We had the privilege of hosting the NHRD Titan HR
Showcase 2014 program 19/20th September at Bangalore. It was indeed
a momentous occassion for NHRD Bangalore to host the HR Showcase program and it
was heartening & very encouraging for us to see the overwhelming response
that we got from Organisations, HR Service Providers, Sponsors, Academia &
Research. It was a great team effort under the leadership of Sudheesh and
we thoroughly enjoyed organising this event.
We are glad that the participants
& visitors enjoyed being part of this program and found it fruitful in
participation. We look forward to your continued patronage towards NHRD
Bangalore Chapter and in our journey of networking HR Professionals and sharing
our thoughts, knowledge & experiences and enriching the HR Community at
large.
In all we had 40
Corporates showcasing their HR Best Practices, 13 Start Ups and 7 Research
papers showcased as part of this program. We had around 2000+ visitors visiting
the program spread over 2 days.
As part of this program we had invited world renowned
Leadership Coach, Marshall Goldsmith to
the Guest of Honour at the NHRD Titan HR Showcase 2014 program conducted by the
NHRD Bangalore Chapter to commemorate its Silver Jubilee celebration on the 20th
September 2014.
Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized as the # 1
leadership thinker in the world and one
of the top ten Most-Influential Business Thinkers in the World and the
top-ranked executive coach at the 2013 biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London.
Dr. Goldsmith is the author or editor of 34 books,
which have sold over two million copies, been translated into 30 languages and
become bestsellers in 12 countries. He has written two New York Times
bestsellers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – a Wall Street
Journal #1 business book and winner of the Harold Longman Award for Business
Book of the Year.
His address was eagerly awaited for by the audience and
he didn’t disappoint.
Be happy now. Not next week, not next month, not next year.
Now. The great Western disease we are spreading around the world is “I’ll be happy when......” When I get that BMW,
when I get that newhouse, when I get that status. Don’t get so wrapped up
looking at what youdon’t have that you miss that, what you do have.
People keep chasing the future, without realizing what they have
before them at present and fail to appreciate all the good things that they
have got/achieved in the past. He exhorted the participants to “Live in the present and enjoy it.”
Appreciate your friends and family. When you’re 95 years old and
you’re on your death bed, do you think you’ll be surrounded by your clients?
It’s your friends and family who matter most. Many a great people who have
achieved so much (in terms of fame, position & wealth) have had many
regrets on their dying bed and have not passed away a happy person. Many of
them have lived a lonely life and died a loner. They miss their family and
their near & dear ones. They had everything at their disposal but missed
the love & affection. Spend
time with your near & loved ones and don’t postpone it for a later day.
If you have a dream, go for it. Want to write a book?
Visit Switzerland? Learn to speak Mandarin? Your dream
doesn’t have to be big–itcould be one that people think is silly, or just plain
nuts. It’s your dream, and you should go for it now because when you’re 75, you may not be able
to do it.
All of us are equal in death. We are
not going to carry anything with us on our death. Share all what you have with
others and don’t just chase wealth for yourself. Live as if each day is your last
day.
People spend most of their time – 75% of
their time trying to control, what they cannot control. Let go of things that we cannot
control with a deep breathe and focus on what we can control. It reminds me of my Father in Law
who used to say “what cannot be cured must be endured”. He exhorted us to focus
on what we can change that is under our control and not waste our time and
stressing ourselves on things that we cannot change because its not under our
control. He gave the
example of Bangalore Traffic and how people
fret & fume and get stressed about Bangalore Traffic. But whats the point.
We cant change it by stressing & fuming as it is not in our control.
He also exhorted Live for Yourself and not for
others. He said follow you heart.
On the HR front he said, that
Organisation Values are mostly in-scripted on plaques and hung on
walls and dont really carry a meaning. Its ultimately your values (individual values)
that script an Organisation success.
He also said that Employee engagement
will not be a success unless you win
over your employees heart.
All in all it was an inspiring address and truly
inspired many in the audience and was certainly one of the best piece of the HR
Showcase program. It certainly touched our heart for me and my son Anish. We thoroughly
enjoyed it and will work hard to follow his advise and live in the present, for
we do not know how long we will last……..
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