ASBM National HR Conclave-2012 held
Talent Nurturing & Retention is the key challenge before HR Professionals, says Experts
Bhubaneswar: The National HR Conclave- 2012 on “Unleashing the Power within People-The HR Way” was held at Asian School of Business Management campus here on Saturday.
Chief Guest on the occasion, S.V. Nathan, Director, Talent Sourcing, Deloitte said, “To groom oneself as a successful and vibrant manager, one need to imbibe Analytical, Strategic & Conceptual abilities to unleash the power within him or her, so as to be hired by the Corporate(s) anywhere in the world”. He further added that, “Gratitude, Attitude and Purpose (GAP) are three key attributes one need to develop to be a successful Manager.”
Giving his welcome address on the occasion, Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak, Director ASBM said, “Fear of failure, Conformity and old traditional values, Conservative approach, flaws in present education system along with the Infrastructural deficit are obstructing the right kind of talent to be explored; which needs to be done away with.”
Keynote speaker Dilip Mohanty, Vice President (HR & IR), Aditya Birla Group said, “In the context of present complex Industrial scenario, talent hunting is more essential which cannot be replicated unlike in the case of products which can be imitated or duplicated.”
‘Retention of good talent’ is the major challenge faced by the HR fraternity today, said Mohanty on the occasion.
“Hiring, Retention and Managing the right talent is essential for success of an Organization,” said S. Ganguly, Vice President & Head (Corporate HR), L&T Metro Rail Ltd. He further added that, by 2020, India will produce a great workforce and for that, organizations need to hire talent in line with the overall organizational strategy, while addressing to the esteemed gathering.
The inaugural meeting was followed by Technical Session – I on ‘Talent Sourcing & Nurturing’ chaired by Mr. A.S.N. Murthy, VP (HR), Nav Bharat Ventures with Mr. Subhashish Das, VP (Corporate HR & Personnel), Berger Paints India Ltd, Mr. Sanjay V. Kavathalkar, VP (HR), HIL Ltd and Mr. Rajesh Panda, Founder & CEO, Corporate Gurukul, Singapore as eminent speakers.
The Technical Session – II on ‘Talent Retention & Management’ was chaired by Mr. M. Ramkrishna, MD, ZCS Consulting Ltd with Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, GM (HR), Eveready Industries India Ltd and Mr. V.V.S. Rama Rao, VP (HR), Orient Cements as eminent speakers.
Introductory speech is delivered by M. Ramakrishna, MD, ZCS Consulting Ltd and Prof. Phalgu Niranjana, Convenor, National HR Conclave gave the vote of thanks. The Conclave was attended by many guests, delegates, HR practitioners, research scholars, academicians and students.