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Remote Work Culture
• Focused on employee experience.
• Org. Ethos are not closed within 4 walls of your house.
• Culture is a mindset, but it depends on how managers cascade it.
The Face off session 2- Work Life Balance Vs. Slogging Mindset- Mr. Anand Khot
(CHRO – Pharmarack Technology), supported Work Life Balance Vs. Mr. Vikas
Bhatia (Managing Director - Rieco Industries) supported Slogging Mindset. Ms.
Bisakha Ketkar (Human Resources Manager at Sears Holdings India) was the
moderator of the session.
• Work is nothing but life.
• Razor Sharp Focus.
• You can still make use of your time though you are anywhere in a meeting,
work or so forth.
• Working for long hours doesn’t mean you neglect your family.
• Prioritising work.
• Priority to Work Life Balance.
• Work Life Imbalance is the 5th largest reason of death.
• Spiritual Mindfulness.
• 41% people say that they are either stressed or very stressed with their
work.
• Employee Counselling is a must.
Another segment of the event would be Between the Lines, which began with a
book review done by Mr. Eklavya Malhotra (Engagement Manager Upohan). The
book infocus was “Leaders in the making” by Arvind N. Agarwal and T. V. Rao-
Father of HR in India. The USP of the books were No.1 bestseller on Amazon with
a note by Dave Ulrich. The book consisted of Evidence based insights. It is a very
important book for People Managers. The book put forward the following points:
• Nature & Nurture play a very significant role.
• Stepping forth & accepting your mistakes.
• OCTAPACE
O- Openness
C- Confrontation
T- Trust
A- Authenticity
P- Proactive.
• 584 Behavioural Competencies, trimmed down to 42 & finally closed at 19
Competencies.
• “Develop your own ecosystem of values, your own vision of the functions
that you are called to perform in your life, both professional & social”.
The next session was a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Advait Kurlekar (CEO,
Upohan Management Consultants). The panel consisted of Ms. Uma Ganesh
(CEO - Global Talent Track), Mr. Raman Raina (HR Director APAC – Honeywell) and
Ms. Priyanka Vanjari (HR Head - PN Gadgil Jewellers), who gave us great points
to ponder in their discussion of leadership, which covered the ideal definition of
leader, role of ego in leadership, and women in leadership.
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