Panel Discussion-2 - Wisdom Learning Series (HR Club Activity)

1.      Ms. Gunjan Karthik, HR – Business Head, India, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Sanket Salvi, Human Resources Business Partner, Serdia Pharmaceuticals (I) Ltd. And Ms. Shree Agarwal, Human Resources Manager, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., was able to communicate fine with 103 students of PGDM, 1^st Year, Batch 2016-18, on Saturday, 25^th February 2017 in Seminar hall 601, 6^th Floor.

2.      The topic was, ‘Career Planning: Campus to corporate transitions’.

3.      Mrs. Merlyn Michael D’souza, Faculty-in-charge, HR Club Matrix moderated the discussion with introspective comments at the beginning, in-between and at the end of the session.

4.      Ms. Shree Agarwal initiated the discussion with an ice-breaker of a ‘thumb-exercise’ to demonstrate the significance of change/ transition.

a.       She addressed various transitions students will face in terms of dress code, discipline, competence, six-sigma for the workplace and work-life balance.

b.      She explained the nuances of appraisal systems to the budding learning managers stressing on the importance of being educated over being trained.

c.       In reply to a query from  student, she suggested that IESMCRC’s current six sigma programme should be enriched by adding one team member to play the role of an out-of-the box thinker.

d.      She supplied students with reflective thoughts in the form of handouts and they were to reflect on them each day and generate responses.

5.      Ms. Gunjan walked around the Hall and made the session quite lively by asking questions to the audience on what careers meant to them and why they chose their specialisations.

a.       She advised the students that getting placed is not as important as after getting placed and creating a mindshare in the minds of your employer based on elevated performance or competences.

b.      She related various OD interventions in an audio-visual format as a 3-step procedure of identifying problems, seeing the team contribution to its solution and continuing the ongoing process.

c.       She urged all students to have equal focus on work-life balance.

6.      Mr. Sanket Salvi walked and talked the business language in terms of strategic models relevant to HR, Marketing and Finance.

a.       He said that every manager is an HR manager.

b.      He explained how branding in marketing is applicable to HR when we talk of employer branding.

c.       He guided a student on how HR analytics validated the Finance department measures to approve budgets for talent acquisition and learning & development programmes.

7.      On the whole, the session was enlightening and there was a good tête-à-tête with finer points traded by students and the Guest Speakers.

8.      Visit the links below for this Panel Discusssion and our other HR Club Guest Lectures:

A.     https://iesmcrc-hrclub.blogspot.in/2017/02/panel-discussion-2-wisdom-learning.html

B.      https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-wisdom-learning-series-hr-club

      C.   https://twitter.com/hrclub2

 PGDM student introducing the speakers, (L-R) Ms. Gunjan, Ms. Shree, Mr. Sanket

The 3 Panelists present on the dais while being introduced

HR Club Faculty-in-charge, Mrs. Merlyn Michael presenting 

Ms. Gunjan Karthik, HR- India Business Head, Glenmark with a memento

 HR Club Faculty-in-charge, Mrs. Merlyn Michael presenting, 

Ms. Shree Agarwal, HR Manager, Reliance Infrastructure with a memento

HR Club Faculty-in-charge, Mrs. Merlyn Michael presenting 

Mr. Sanket Salvi, HR Business Partner, Serdia Pharma(I)  with a memento

Mrs. Merlyn Michael D'souza., moderating the discussion

Mrs. Shree sharing her views on careers & appraisals in corporate transtions

 Mrs. Gunjan on Organisation Development needs for all specialisations

Mr. Sanket on business models in HR related to Marketing, Finance, IT and Operations.