ENARADA, Bhubaneshwar, August 23, 2014
The 5th National HR Conclave with a theme “Psychological Contract – A Competitive Advantage” was held at KIIT University today.
From L-R: Prof P.P. Mathur, Vice Chancellor, KIIT University; Ms.Paramita Mohapatra, President, National HRD Network, Bhubaneswar Chapter; Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta, Partner and Head of Management Consulting, KPMG; Prof. N L Mitra, Chancellor, KIIT University; Dr Sumit Chowdhary, President, Reliance Jio; Dr. Sanjay Muthal, Executive Director, RGF Management Search and Prof Anil Bajpai, Director, KSOM releasing a souvenir during the Conclave.
Ms. Mohapatra introduced the conclave theme to the audience, underlining relevance of Psychological Contract in organizations.
In his keynote address, Mr. Dasgupta threw light on the importance of honesty, sincerity to objectives and complete dispassion towards oneself. Psychological Contract is an oxymoron and one should compete only with one’s dishonesty, he opined.
Speaking on the concept of success and career Dr. Chowdhary said that a “leadership stance” and being a “possibletarian” – someone who is optimistic and is willing to take on seemingly impossible challenges – is the way forward.
Dr. Muthal spoke about the uniqueness of KIIT & KISS as on organization for serving the society. He suggested that students have an “abundant” mindset and respect themselves. In respect to the theme, he emphasised on the point that instead of having exit interviews companies should rather conduct ‘stay-in’ interviews, asking people what makes them continue with their organizations.
The inaugural ceremony was graced by Prof. N L Mitra, Chancellor, KIIT University, Prof P.P. Mathur, Vice Chancellor, KIIT University, Prof Anil Bajpai, Director, KSOM.
On the occasion, a souvenir was released containing articles and messages by corporate leaders, academicians and students.
Participants at the 5th National HR Conclave at KIIT University.
A Panel Discussion on the theme was held with renowned panellists like Mr. Rajeshwar Tripathi, Chief People Officer, Automotive & Farm Equipment sector, Mahindra & Mahindra; Mr. Satyadeep Mishra, Head of HR – Logistics & Control at RBS; Mr Rohit Kapoor, Geo HR Director and Academia Program Director, Dassault Systemes and Dr Sanjay Muthal.
It was a diversified discussion with respect to geography, market and industry. The core of Psychological Contract is the unexpressed obligations of the employer and the employees which should be reciprocated and should be worked upon in line with their passion and strengths, without expecting anything tangible in return.
There were more than 10 workshops conducted during the Conclave on topics like “Proactive Alignment of the Employee/ Employer Perspective”, “Business ethics theory of whistle blowing and organization social responsibility”, covering several aspects of Human Resource Management.
