Leadership in Corporates and PSU’s takes ownership and recognizes the need for addressing unconscious bias and the importance of doing Responsible Business with Simply Suparnaa
Last week had me address the leaders of two enterprises, an international financial corporation, and a large Public sector Unit.
The first session was with leaders of the multinational Fiserv at their Noida office. As part of their internal communication and HR initiative, Fiserv invited me as an external speaker to share my experiences with their leaders on Unconscious Bias that exist within corporates and how to identify and then address it. The session was attended by 50 odd leaders of their various verticals where I had the opportunity to share my experience and learnings from my corporate journey. The Fiserv HR further had an interactive session planned with the team post my session. It is heartening to see corporations warming up to the idea of identifying and addressing these critical issues. An inclusive and diverse environment is a harbinger of a healthy work environment which in turn ensures overall higher productivity and innovative solutions to problem-solving.
Over the weekend I was invited by one of the 8 Maharatna units of the country – Bharat Petroleum Public Limited to address their leaders through a reputation management summit organized in the temple town of Madurai. The enthusiasm to learn and implement was palpable. A bias against government-held organizations of being indifferent or lazy also stood busted for me personally with the impeccable planning with which the whole summit was executed. I had the opportunity to open the summit on its closing day with my session on Responsible business.
To explore the city in the evening was a MUST. And guess what I found on the streets of Madurai? A local selling the flesh of the trunk of a coconut tree and its flower. Both are considered to have medicinal values. The flower, in particular, helps in regulating issues related to menstruation. Bought them both for a sum of Re. 100 and they tasted quite god just as a simple healthy snack too.
Both the sessions in 2 different cities with the 2 different set of leaders were received well and a single common adjective that stood out was – POWERFUL
Here’s to a powerful month ahead while I continue to reach out with SABERA – Social and Business Enterprise Responsible Awards to various organizations, as the early bird discount too will come to a close by the end of this month. Responsible Business representatives Register here
