Dialogues@Vyaktitva – September, 2011 at The Palms, Gurgaon!
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The evening saw a confluence of the stalwarts of the Indian Industry. And why not , the event being the first of its kind – Dialogues@Vyaktitva. A unique concept initiated by the even more unique boutique consulting firm Vyaktitva to engage some of the best minds in a panel discussion.
The uniqueness is there in every aspect of the event. From the topic – Psychological Ownership in the people for their organisation, to the audience – a mix of CEOs, HR heads and Leaders from the NGO and consulting world, to the approach and flow of the evening – a panel discussion where the panellists sit with the audience for the discussion across four tables, engaging groups on different aspects of the topic and then moving on to other groups to discuss a new topic.
A word about the luminaries present. Gracing the occasion were one of the NIIT founders – P Rajendran, Bausch + Lomb India CEO – Harish Natarajan, AkzoNobel India MD – Amit Jain, Head HR Pepsi – Samik Basu, Director HR Airtel – Krish Shankar, Head HR UCB – Rajesh Raj, Head HR ITC Hotels – Anil Sharma…nothing less than a collection of some of the seasoned professionals in their own right.
The topic of psychological ownership has been a burning debate of late in the Indian Industry. So no wonder that Vyaktitva chose this as the topic for the discussion for its first of its kind of event.
The founder partner of Vyaktitva – Arjun Shekhar aptly kicked off the session by giving a background to the topic (a personal favourite of his) and narrating a few stories and jokes. The tone was set right by this lively sharing of personal experiences – some amusing and some nostalgic – but all equally thought provoking. The story of a typical organisation where one person keeps digging holes in the ground and a second one comes up to fill the same. On being asked by the supervisor as to what are they upto, they reply that there is usually a third person who is responsible for placing the plant in that hole! But that day he was absent – so they continued to perform their roles without him whether that was leading to any results or not.
Wow! We all must have numerous such accounts from our own experiences.
The next hour saw an animated frenzy of discussions, debates, questions and interjections across the four groups in the hall. From the why of ownership, to what kind of an environment helps create it and also how the leaders can enable such ownership in their organisations, the discussions saw everyone engaged to their best. Some speaking out their hearts, some being a tad sombre (perhaps reminiscing on personal life experiences), a few really sober (well the bar was declared open right at the start of the event – and you bet, it definitely contributed to people opening up nicely over the evening).
The culmination of these discussions being a collective view of key ideas and thoughts shared across the groups – marking a collective learning experience for all those present.
Discussions over – time for some cocktails and dinner! The post discussions time was even more animated. The evening also saw old friends coming together to remember some of the nostalgic moments, the young and the experienced sharing thoughts, ideas and burning concerns in their professions across industries, people building their professional network…all over a choice of drinks and a scrumptious menu.
Midnight saw the Vyaktitva team celebrating the success of the event continuing the animated discussions of the evening late into the night. Well done team Vyaktitva!
Watch this space – More to come (Click here to see Photos)
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