Belong Accelerate

In a rapidly evolving field like technology, L&D departments need to work closely with engineering leaders to understand how to best upskill their employees and utilize this effectively to benefit the organization. Tilak Doddapaneni, Publicis Sapient’s Executive VP offers his advice in our latest podcast that discusses future-ready engineers, on our official #podcast channel #BelongAccelerate with Belong's very own Rishabh Kaul. Tune in now!

The four key elements that drive talent acquisition strategy and business alignment is first, aligning strategy. Once the strategy is aligned, how do you go about segmenting roles. Then about branding to attract, moving on to managing a pipeline. And finally, assessment and selection. Here with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala is the President of the Allegis Group, APAC who talks all about Talent Acquisition Strategy and Business Alignment on our official podcast channel, right here on Belong Accelerate.

On one hand, there are internal customers who buy your organisation's value, and on the other hand, there are external customers who buy your offering. What binds and aligns both of these two different people sets? We have with us Abhishek Sen who converses with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala on Cross-learning between Customer Experience & HR: Re-imagining people function & relationships.

Tune in to a fascinating conversation between Aadil Bandukwala and Anuranjita Kumar Managing Director HR, International Hubs at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on our freshest podcast as they talk ColourMatters on Belong's official audio channel

The term of the year 2019 seems to be 'platformification', so what could this means from a Financial services/ Digital Identity/ cyber security perspective? Niki Luhur, the Chairman of Indonesia Fintech Association & CEO, VIDA, shares his insights with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala. Take a listen!

Even though the case for diversity is pretty obvious, the reality has been abysmal. People have started to take the right steps in this direction. What are your three most crucial pieces of advice to business leaders who are trying to drive decision and make this a reality in their companies today? Join Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala who converses with The CHRO of Flipkart Smriti Krishna Singh on Diversity and Inclusion.

People analytics is becoming essential to plan your workforce and there is a lot of innovation happening in this field. So 'How can firms go about embedding an evidence-based talent strategy throughout their organizations to build better business outcomes?' Tune in to Belong's Official podcast with the Senior Vice President & Head of HR, IndiGo who converses with your host Aadil Bandukwala.

We've heard a lot about the way new tech, particularly in the form of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics and the likes will disrupt the world of work as we know it? So what will work really look like in the next 10 years? We have with us Saurabh Govil, President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Wipro who converses with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala on Belong's Official podcast channel.

The IT/ITES sector in India is accelerating at a rapid pace. The world's changing rapidly and the IT industry is trying to change even more rapidly to stay ahead of the curve. It is time to address the need for class apart digital talent in organizations. We have with us Amit Aggarwal, CEO IT-ITES sector Council and Skills council at NASSCOM who is here to share the Blueprint of Building the organisation's Digital Talent and what organizations should be looking up to and change with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala. Take a listen!

Each organisation must become a Learning organisation if it has to survive sustain & grow. Today, organisations need to learn more than even before! The reality unfortunately is that most organisations are institutionalising mediocrity when excellence is a possibility. We have with us Nishchae Suri, President Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa at EdCast who converse with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala.

Innovation is the key to success of an organization. People are the only asset that innovates, and innovate is the only path to sustained and breakthrough performance. We have with us Leena Nair, CHRO at Unilever who converses with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala the need to build a distinct talent model that delivers sustainable competitive advantage through workforce innovation.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala chats with Ashim Mathur, Senior Director Marketing, Emerging Markets at Dolby Laboratories on Transforming the Science of Sight and Sound into Spectacular Experiences on Belong Accelerate.

The demand for tech jobs continues to trend upwards and it is getting increasingly difficulty to hire tech talent. How can CTOs work with recruiters to ensure that this gap is filled between candidates and organisations can benefit with this relationship. Join Belong's CTO Vinodh Kumar Ravindranath chat with your host Aadil Bandukwala Belong's Chief evangelist on Belong Accelerate.

Constant digitisation and technological advancement has become a foe to organizations. The only way to combat this is for organizations to adopt Agility. We have with us the Managing Director of Publicis Sapient, Sanjay Menon who shares the need for organizations to foster agility Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala.

Dominant pro sports teams create sustained success through a series of personal decisions. So, what can the #HR domain learn from #ProSports? James Cullens, the Executive VP HR at SNC - Lavalin a converses with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala on Why pro sports is decades ahead in recruitment and shares his insights. Tune in now!

