Ms. Pratibha Chaudhary, alumna of MBA (2005-07) Batch is currently working as Team Leader in Accenture.  To begin with the session, Dr. Nitin Saxena extended a warm welcome to Ms. Pratibha and discussed the importance of Alumni Talks in shaping the career path of the students.

Ms. Pratibha explained the changing role of HR functions in 21st century. She said that the changing face of HR management is the result of globalization, technological development, and emergence of knowledge-based economy. Many of the responsibilities of the human resource managers are now transferred to the line managers. As a result, the HR managers now need to focus on more strategic areas of organizational importance.

While addressing the emerging challenges in the area of HR, she said that HR and People leaders must find new ways to attract—and retain—top talent as companies compete for the best. Over the years HR leaders have already adopted new ways of working, such as becoming more agile through continuous conversations and coaching as part of performance management.

During the session Ms. Pratibha shared many examples from her own organization with respect to HR challenges and their ways to address them. The session was highly interactive as students were curious to ask questions.