Top Kolkata Management School, HBS organizes Workshop With Micheal A. Potter

Heritage Business School, top Kolkata management school, recently organized a workshop on “Overcoming Negativity and Facilitating Skills at the Workplace”. Many other colleges like IISWBM, Army Institute of Management, Institute of Management Studies, Globsyn Institute of Management, Heritage Institute of Technology, The Heritage Academy and Young Horizon School attended the Event. It was a golden opportunity for students in Kolkata to understand ideas that would help them   cope better with  pressure and negativity at workplace.

 

Global HR Expert Mr. Micheal A. Potter at Heritage Business School

 

The workshop was conducted by Prof. Michael A. Potter, from the renowned MAP International, United Kingdom. Michael A. Potter is a globalist, an International Management Development consultant and trainer, a writer, speaker and a global HR expert. He specializes in business, people management and training in both public and private sectors across the globe.

 

The Idea of Creating a Better Workspace

 

Talking about the workshop idea, Dean of Heritage Business School, Mr. Malay Kumar Banerjee said “HBS strives to provide it’s students best of possibilities to grow and nurture their skills, so apart from academic oriented sessions we host a lot of personality grooming workshops with the aim to help students understand how they can qualify into aggressive professionals. Having an expert like Mr. Micheal A. Potter on campus was a great boost in this regard.”The workshop was structured in 3 sessions: Effective Communication Skills, Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills, Effective Workplace Relationship Skills

Workshop on Skills Development at Workplace

Based on these three enormous concepts, there were activities for students like testing communication skills, solving logical puzzle, SWOT analysis and network –building skills. Real life examples were indeed helpful for the better understanding of the students. This was followed by a panel discussion on “Team Building, Soft Skills and Overcoming Negativity at Workplace and how these topics are essential to make an Effective Leader”.

The esteemed panelists included experts in areas of Human Resources, who today chart the course of HR for the Indian Industry. The names include Mr Sujoy Banerjee, President – Human Resources and Organizational Development, Mr P K Chatterjee, Joint President HR, Birla Corporation Limited, Ms Shiuli Biswas, Associate Vice President- Human Resources, ABP Pvt ltd, Mr George Thomas, Vice President, Corporate HR & Admin, MSP Group, Mr Subrato Banerjee, General Manager – HR, Anmol Feeds Pvt Ltd

Participation of Eminent Industry Executives

 

Moderated by Dr. Madhurima Ganguly, Assistant Professor, Heritage Business School, the event was designed to benefit Executives in Industry, irrespective of their Functional Areas, Faculty of Management Institutions, Students of Management Institutions, and Management Consultants.

 

Executives from organizations like Spencers Group, Vikram Group, Patton Group, Hi-Tech Group, Sarda Ply, Tech Mahindra also attended the Workshop and panel discussion.