Jan - May 2011 - S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

SplashCreating RipplesHR ConclaveBusiness houses and business schools are both doingtheir bit to build leaders, who are sensitive to businessand societal problems. The positive effects of businessschool programs are evident through the lives of manysuccessful entrepreneurs and firms. Firms are showinggrowing commitment to social goals that extendbeyond financial interests. The 'Human ResourcesConclave' held at SPJIMR discussed the issue ofManaging Human Assets in the Changing BusinessEnvironment - Implications for Industry andManagement Education.The event started with the keynote address by Ms.Kavita Khushalani - General Manager, HCLTechnologies who spoke on Vineet Nayar's book'Employees first, Customers Second: turningconventional management upside down' anddiscussed policy initiatives undertaken by HCL toimplement the philosophy. Other speakers for theevent were Mr. Aniruddha Limaye - Director, GreatPlaces to Work Institute, India; Ms. Sujata Deshmukh -Director, People & Change Practice, PWC; Dr. AnitaBandopadhyay - Vice President, Learning &January 15, 2011Development, Piramal Group; Mr. Naresh Mehta -Business Head-Retail Operations-Franchisee-Raymond; Mr. Unmesh Pawar - Senior Vice President,HR, Accenture and Mr. Sanjay Muthal - ManagingDirector, Nugrid Consulting. Dr. Keith C D'Souza,Professor, People and Performance area, SPJIMRmoderated the panel discussion.The key note address was followed by rich insightsfrom all the speakers on the increasing challenges ofrecruiting, retaining and building committedemployees with appropriate skills and attitudes. Thespeakers also shared research conducted by theirorganizations on how organizations are creating highengagement work environment to build highperformance work cultures. During the paneldiscussion, speakers highlighted the need foracademia and industry collaboration to integrate theirefforts and create competencies that are relevant fortoday.8 SPJIMRnews