HR Industry Champions Converge on Campus as TISS Inducts New Batch

HR Industry Champions Converge on Campus as TISS Inducts New Batch

Strategic human resources management, employee engagement, diversity management, talent retaining skills were some of the golden words that were heard in the last few days at TISS. The inception stage of the Batch of 2007-09 HRM & LR Course at TISS was peppered with insights from the representatives of the HR industry.

The power drivers of HR fraternity made their presence felt in a strong way through engaging discussions. The topics were diverse and relevant to the modern HR practices not only in the Indian industry but also in the global scenario.

One of the main focuses was on aligning HR practices to the structure of the organizational processes. As Dr. Santrupt Misra, Director-HR, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Ltd., framed that for an HR function to succeed, it would be imperative to understand the ongoing line processes and their impact on the personnel functions. He also put emphasis on the role of HR being a strategic partner in the decisions taken by the top management officials.

Another point of discussion was verbalized by Mr. Debashish Roy, VP-HR, Colgate Palmolive India. wherein he stressed on values, integrity and accountability of the HR processes followed in his company. The human behaviors have come of an age wherein the interpersonal skills of the HR professionals are being touted as the crux of the success stories in the organization. This was identified by Mr. Adil Malia, President-HR, Essar Group, who chalked out certain quotients in HR namely intellectual, emotional, spiritual, etc., which can work as a framework to support the workings of HR.

Mr. P. Vijayan, VP-HR, Mahindra Gesco, went a step ahead and spoke about the right attitude that the personnel officers have to inculcate to understand the significance of people and their issues. This will allow us to understand the business, customers, and other dynamics beyond the obvious frontiers. The 'business' aspect of an HR professional is vital as we leverage not only the internal customers of the organization but also the external customers. He reiterated on 'changing the lens through which we see the world' and influence change for the betterment of the organization.

Change management and the transitional factors were discussed in detail by Ms. Mandip Maitra, Director-HR, HDFC Bank, who shared her experiences on the changing roles of HR in the banking sector. She enunciated that commitment to continuous improvement, process excellence and operational efficiency are the ingredients of sustainable management.

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Contributed by -
Shruti Pai,
HRM & LR (Batch 2007-09),
TISS, Mumbai.

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