HR has not been known to evolve or revolutionize technologies, which is until now. The disruptive innovation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gaining momentum, propelling HR into 'The New Age'. Find out how AI could revolutionize Human Resource with Chaitanya Sreenivas, VP & HR Head IBM India & South Asia on Belong's official podcast channel Accelerate with your host Aadil Bandukwala.

Here to discuss the new age business mantra in this digital age is Sudhir Tiwari, Managing Director at ThoughtWorks India who converses with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala on Belong's official podcast channel.

How can we accelerate businesses? The simple answer to this is to invest in talent. We have with us Girish Menon, Swiggy's Head Human Resources with our host Aadil Bandukwala on Belong’s official podcast channel on the importance of developing accountability in people and not just hold them accountable. Take a listen!

We have with us Manmeet Sandhu, Chief People Officer at PhonePe who shares with us some key insights and guidelines on hiring the right talent and on structuring a People First Recruiting strategy in a Tech Driven World with our host Belong's Chief Evangelist, Aadil Bandukwala on our #podcast channel.

Pitching an experience or idea, today, requires more than just getting everyone in the room to agree that it's worthwhile because the key to getting things done often is involving your stakeholders in the design process itself as a way of persuasion but this can only be done if they understand what you understand. Here to share her valuable insights is Emrana Sheikh, Enterprise HR head - India & South Asia at Johnson and Johnson who converses with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala on Designing Experiences Through Buy-in & Alignment from all Stakeholders.

Sometimes doing the right things isn't the most efficient. Getting the trust of customers and employees can consume time and resources, but eventually, we all know that it leads to better long-term stability and effectiveness. How can leaders build core strategies through the mindfulness concept, the selfless concept and compassion. Belong's Chief Evangelist, Aadil Bandukwala converses with Dayanand Allapur, Global Head of Human Resources at Cognizant in this exclusive podcast on Mindfulness & Compassion: Core Business Strategies for 21st-Century Leaders.

Founded in the year 2000, Make My Trip has become the 'Best Travel Portal India' and with dynamic pricing from the entire airline vertical and the hotel booking engine, 'MMT' has become a household name. Listen to Madhu Gopinathan, Vice President, Data science and Bhrigu Joshi, Director, Human Resources, who converse with Belong's Chief Evangelist, Aadil Bandukwala on the importance of Data Science in a data driven industry and how Make My Trip was able to leverage it at scale.

Today, products or services are not the only things which are becoming obsolete. Organizational processes, systems are no longer creating much value. To seamlessly account for digitization of business and the consumer side, new ideas are mandatory, and the whole business model is increasingly becoming the new source of innovation. Join Media24's Head HR, Shelagh Goodwin who talks to Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala to understand the need for organizations to modify they business model to add new values.

In this world of megatrends, successful organizations understand that coaching, guiding, and teaching no longer belongs solely to the L&D teams. Leaders need to take up the mantle of learning if they wish to build efficient workforce. But the primary question still remains, How do we engage these ‘busy’ leaders and transform them into tutors? Listen to key ideas from the Head Human resources at Axis bank, Rajkamal Vempati as she talks to Belong’s Evangelist, Aadil Bandukwala about this specific issue and how to tackle it.

When you enter the field of human resources, it only takes a few months to observe that an indisputable natural law - that is engaged employees do better work. How does one ensure that people are always and continuously aligned and engaged? Tune in to this podcast as Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala gets people and talent insights in conversation with Madan Nagaldinne - Chief People Officer at Compass.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Madhavi Lall - Managing Director and Head Human Resources at Deutsche Bank on how data science has become an essential business tool today and how business leaders can really get started with something as broad as people analytics.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Rajeev Dubey - Group President - HR & Corporate Services, CEO - Aftermarket Sector and Member of the Group Executive Board of the Mahindra Group on the variations in consumer preferences and on the challenges faced by iconic brands to stay relevant at this time.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Sanjay Srivastava - Chief Digital Officer at Genpact as they discuss Talent Attraction for Enterprises and how an organisations can achieve a competitive advantage by leveraging the disruption created in the Digital spectrum.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Aparna Ballakur - Former Global Vice President Human Resources, PayU- Naspers Group on the pressing issue of Performance and how employers can converse with their employees on effectively facilitating a positive change in them.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Balachandar Natarajan - Group Head of Human Resources at Coffee Day Group as they talk about aligning the workforce to their purpose in the organisation and how can it effectively improve productivity and employee engagement.

Emerging technologies and new business models threaten to disrupt market leaders and reconfigure existing value chains at an unprecedented pace and scale. Here to give a sense on the importance of leaders to embrace technology is Mahesh Prabhu - Vice President and Global Head of Innovation at ITC Infotech with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala.

