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Diksha - a Human Resources initiative - launched at Western Regional Office
New Delhi 16-Jul-2007
"In work life situations, one comes across many experiences. How these experiences are transferred to our future leaders (mentees) is important", said Mr. A.k. Rauniar, ED (HR), Marketing Division, HO, while launching a major Human Resources initiative taken up under the banner of "Diksha" on July 12, 2007. "Diksha' is an acronym for fruitful mentor-mentee association. Mr. Rauniar welcomed the gathering of 18 mentors and 24 mentees into the Gurukul of IndianOil. He shared his vast and varied experiences of life and stressed on the traditional concept of Guru Shishya Parampara to be followed in the mentor-mentee relationship. He felt that the mentor-mentee relationship has something for both mentors and mentees and opined " A mentor should transfer his learnings to his mentees in the shortest possible time." In his welcome address, Mr. N. S. Venkataraman, GM (RS), Western Region, Mumbai, expressed pleasure at the fact that Western Region has been chosen as the launch pad for such a bold initiative and assured the new comers that they are part of a Fortune 'Global 500' organisation with a promising future and immense potential for self development. Mr. S. L. Verma, GM (HR), Marketing HO, conducted an exercise for mentors to assess their preparedness for mentoring. He presented a book "Managers as Mentors" by Chip R. Bell to mentors and "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey to mentees. Mr. S. Senthilkumar, Ch. HRD Manager (Southern Region), and Mr. A. Bhat, Consultant provided faculty assistance for mentees and mentors respectively. IOCians from Western Region and Maharashtra State Office were present at the occasion.
New Delhi 16-Jul-2007
"In work life situations, one comes across many experiences. How these experiences are transferred to our future leaders (mentees) is important", said Mr. A.k. Rauniar, ED (HR), Marketing Division, HO, while launching a major Human Resources initiative taken up under the banner of "Diksha" on July 12, 2007. "Diksha' is an acronym for fruitful mentor-mentee association. Mr. Rauniar welcomed the gathering of 18 mentors and 24 mentees into the Gurukul of IndianOil. He shared his vast and varied experiences of life and stressed on the traditional concept of Guru Shishya Parampara to be followed in the mentor-mentee relationship. He felt that the mentor-mentee relationship has something for both mentors and mentees and opined " A mentor should transfer his learnings to his mentees in the shortest possible time." In his welcome address, Mr. N. S. Venkataraman, GM (RS), Western Region, Mumbai, expressed pleasure at the fact that Western Region has been chosen as the launch pad for such a bold initiative and assured the new comers that they are part of a Fortune 'Global 500' organisation with a promising future and immense potential for self development. Mr. S. L. Verma, GM (HR), Marketing HO, conducted an exercise for mentors to assess their preparedness for mentoring. He presented a book "Managers as Mentors" by Chip R. Bell to mentors and "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey to mentees. Mr. S. Senthilkumar, Ch. HRD Manager (Southern Region), and Mr. A. Bhat, Consultant provided faculty assistance for mentees and mentors respectively. IOCians from Western Region and Maharashtra State Office were present at the occasion.