Co-creating Diverse Leadership - Blueprint for Action

rd3 NHRDN Women Leadership Summit

National HRD Network (NHRDN) in association with Schneider Electric India – the global energy management specialist and leader in energy along with FORE School of Management (Academic Partner) jointly organized the 3rd Women Leadership Summit on “Co-creating Diverse Leadership – Blueprint for Action” on March 19-20, 2015 at The Grand Hotel, New Delhi. Day one also saw the launch of the Schneider Electric Women Entrepreneur Awards, christened the ‘Prerna Awards’. The first Prerna Award winner was Nirmala Kandalgaonkar and the second was Manju Bhatia. The Summit was well attended by representatives from private and public sector companies.

Speaking on the occasion, Kamal Singh, Director General, National HRD Network, said: “To foster diversity in leadership, it’s imperative that women are

Date 19 - 20 March 2015

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part of the inclusive agenda. Worldwide, empirical e v i d e n ce i n d i c ate s t h at w h e n wo m e n a re empowered, their families and society benefit concomitantly. In most organisations, while women are present in robust numbers at the entry and mid levels, at the top echelons they are clearly under-represented. Although familial reasons play a role in some cases, an enabling environment could ensure that gender constraints do not prevent women from achieving their full potential as professionals.”

Although women are estimated to comprise nearly 48% of the workforce, less than 5% of leadership positions are held by them. Marriage, maternity and mobility were cited as some factors that decelerate careers, causing such disparity. Summit participants deliberated on the means to overcome conscious, unconscious and cultural biases that act as barriers in promoting leadership diversity. Steps for creating a successful diverse leadership pipeline were also

L to R: Mr Kamal Singh (Director General - National HRD Network), Ms Veena Swarup (Director HR - EIL & Summit Director), Ms Alka Vyas (Director - Deloitte), Mr Olivier Blum (Global CHRO - Schneider Electric Group), Ms Rachna Mukherjee (CHRO - Schneider Electric India), Mr. Anil Chaudhry (Country President & MD - Schneider Electric India),Mr. Dhananjay Singh (Executive Director - National HRD Network)

L to R: Mr. Pankaj Bansal (Co-Founder & CEO- PeopleStrong), Dr. Jitendra K Das (Director- FORE School of Management), Mr. Kamal Singh (Director General - National HRD Network) and Dr. Shikha Nehru Sharma (Managing Director- Nutri-Health Systems)

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discussed. Participants felt it was important to support women at career crossroads because their loss also denoted a loss in skilled resources for their companies. In this context, the importance of work-life balance was stressed to promote higher retention rates.

About NHRD Network

The National HRD Network is the national apex body of professionals committed to promoting the HRD movement in the country and enhancing the capability of human resource professionals to compete globally and thereby create value for society. Towards this end, National HRD Network is committed to the development of human resources via education, training, research and experience sharing. Established more than 28 years ago, NHRD is an autonomous, not-for-profit, professionally

managed organization, playing a catalyst’s role in grooming Leaders for tomorrow. It has 12,500 members representing, Multinationals, Public and Private organizations, including Government, MSME and NGOs spread across 30 chapters in India and serves as a reference point for HR professionals in Indian Industry.

L to R: Ms. Nisha Kurup (Manager - National HRD Network), Mr. G P Rao (Management Advisor & CEO- GPR Consulting), Mr. Dhananjay Singh (Executive Director- National HRD Network), Ms. Rachna Mukherjee (Chief HR Officer- Schneider Electric India), Ms. Mary McSparron (Head of Learning Delivery, Central Business Services- British Telecom), Ms. Nina Chatrath (Founder- Enhance Consulting) and Mr. Kamal Singh (Director General - National HRD Network).

L to R: Ms. Nisha Kurup (Manager - National HRD Network),Mr. Dhananjay Singh (Executive Director- National HRD Network), Ms. Pavitra Singh (Head Organizational Capability and Diversity & Inclusion- PepsiCo.), Ms. Priti Kataria (VP and Global Head HR- Wipro),Ms. Harlina Sodhi (Head CoE Employee Engagement, Communication & Diversity- Reliance Industries Limited), G P Rao (Management Advisor & CEO- GPR Consulting), Mr. Kamal Singh (Director General - National HRD Network), Ms. Leena Sahijwani (Director - Compensation & Benefits – GE) and Ms. Charu Mittra (Director HR -Stryker India).

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L to R: Mr. Abhishek Upadhyaya (CEO - Step Up Placements), Ms. Chitrana Jain (Dy. Manager- HR- Wipro), Ms. Anisha Motwani (Chief Marketing Officer- Max India Limited), Ms. Amita Kasbekar (Inclusion Lead – Deloitte), Ms. Pallavi Banerjee (Assistant Manger- HR - Birlasoft), Ms. Mukta Nakra (Director - Market HR- American Express), Ms. Nayan Aswal (Student- IMI) and Mr. Kamal Singh (Director General - National HRD Network)

L to R: Tanya Bakshi (Shell India – Winner at the Case Study Presentation), Ms. Isha Majithia (American Express India – 1st Runner Up at the Case Study Presentation), Ms. Mukta Nakra (American Express – 1st Runner Up at the Case Study Presentation), Ms. Aditi Gupta (Bosch Limited Jaipur – 2nd Runner Up at the Case Study Presentation), Prof. Freda Swaminathan (FORE School of Management - Jury at the Case Study Presentation), Mr. Ankur Bansal (NDIM - Jury at the Case Study Presentation), Ms. Jyothsana Vasudevan (Shell India – Winner at the Case Study Presentation) and Ms. Anuradha Bhavnani (Shell India – Winner at the Case Study Presentation).

L to R: Ms. Nisha Kurup (Manager- National HRD Network), Mr. Kamal Singh (Director General - National HRD Network), Mr. Paolo Inga (Head of Organizational Effectiveness, Talent, Learning & Development- Vodafone), Ms. Priyadarshini Anand (GM – Change Management- Aditya Birla Group), Ms. Sudarsana Sanyal (Sr. General Manager HR - ACC Limited), Ms. Veena Swarup (Dr. Reena Ramchandran (Member, Ad Hoc Task Force, Department of Performance Management, Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India), Ms. Pia Khanna (Talent Management Lead - South Asia- E. I. Dupont India Private Limited), Ms. Janet Gasper Chowdhury (CPO- Magma) and Mr. Prithvi Shergill (Chief Human Resources Officer- HCL Technologies Ltd)

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Best Case Presentation Winner - Shell

stBest Case Presentation 1 Runners Up - American Express

ndBest Case Presentation 2 Runners Up - Bosch

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