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Ep 46 | S03 Ep04 - Devdutt Pattanaik on Ancient Wisdom and Modern Workplaces

from The CHRO Mindset · host HROne

Devdutt Pattanaik delivers a bold keynote that challenges India’s addiction with hustle, hierarchy, and hyper-growth that still echoes of the colonial East India Company mindset.Drawing wisdom from Business Sutra and ancient Indian scriptures, he urges HR professionals to shift from:   Extraction to exchange,    Control to consciousness, and    Shark tanks to lotus ponds.  Three Impactful Takeaways You Just Can’t Miss! Growth without purpose is predatory and how HR can add that purpose.   Mythology isn’t fiction, it’s a mirror, and how you can use it to shape your culture.  HR is the custodian of the people and how to prevent the workplace from turning into a shark tank.   This is a cue to rewrite your business growth playbook that gives lotuses and not shark bites! Manual processes consuming all your day? Automate today and utilize your time getting bold with your people strategy. Explore HROne today!  Aspire to be a CHRO in the next 5 years? Your journey starts today. Join HROne Communewhere HR leaders, key influencers, and aspirants like you shape businesses in a people-centered way.   Want to know about HROne’s inside hustle like the other 70K on LinkedIn? Follow our HROne pagenow and never miss out on any updates. 

Devdutt Pattanaik delivers a bold keynote that challenges India’s addiction with hustle, hierarchy, and hyper-growth that still echoes of the colonial East India Company mindset.Drawing wisdom from Business Sutra and ancient Indian scriptures, he urges HR professionals to shift from:  Extraction to exchange,   Control to consciousness, and   Shark tanks to lotus ponds. Three Impactful Takeaways You Just Can’t Miss!Growth without purpose is predatory and how HR can add that purpose.  Mythology isn’t fiction, it’s a mirror, and how you can use it to shape your culture. HR is the custodian of the people and how to prevent the workplace from turning into a shark tank.  This is a cue to rewrite your business growth playbook that gives lotuses and not shark bites!Manual processes consuming all your day? Automate today and utilize your time getting bold with your people strategy. Explore HROne today! Aspire to be a CHRO in the next 5 years? Your journey starts today. Join HROne Communewhere HR leaders, key influencers, and aspirants like you shape businesses in a people-centered way.  Want to know about HROne’s inside hustle like the other 70K on LinkedIn? Follow our HROne pagenow and never miss out on any updates.

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