 1st HR Summit on 19th and 20th of September, 2014 which proved to be a huge success as industry professionals and academicians from all over India shared their experiences and insights on the various topics related to the central theme of “Aligning HR with Business Strategy”. The two day event saw participation of over 50 HR Directors, Presidents and Vice Presidents from the industry voicing their opinions during the six panel discussions.
For students like me who are looking for a career in HR, the Summit gave an opportunity to get an industry perspective.
The Chief Guest, Mr. Narendra Kothari, CMD, NMDC, in his inaugural address stated that better HR policies are the best way of motivating employees and there is a need for performance differentiation during appraisal. In his words, “While hiring a new employee one must try to align the job requirements with the personal requirements.”
Mr. Ramkumar, Executive Director, ICICI bank, built his speech around leadership. He ascertained that techniques can be learned but passion cannot be and as business professionals we should stop identifying ourselves with our specializations. His opinion that we should refer ourselves as leaders and not as HR or marketing professionals was intriguing and made me realize how we limit ourselves as we inch a step closer to the doors of the corporate world.
On the first panel discussion, titled ‘Managing Intangibles – Connecting with Internal Customers’, the panel members talked about the best HR practices across the industry and how they manage, motivate and reward their employees.
I particularly enjoyed the discussion of the third panel, which was on ‘HR as a strategic business partner’. As an HR enthusiast I do feel that HR should move from the administrative role and be a part of the decision making process of any organization. The discussion revolved around the changing roles of HR. Key speakers in this panel shared their opinions about the practices that could be implemented to achieve this.
The second day of the summit was as enriching as the first day and started with the discussion on how organizations can develop a high performing culture. At this time I remembered the article, ‘Characteristics of High Performance Organizations’ by André de Waal which talks about various dimensions an organization should assess itself on to be high performing. The discussion revolved around the same dimensions and the members of the panel shared their firm’s culture and expressed views on the dimensions which their organization focused on to become high performing.
The last panel discussion on ‘Leadership in volatile times’ was very interactive and the panelists stressed that all times are volatile times and a leader should be prepared to face any challenge that comes along their way.
All in all, the 2014 HR summit organized by IIM Raipur was an exciting experience and as a student I found it to be a very enriching journey.
This article is written by Prasha Mishra, of PGP 2013-15. She can be contacted at pgp13101.prasha@iimraipur.ac.in
IRIS is the annual management and cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Management Indore and will be held on 13th, 14th and 15th November 2014. Initially spread over two different fests - Ahvan, the management fest and Mridang, the cultural fest, this year sees these two events come together to bring forth IRIS 2014, which promises to be bigger and better than ever before. The past year alone boasts of participation of close to 10,000 students from over 50 B-Schools across the country. IRIS 2014 will play host to a plethora of challenging management events in every domain to test a manager’s aptitude. The cultural events will add to the festivities and make for an exciting experience.
On 7th August 2014, Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur, welcomed Mr. Shyamsunder Panchavati, Member Advisory Council at Harvard Business Review to enlighten the students about Creating Sustainable Business Models.
Bangalore, Karnataka, August 31, 2014 – Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru is all set for ALCHEMY- the Annual Management Conclave 2014 to be held from the 4th Sept to 6th Sept.
In today’s exceedingly dynamic world, there comes a point where textbooks become inadequate and the interaction between the present and the future leaders assumes prime importance. Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, situated in the heartland of one of the most densely populated industrialized regions of the nation, has always taken an initiative to facilitate such forums. One such is the flagship event of the institute ‘Leadership Conclave’. This is a celebrated event in IIM Kashipur and attracts bigwigs from different strata of the society right from the world of business to polity to social development.
Think Backwaters and you might be beguiled to think of the brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala but IIM Kozhikode has redefined its meaning. What immediately comes to mind instead is a group of future management executives battling it out amongst themselves to emerge supreme. It represents a confluence point for management students in India as corporate honchos and academicians adjudicate over events dealing with leading burning issues. Backwaters’14 is here to stir up the inherent competitive spirit in every management student.
Amidst the major global leaders whose voices at Indore reverberated at the Global Investors Summit in the city, a few voices in the same city received an ovation at the Voice of Indore, popularly known as VOI, a flagship event hosted by the Indian Institute of Management Indore. The upcoming annual management and cultural fest of IIM Indore, IRIS 2014 is already gaining momentum and the hues could be seen at the round of VOI auditions that were conducted at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore on 10th October 2014.
IIM Raipur organized its 1st HR Summit on 19th and 20th of September, 2014 which proved to be a huge success as industry professionals and academicians from all over India shared their experiences and insights on the various topics related to the central theme of “Aligning HR with Business Strategy”. The two day event saw participation of over 50 HR Directors, Presidents and Vice Presidents from the industry voicing their opinions during the six panel discussions.
For students like me who are looking for a career in HR, the Summit gave an opportunity to get an industry perspective.
The Chief Guest, Mr. Narendra Kothari, CMD, NMDC, in his inaugural address stated that better HR policies are the best way of motivating employees and there is a need for performance differentiation during appraisal. In his words, “While hiring a new employee one must try to align the job requirements with the personal requirements.”
Mr. Ramkumar, Executive Director, ICICI bank, built his speech around leadership. He ascertained that techniques can be learned but passion cannot be and as business professionals we should stop identifying ourselves with our specializations. His opinion that we should refer ourselves as leaders and not as HR or marketing professionals was intriguing and made me realize how we limit ourselves as we inch a step closer to the doors of the corporate world.
On the first panel discussion, titled ‘Managing Intangibles – Connecting with Internal Customers’, the panel members talked about the best HR practices across the industry and how they manage, motivate and reward their employees.
I particularly enjoyed the discussion of the third panel, which was on ‘HR as a strategic business partner’. As an HR enthusiast I do feel that HR should move from the administrative role and be a part of the decision making process of any organization. The discussion revolved around the changing roles of HR. Key speakers in this panel shared their opinions about the practices that could be implemented to achieve this.
The second day of the summit was as enriching as the first day and started with the discussion on how organizations can develop a high performing culture. At this time I remembered the article, ‘Characteristics of High Performance Organizations’ by André de Waal which talks about various dimensions an organization should assess itself on to be high performing. The discussion revolved around the same dimensions and the members of the panel shared their firm’s culture and expressed views on the dimensions which their organization focused on to become high performing.
The last panel discussion on ‘Leadership in volatile times’ was very interactive and the panelists stressed that all times are volatile times and a leader should be prepared to face any challenge that comes along their way.
All in all, the 2014 HR summit organized by IIM Raipur was an exciting experience and as a student I found it to be a very enriching journey.
This article is written by Prasha Mishra, of PGP 2013-15. She can be contacted at pgp13101.prasha@iimraipur.ac.in
IRIS is the annual management and cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Management Indore and will be held on 13th, 14th and 15th November 2014. Initially spread over two different fests - Ahvan, the management fest and Mridang, the cultural fest, this year sees these two events come together to bring forth IRIS 2014, which promises to be bigger and better than ever before. The past year alone boasts of participation of close to 10,000 students from over 50 B-Schools across the country. IRIS 2014 will play host to a plethora of challenging management events in every domain to test a manager’s aptitude. The cultural events will add to the festivities and make for an exciting experience.
On 7th August 2014, Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur, welcomed Mr. Shyamsunder Panchavati, Member Advisory Council at Harvard Business Review to enlighten the students about Creating Sustainable Business Models.
Bangalore, Karnataka, August 31, 2014 – Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru is all set for ALCHEMY- the Annual Management Conclave 2014 to be held from the 4th Sept to 6th Sept.
