Industry Expert Session (Ms Pushpam Kashyap, Group Head - HR, Rockland Hospitals)

INLEAD facilitated an Industry Expert session for Healthcare Administration January, April & July 2013 Batch (MBA 1st year & MBA Lateral) students on 2nd August 2013. The session was conducted by Ms. Pushpam Kashyap Group Head - Human Resource & Training (Rockland Hospitals Group).

Human resource management (HRM, or simply HR) is the management of an organization's workforce, or human resources. It is responsible for the attraction, selection, training, assessment, and rewarding of employees, while also overseeing organizational leadership and culture, and ensuring compliance with employment and labor laws. The session covered all the topics under Human Resource Management like; Planning Human Resource Management, Talent Acquisition & People Flows, Performance Management, Learning & Development, Compensation, Reward & Recognition, Talent Development, Engagement & Retention.

This was for the students to evaluate how the study on Human Resource Management would help them develop themselves.

The expert session gave an insight in the field of Human Resource Management with lots of real time examples and experiences. All the topics were covered under the umbrella of HRM in Healthcare. Students were informed about Employee Engagement, Employee retention & the importance of communication skills. The above concept was supported by a power point presentation which focused on having the talent & the right attitude. Ms. Pushpam also discussed the employer’s expectations while conducting the HR interviews.

According to Ms Deepika: Experiences shared by Ms. Pushpam made it an excellent learning experience for us.