Our 6th Panel Discussion – Integrating Diverse Views to Build an Inclusive and Fulfilling Workplace!

All voices matter! We would like to thank our panelists – Yuvaraj Srivastav, Bhavna Batra, Richa Oberoi Arora and Siddharth Vishwanath for an enriching discussion. They shared their insights, learnings, experiences and unique perspective that left us all with food for thought at the end of the panel discussion. Also, would like to thank our attendees for joining the panel discussion, Looking forward to many more such opportunities and collaborations to learn and grow collectively as a society, community and an organization.

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Panel discussion at MICONCLAVE @ MICA

It is heartening to see #Diversityandinclusion becoming an integral part of conversations at educational institutions. Last week our Founder & Managing Partner @Sonica Aron was invited as a panellist at MICONCLAVE @ MICA along with other illustrious panelists. The discussion was insightful, drawing on the rich experience of professionals from varied industries, and attended by a huge gathering of nearly 300 delegates. Do watch the video to listen to the experiences and the insights shared by industry leaders and do not forget to subscribe to our channel for more such updates!

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Our 5th Panel Discussion : Inclusion of LGBTQIA in Corporates: Can we speed up the journey?

Together, we can make a difference! Keeping in view the present-day employment scenario, the inclusion of LGBTQAI in the corporate space is as critical a topic that needs our focus and attention during the current times as we work towards business continuity, business recovery, employee experience and wellbeing. Considering the journey so far, the struggles of the community and the steps we can take going forward need to be focused keeping in mind the context and the challenges that need to be addressed. We would like to thank our panelist Surender (Suren) Mehta, Mayank Lodha (he/him), Richa Singh and Ritambhara Mehta for sharing their on-ground efforts, experiences and insights over the years working towards inclusion of the LGBTQIA community in the workforce. We would also like to thank our attendees for bringing up relevant questions to help understand how we can address some of the challenges and barriers towards the journey of inclusion of the community in the evolving demands of the workforce.

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2nd Batch of Strategic HRBP Certification by Marching Sheep in association with FICCI Quality Forum

We are delighted to share the overwhelming feedback received from the recently concluded 2nd batch of our virtual sessions on Strategic HRBP Certification. Learning goes on and we are delighted to share that we will be soon announcing the dates of our 3rd batch of Strategic HRBP certification. To know more about the certification you can write to us at info@marchingsheep.com. Till then keep watching out for more updates on our Marching Sheep page on Linkedin and the YouTube channel!

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Our 4th Panel Discussion – POSH what do we need to do to make it relevant in current times.

Covid pandemic has brought long lasting shifts in the way of working. With many organisations considering permanent #workfromhome and #hybridworkingmodels, many policies will need to be looked at. One policy that begs attention is #POSH – Prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace. Sexual harassment is not confined to physical boundaries or an office space anymore, and the need to sensitize employees, re-training of ICCs, sensitizing leadership and the society at large to the newer nuances has become the need of the hour. We at Marching Sheep have been conducting #VirtualPaneldiscussion on topics that need to be brought to the fore and discussed, to drive awareness and change. We would like to thank our illustrious panellists from HR and Legal fraternity representing diverse industries – Nita Baluni from The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, Amit Sharma from Volvo Group, Dr. Ankita Singh from Cignex Datamatics, Shobha Swarup from Diversey and Rajal Dua from Dua’s & Dua’s Advocates & Consultants for sharing their insights on the POSH Act and policies and for bringing in new learnings that will help the business community address the need for POSH to become relevant both in letter and spirit during this time of workplace evolution.

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Importance of financial independence -OWN IT presents Sonica Aron, Managing Partner- Marching Sheep

Sonica Aron, Managing Partner Marching Sheep shares her story highlighting – Financial Independence is a must in today’s world, and each of us, irrespective of gender, needs to find our own ways of gaining it. It has to be our choice rather than society led. Our heartfelt gratitude to Shweta Punj and Original Women Network for sharing this video on their Instagram page.

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Our 3rd Panel Discussion- Planning in Advance for Post COVID Era.

It’s a unique experience when 5 HR leaders get together for a panel discussion, there is fun, there is catching up and there are some intense discussions. Here is the recording of our third Panel discussion with Mahalakshi R, Yuvaraj Srivastava, Yash Mahadik and Anushree Singh, Moderated by Sonica Aron, all from diverse industries with rich HR experience, sharing their insights, learnings and what will sustain organisations going forward… and they could have gone on and on, had time permitted. We are grateful to all panelists and all attendees for their time. The current times calls for shared learning and growth, and we will continue doing our bit in this direction.

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Internship experience at Marching Sheep 2020

2020 has been an interesting year, and despite COVID we had our first batch of 3 interns join us for summer internship this year…. an important milestone for team Marching Sheep. Each one of them gave their best, and it was also important for us to to ensure that we gave them a good learning experience. Here is a sneak peak into what they have to say about their internship experience at Marching Sheep. The battle between humanity and COVID continues and each one of us has a role to play. Our journey continues as we look forward to next year.

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Building Emotional Resilience in these Uncertain and Ambiguous Times

In these uncertain and ambiguous times, individuals, #managers and #leaders are experiencing a range of challenges and emotions. Research shows that as resilient people emerge from #adversity, they look for the opportunities amid the #challenges. Hence, each one of us has to learn our own #copingmechanisms to become emotionally resilient. We at Marching Sheep are committed to spread awareness about the topic and brings to you virtual sessions on understanding & channeling our emotions in these times, curated with the help of clinical psychologists. Do watch this short video, and if you like it, do leave a comment and subscribe to our YouTube channel where we keep posting short videos and recordings of our sessions and panel discussions

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USING NEUROSCIENCE TO REWIRE THE BRAIN TO LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY GREATER WFH EXPERIENCES

The current phase of business recovery and emerging new normal has brought to the fore pertinent capabilities that need to be built to address the uncertainty and complexity amongst the workforce.

Here are a few insights from a panel discussion held on 11th September moderated by our Managing Partner – Sonica Aron focused on:

1) Dealing with the Science of WFH Culture

2) Brain-Friendly Learning to Boost Employee Performance & Productivity

In a nutshell, an organisation needs to build capabilities on having tough conversations as it has a direct impact on the organisation, manager, team morale and business continuity. What L&D can do to enable organisations to have those tough conversations was explored in the discussion.

We would like to thank Transformance forums, Panelists – Divyashree Pawar, Global Head of Learning Delivery, Intel Corporation, Sukhvinder Pabial, Managing Director I Board Member, Challenging Frontiers Ltd | Association for Business Psychology, Sunaina Tickoo, Founder & CEO, Brainpreneurs Education Pvt. Ltd., Joseph O’Connor, Director, Lambent Ltd, Gill McKay, Company Director, MyBrain International Limited and the attendees for creating a platform for bringing in relevant insights that are crucial for balancing our approach towards supporting and building the workforce and our organisations to forge ahead.

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