13 May 2020|Noida | Amity University, Noida
HR landscape post-Covid 19 Era discussed during webinars at Amity University
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A webinar on ‘HR landscape post-Covid 19 Era’ was conducted by Ms. Shilpa Narang Jerath CHRO Oppo Mobile India Pvt. Ltd. She addressed the concept of elephant in the room; the biggest disruption that has occurred that has made people locked up in the homes, COVID-19. She shared the previous pandemics in the history of human kind including the Spanish flu; Asian Flu; Hong Kong Flu; Swine Flu and now COVID-19. “This is the most defining times that we will ever see. There is no precedence or rulebook and we only have collective knowledge. We need to get together and come at solutions and need to plan for at least 1-2 years,” stated Ms. Narang. She shared how a number of great organizations came up after depressions, epidemics and calamities. “The crisis we are in will give rise to several unicorns. Now is the time we must make the best of the tremendous opportunity in front of us,” added Ms. Narang. She averred how business opportunity and maintaining employee morale is the priority now.
She spoke about how Harvard has stated that this is the toughest crises humans have faced since WWII. “When we walk through the dark tunnel, our vision gets stronger,” said Ms. Narang. She asked students not to waste this crisis and make the most of this opportunity. Stating on what the HR should do, it was shared how one should take lead. “We need to ensure we are upskilling ourselves, running ahead of time and gearing up for future now. Agility to adapt to the new norms; taking these changes as challenges and make the maximum of this scenario is needed now. Also, to be agile one needs to be resilient,” shared Ms. Narang.
A webinar on ‘Role of Journalists in the Present Global Media Scenario’ was conducted by Prof. K. Suresh, Former DG, IIMC, Delhi, Dean, UPES, Dehradun. He shared how journalist are at the forefront in the battle against corona, facing great risks in their personal lives while reaching out to the poor and highlighting the plight of the caregivers and the general public and getting infected themselves. “Never before in history has there been a rise in infodemic or misinformation creating confusion amongst consumers to gauge information. An infodemic is an over-supply of information against corona that gives the position of media a lot of importance to present the facts though an institutionalized editorial process,” shared Prof. Suresh.
He shared for the print media is a double whammy as there is reduced circulation and how many RWAs are not allowing newspapers inside the society as there is a misconception that hard copies of newspapers are carriers of corona virus. “With drop in circulation comes drop in advertisement that formulates 70% of the revenue. With all sectors of the economy getting hit, issuing of advertisements has gone down drastically, causing revenue loss. Many big media houses have laid down journalists or being asked to go on leave without pay or take huge pay cuts,” shared Prof. Suresh. He also added how the loss of print media is the gain of the electronic media as people are locked in their houses and are adding to the growth in viewership. But there are very few advertisers even in the electronic media. He also averred how digital space was also undergoing the same scenario and how recommendations had been made to suspend BARC ratings for now. “Indian media has worked shoulder to shoulder in this time of crisis as a team and providing lot of Government Statistics as per the directives of the Supreme Court. However they have also been highlighting the plight of migrants, farmers, covid patients etc and been critical of government initiatives as well,” added Prof. Suresh.
Another webinar on ‘Green Building/Energy Conservation’ was conducted by Ar.Neena Raicha, Practicing Architect where she talked about what are green, safe or smart buildings, what is building energy efficiency or ECBC and understanding a few envelope design parameters. She further shared how green buildings are those which optimizes energy efficiency; use less water; conserves natural resources; generates less waste; provides healthy, comfortable and safe spaces to occupants; reducing operating costs and optimizes life cycle economic performance.
A lecture on ‘Career Development’ was delivered by Ms. Nancy Shah, Freelance Trainer. During the lecture Ms. Nancy said that you have to discover your ability and never discourage yourself. “We have a lot of hidden abilities and we are not aware about it. Observe yourself and use lot of tools like doing SWOT Analysis about yourself. You have to understand difference between hobby and passion. Don't limit yourself,” said Ms Shah.
She also added until and unless one doesn’t discover themselves, they will not able to build your career. “Create good resume and link it on social media platforms like LinkedIn. Create a good profile, use good words. State points that make you different from others and create a profile that represents you. Increase your connections and network as it is important for you career perspective,” added Ms Shah. She also averred how a career is not for just a small period but for the whole life and requires efforts every day.