People Matters

“The Best is Yet to Come”

Nov 1st 2011

Given the legacy and the financial performance, it was just a matter of time before the banking industry awarded its due recognition to Punjab National Bank. In a freewheeling conversation with People Matters, K.R. Kamath, CMD, PNB shares his thoughts on what it means to be awarded the Best Bank Award 2011 by Business India magazine, and its future organizational prioritiesThe year 2008 was an inflexion point for the Indian banking industry; there was a visible shift in focus from the aggress... Read more »

A Re-energized Vision

Sep 1st 2011

With an ambitious target for the next 50 years, IndianOil, with business interests straddling the entire hydrocarbon value chain, has a new vision based on core values. Sudhir Bhalla, Director-HR, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., speaks to People Matters on the company’s HR practices that have kept it aheadWhat are the challenges you see while managing the human capital of your organization? IndianOil, over the years, has evolved from being a primarily downstream company to being an energy ... Read more »

Dare To Lead by Dr. Anil K. Khandelwal

Sep 1st 2011

A journey of trials and tribulations and immense success, People Matters reviews ‘Dare to lead’ – the transformation of Bank of Baroda, a book by Dr. Anil K. KhandelwalOn June 23, 2011, Gulmohar Hall at the India Habitat Centre was packed with veterans who had gathered there to listen to the inside story of a chemical engineer and a HR veteran, who was instrumental in transforming one of the largest public sector bank. Home Minister P. Chidambaram, noted author Gurcharan Das ... Read more »

Looking at the World of Tomorrow

Jul 1st 2011

As BPO industry transitions from pure labor arbitrage to knowledge driven solutions, so does the talent base and ways of managing the new workforce. Raman Roy, Chairman and Managing Director, Quatrro BPO Solutions, talks to People Matters about this new face of the BPO industryWhat is driving the changes in the BPO industry? If you trace the historic links of the BPO industry or even the IT industry, we actually came into being because of labor arbitrage; as one of my colleagues put it: &ldq... Read more »

Leading to Serve the Common Man

Apr 15th 2011

Saugata Mitra, Chief People Officer & Group Head HR, Mother Diary Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd. and Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises share their views of leadership that have gone into their recent book Leadership India: Leading Change, Changing LivesWhat interested you to focus on leadership that aimed at development of the common man?SM: The reality is that 2 billion of the world’s population ea... Read more »

India Needs More Wealth Creators

Apr 15th 2011

As he takes charge at IMI as Director General, Dr. Pritam Singh shares with People Matters the urgent need for all Indian business schools to take a fresh look at their education philosophy and teaching methodology to ensure they fulfil the need for future leadersWhat is the product of a business school? Are business schools in India grooming leaders?Unfortunately most business schools in India, whether it is the IIMs, MDI, XLRI, or IMI, they are basically grooming job seekers, job hoppers and... Read more »

Dare To Lead

Mar 15th 2011

‘Dare to Lead’ is the story of a dramatic transformation of a large public sector behemoth in just three years. Dr. Anil K. Khandelwal, a quintessential HRD professional in his role as CEO of Bank of Baroda successfully transformed a staid, legacy driven and government controlled bank into a financial powerhouse. For his contributions, he received the Asian Bankers Singapore’s highest award “Lifetime Achievement Award”- the first Indian banker to receive this aw... Read more »

A Story Of Transformation

Jan 15th 2011

In conversation with Ramanathan Ramanan, CEO, CMC, People Matters discusses the winning recipe of combining innovation, processes and people to completely transform an organizationCMC was a Public Sector Enterprise until 2002, what were the major challenges the company faced in transitioning to a privately managed company? Before 2002, 90-95% of CMC business was domestic of which 90% came from the government. The government was our largest client. The major changes were firstly, to transform ... Read more »

Towards the Next Orbit

By Savreen Gadhoke

Aug 16th 2010

December 2010 will stand witness to the assembly of a galaxy of renowned thought leaders for the National HRD Network Global Conference on Towards the Next Orbit. Established in 1985, the National HRD Network (NHRDN) is a not-for-profit association of over 8500 professionals voluntarily committed to promote the HRD movement in the country. NHRDN serves the HR community through its 30 Chapters and a vibrant National Secretariat spread across the country. The annual conference, the signature ev... Read more »

India - An Opportunity Right Here, Right Now

By Laurence (Lon) O’Neil; G. Ravindran (Ravi); Robb E. Van Cleave; Jose A. Berrios

May 1st 2010

In an exclusive interaction with SHRM Global and Indian Management team, People Matters explores the learning from HR Management practices across the world and the uniqueness of the Indian context.Excerpts from conversation with Laurence (Lon) O’Neil - President and CEO, SHRM; G. Ravindran (Ravi) - MD and CEO, SHRM India; Robb E. Van Cleave, SPHR, IPMA-CP - Chair, SHRM; Jose A. Berrios - Chair Designate, SHRMWhat are the differences in the HR practices in the western countries and in th... Read more »