Belong’s Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Srikanth Karra - Chief Human Resources officer at Mphasis as they talk about encouraging employees by establishing the culture of growth over anything else.

A recent research article by The World Economic Forum suggests that most of the core skills today will be changed by 2020. Understanding what employees want to do in the organization might differ from what the organization might want them to do. Here to answer the complex question on how will HR tackle this challenge, is Aadesh Goyal - Chief Human Resources Officer at Tata Communications with our host Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Guru Bhat - General Manager: Technology and Head of Engineering at PayPal India on the various trends in payment methods & how its shifted from a more steady stage to a state of permanent disruption.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Ramesh Shankar, Executive Vice President and Country HR Head Siemens India and South Asia on the theme: Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Dr. Prince Augustin - Executive Vice President - Group Human Capital & Leadership Development at Mahindra & Mahindra on the importance of talent data and analytics and how can it be a factor for success.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Debasish Chatterjee - ITC Infotech’s Chief Data Officer on the advancement in technology and data analytics along with guidelines to harness their power.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Jaleel Abdul - Vice President, People Resources at Adobe on how can the talent pool be optimally restructured and reconfigured to best suite the needs of the organization.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Animesh Kumar - Chief People Officer at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd on performance evaluation and how it does not always lead to employee-employer development.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Makarand Khatavkar - Group Head, Human Resources at Kotak Mahindra Bank on Quantifying the Impact of Coaching

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Shailesh Singh - Chief People Officer at Max Life Insurance on the theme From Hierarchies to Networks – HR’s Evolving Role.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Amitava Saha, Group Head - Human Resources at Biocon on what the near future might be like with the advancement in technology, data, work environment and company policies.

Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Soma Pandey - Chief People Officer at Firstsource on the importance for organizations and their processes to be quick and flexible to the changing needs of the ever evolving work environment in terms of technology, policies and culture.

Building a high performing organization involves a union of many core elements but it must begin with establishing a culture of accountability. Learn more as Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala converses with Surajit Banerjee - Senior Vice President and Head - HR at Spicejet on the importance of accountability and how can one weave accountability in every process of the organization.

For organizations to achieve eminence, it's imperative for the CXOs to maintain an alliance which best help achieve eminence. Listen to key insights from Nishchae Suri - Partner & Head, KPMG Academy as he chats with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala about the importance of building a ‘legendary relationship’ with the CXOs with special reference to CEOs and the CHROs.

In every organization, Learning & development is an essential function of the HR department. Off late, the initiatives and methods taken by the L&D department have become obsolete because of the normalization to constant change. How can this be tackled? Find out more as Harlina Sodhi - Entrepreneur & Co-Founder of BelieveInYourself, Executive Advisor Board, TEDx Speaker shares her insights with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala on understanding the need for organizations to fix their L&D practices.

Designing thinking is generally associated with product design and development. With innovation at its core, designing thinking can be implemented in any process and can lead to smooth and successful organizational transform. Listen to Anil Jalali - Chief Human Resources Officer at Capgemini India as he converses with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala about innovation and how organization leaders must imbibe design thinking in their daily routine.

Technology has come a long way, with constant innovative inventions seeing the light of the day. ‘Internet of Things’ has become a mammoth as companies like Samsung and Intel alike are invest more and more in it and hence its time to demystify it. Listen to Bala Santhanam - Principal Engineer, Internet of Things Group at Intel as he chats with Belong's Co Founder Rishabh Kaul on demystifying IOT.

With AI taking the centre stage, Automating processes in organizations is not far from reality. Let’s take a step forward with Piyush Mehta - Chief Human Resources Officer at Genpact and Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala to get a sense of the consequences of a bot-intensive workplace and how organization can effectively employee humans & bots to gain competitive advantage.

According to a recent study, about 52% of the workforce today constitutes of Millennials and this percentage is said to increase by 2025. Organizations must realize that the strategy used to attract employees in the past must now come to an end. Listen to some key ideas from Yuvaraj Srivastava, Group Chief Human Resources Officer at MakeMyTrip.com who chats with Belong's Chief Evangelist Aadil Bandukwala on how to effectively attract Millennials and Gen Z.

Globally, HR department consider Diversity and inclusion has taken the foreground. HR leaders talk about the importance of acceptance and how it can positively influence the workforce and the processes of the organization. Join Kameshwari Rao, Group Vice President – People Strategy, Sapient India and Naveen Narayanan, Vice President - Hiring, Sapient Razorfish as they spill the beans on how to maintain the best practices of inclusion and diversity.