CII and SOIL host the finale of National Convention on Leadership and Mindfulness from May 3-4

Updated on: Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-profit organisation, and School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL), a Gurgaon based leadership school, hosted the grand finale of the series of roundtables of the National Convention on Leadership and Mindfulness from May 3-4. The themes of the roundtables, which created nationwide awareness and discussion around inspirational leadership, were ethics, compassion, sustainability, diversity and mindfulness.

The roundtable series, which started in December 2012, were held across various cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. During the seminars, industry leaders addressed the changes in the external and internal environment (at global, national, industry, organisational and team level) and the significance of a value based leadership in the current dynamic business scenario. Rahul Khosla, managing director, Max India Ltd, Nazeeb Arif, vice president, corporate communications, ITC Ltd, and Nand Kumar, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd were amongst the few leaders who shared their perspectives during the two-day finale.

The forum also had interactive sessions by artists such as Geeta Chandran, Bharatnatyam Dancer, Shyam Banerji, audiovisual and soundscape designer, and Amrita Lalljee, theatre expert, who presented valuable ideas for the students that could be incorporated in the workplace.

HN Srinivasan, senior VP, Taj Group Hotels, addressed the audience on the 26/11 terrorist attack, the plights and experiences of the victims and the heroic motivation behind the rescues. He talked about the display of compassionate leadership by Ratan Tata and members of the hotel. The compassionate action network (CAN) for Delhi was also launched at the event and every participant signed the charter for CAN.

CII and SOIL host the finale of National Convention on Leadership and Mindfulness from May 3-4

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