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the big Interview
special Interview
COVID-19 made it vital for companies to know where they are heading
The time has come to lead with inclusion Eric Stallworth, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) at ISS Facilities Services, North America By Yasmin Taj
Ruth McGill, CHRO, ING Bank By Mastufa Ahmed
20 T h e N e w W o r k pla c e
How should you reinvent ‘people’ and ‘work’ in 2021?
By Sujit Sahoo, Vice President, Human Capital at Trianz
74 I NTE R V I EW
We are demanding significant change in everything we do
Minna Rouru, Area HR Director, Asia Pacific, KONE By Mint Kang
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89 E m pl o y e e B e n e f i t s
Freedom of choice in employee benefits
By Rachael Tay, Regional Head of Benefits (APAC), Employee Benefits (Asia), Lockton 92 T h e r o a d l e s s t ra v e ll e d
28 S k illi n g
India’s skill famine
The magic of ‘Purpose’
By Praveen Sinha, Ex- Head-HR Center of Excellence, Escorts Ltd and Co-Founder, People n Planet Fora
98 A R E YOU I N THE L I ST
32 I NTE R V I EW
People are key to your digital transformation project
Mark Billington, Managing Director of ICAEW By Mint Kang
82 I NTE R V I EW
Building equitable workplaces for the now and future
Parineeta Cecil Lakra, Country People and Culture Manager, IKEA India By yasmin taj 86 I NTE R V I EW
36 L e a d e r s h ip
Boards must take CEO search more seriously
By Dr. M Muneer, Co-founder of the non-profit Medici Institute and a stakeholder in the Silicon Valley-based deep-tech enterprise Rezonent Corp, & Ralph Ward, Global board advisor, coach and publisher
HR must leverage technology to champion change
Suresh Kumar, Chief Human Resource Officer at Polycab By Jerry Moses regulars
02 From the Editor’s Desk 38 I NTE R V I EW
Sustenance is more important than initiation
Sneha Suresh, VP & Head – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), Wells Fargo India and Philippines By Bhavna Sarin
06 Letters of the month 08 Quick Reads 13 Rapid-Fire 104 Knowledge + Networking 106 Blogosphere
India eagerly awaits a sixer
By Visty Banaji, Founder and CEO of Banner Global Consulting (BGC)
People Matters Are You In The List Awards 2021: 10 Years of Excellence
C O N TE N TS
By Moin Qazi, An author, researcher and development professional who has spent four decades in the development sector
78 B u s i n e s s S t ra t e g y
100 B u s i n e s s S t ra t e g y
Building the remote workplace culture
By Mandeep Kaur, Head of HR at LOTS Wholesale Solutions India
102 B o o k r e v i e w
Expert Humans: Critical Leadership Skills for a Disrupted World by Michael Jenkins
By Mastufa Ahmed Featured In this issue Abe Smith Eric Stallworth Leslie Tarnacki Lori Lewis Mark Billington Minna Rouru Neha Pareek Parineeta Cecil Lakra
Richard Hanson Ruth McGill Sarah Davies Sneha Suresh Sophie Smith Suresh Kumar Venkat Venkatraman
CONTRIBUTORS to this issue Clinton Wingrove Kate Barker Mandeep Kaur Moin Qazi Dr. M Muneer Praveen Sinha
Rachael Tay Ralph Ward Ravi Chandran Sujit Sahoo Visty Banaji
APRIL 2021 |
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