Gyanodaya - IIMBG's Maiden HR Conclave
Gyanodya IIM Bodhgaya maiden HR conclave Gyanodya was held on 15th and 16th of September. The theme of the conclave is “Changing HR trends in the modern world”. Dr Vinita Sahay started the conclave by addressing the student body and all the dignitaries present. Dr Vinita Sahay said that IIM Bodhgaya is a new member of the IIM society because of which it has to try harder than the rest. After the speech of the director the first keynote speaker, Mr Manoj Prasad took the stage. He quoted Alvin Toffler “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn” and said that this emphasised the disruption going around us through blockchain, IOT, artificial intelligence and deep learning. He said that as millennial joined the workforce they want to pursue meaningful work in the organisation. He concluded by saying “Some people change when they see heat, some change when they see light”. Our next keynote speaker Mr Sumit Sabharwal, gave his insight on the topic. The diversity of the workforce is also an important factor as having a diverse workforce improve the culture of the organisation and increases profitability by 50%. He talked about the phrases like manhours and man month should be removed from the organisation. He then moved on to digital HR how chatbot is aiding the HRM, through the bot employee can pick a smiley from happy to sad about how he is feeling in that day. There was a fifteen minutes break for High Tea after which the panel Discussion started. The discussion threw light on the various aspects of People Analytics. On one had it was a great addition to an organisation on the other the ethical aspect of seeing humans as a number was raised. The discussion went on till Eight Fifteen during which students learnt about the trends and innovation which are disrupting the industry. The first day of Gyanodaya concluded with an interactive Q&A session. The Second day of Gyanodaya started early at 9 am. The keynote speaker for the day was Mr Parthasarathi Mishra. He started his speech by saying that in Tata Steel they do not use boys and girls while addressing instead they say, person. He said that the pinch of HR is missing from HR these days, we may talk about analytic and artificial intelligence but it is the human interaction which runs the business. He concluded by saying that the first and most important thing for an HR is the belief if someone believes he can do it then surely he can do it. The session moved on to the panel discussion which was on the topic “How to manage the contingent workforce”. With HRM present from different industries. In the retail sector manpower cost impacts, the profitability of having a contingent workforce helps companies like Domino’s to deal with the customer during the peak hours of 7 pm. The advantage of the content workforce are the availability of manpower, enhancement of productivity and availability of the talent pool. The downside of the contingent workforce is the attrition rate which are in double digits. The discussion ended with a conclusion that the contingent workforce is required at the lower end of the pyramid where most of the work does not require a high level of skillset. The second of Gyanodaya concluded with an interactive Q&A session, where the students actively participated by asking relevant questions and hence fulfilling their curiosity. Overall, it was an enlightening experience for the entire IIM Bodh Gaya fraternity.
