The Gujju Bhai

While pursuing Organisational Behaviour in Semester 1 of MBA, I remember our professor threw this question at us ‘Do you think there is a need for an HR department in the future, as AI and other technological advancements can make it a not so important function?’ Towards the end of the course, I realised this question was thrown at us purposefully so that through the various case studies which were discussed and presentations, we could understand the relevance of each OB concept and why an HR Department is required at an organisation. I attended a session organised by Dare2Compete where HRs of some leading companies across domains where on the panel and when this question was asked on the Role of an HR in an organisation, I really liked this statement by Kanika Gaur Sinha, HR at Mondelez, that an "HR is the custodian of the culture.'' I truly agree with her on this statement, as I observed this during my Summer Internship that various activities were around ...

I attended a webinar where I had a chance to listen to an entrepreneur who has helped many craftsmen and artisan and is the Chairman of a brand from where we all have purchased a traditional wear, it is none another then Mr. William Bissell, Chairman of Fabindia. Currently, you might have noticed that Fabindia stores are open, the reason being they have a brand which sells essential commodities called Organic India. An investment made by the company which has paid them well during these unprecedented times. Let me ask you a question, would you Invest in an Entrepreneur who has only passion or purpose or would you Invest in an Entrepreneur who has both? The answer is definitely a person who has both. In this webinar, William Sir rightly said an Entrepreneur should have both Passion and Purpose. I have seen many entrepreneurs who are passionate about an idea but they do not know what is the problem they are solving and some people just enter an industry because they see initial p...

Money Matters with Ritesh Agarwal - Founder of OYO Hotels & Homes I'm glad that I got a chance to listen to two of my favorite entrepreneurs, Ritesh Agarwal - Founder of OYO Hotels & Homes and Shradha Sharma, Founder of Yourstory. I thank the Youstory Team for organizing this webinar. Here are some key takeaways from the webinar: Customer Economics: Ritesh was asked this question on '' How was Oyo able to scale up its operations so fast that too in a short period of time?'' If we see OYO has scaled up its operations at a fast pace in the last year. So, the answer given by Ritesh was before launching any country they conduct interviews with customers, hotel owners and other stakeholders to understand what should the value proposition be for them and then launch in that country. The Tip to Entrepreneurs here is talk to all your stakeholders as much as possible before developing the product as it will help you define their expectations and devel...