Tuesday, 26 January 2016

And the Chanakya Awards go to.....also PR Hall of Fame List - 2016

Here is the list of the coveted Chanakya and prestigious Hall of Fame awards presented at the 10th Global Communication Conclave held at Kolkata on January 22 & 23, 2016
National Chanakya Awards 2016

S No
  Chanakya Award
Organisation/Person
Designation
 1
Corporate Citizen of the Year
Ujjivan Financial Services, Bengaluru

 2
 Excellence in Project Management 

NTPC Ltd, New Delhi

 3
Innovative Leadership
Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkota

 4
Media Personality of the Year

Print Media


Susmita Mukherjee
Senior  Editor
Times of India, Kolkota
5
Communicator of the Year- Corporate Communications
Mr.Indrajit Bose
Executive Director (Corporate Communications &Branding) IndianOil, Marketing Division
Mumbai

 6
Communicator of the Year- Documentary Films
Maya Chandra
Maya Films
Bengaluru
 7
Communicator of the Year- Art & Culture
H.A. Anil Kumar
 H.O.D,
Department of Art History,
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath,
Bengaluru

 8
Social Leadership
Dainik Bhaskar
Bhopal
 9
Entrepreneur of the Year
Dr. Mohan Krishna
Founder, Cheers Group

10
Business Communication Trainer
  of the Year-International
Vinod  Menon
Art of Living International Center, Bengaluru
11
Business Communication Trainer
  of the Year- National
 Dr. K.V. Nagaraj
Professor,Mass Communication, Mizoram University MIZORAM
12
Business School of the Year
International School of Business&Research
Bengaluru
13
Business Leadership of the Year
Canara Bank
Bengaluru
14
 Magazine of the Year
Business World
MUMBAI
15
Publisher of the Year
Delhi Press Magazine
NEW DELHI
16
Academic Excellence of the Year
Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge
Secunderabad
17
Best PR Agency of the Year
SOBHAGYA Advertising
Kochi
18
Most promising PR Person of the Year
Sanjoy Kumar Mukherjee,
Senior Public Relation Officer, Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata
19
Most promising PR  Agency of the Year
PR 24X7 Network Ltd
Indore
20
Most promising young Entrepreneur of the Year
Saurabh Uboweja

Founder, CEO & Chief Brand Strategist
 Brands of Desire
Delhi

21
Juries Special Award
Communication through Yoga
Aurum Media Pvt Ltd
Lonovala
22
Juries Special Award
 PR Person –Corporate Communication
Latha
PRO
KSRTC
Bengaluru
24
Juries Special Award for International Academic Excellence
Sunil Kannath
Director & CEO  Europe Study Centre Pvt. Ltd
Kochi
25
Excellence in HR
Sunil Munshi
Director (Personnel)  Andrew Yule and Co. Ltd Kolkata
26
Communicator of the Year- Crisis Communication
Prashanth Pathrabe
Director

Film&Television Institute of India, Pune
27
Juries Special Award for Photo  Journalism
Amitabha Bandyopadhyay
Special Correspondent, Ananda Bazar Patrika, Kolkata
28
Juries Special Award for Business  Journalism
Shri Dilip Bisoi
 Special Correspondent, Financial Express, Bhubaneshwar


29
Juries Special Award for Economic Journalism
Shri Jyant Gupta
 Assistant Editor, Times of India, Kolkata
30
 Excellence in good governance and Administration
Dr Shalini Rajneesh

IAS
Principal Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare Department.
Govt of ktka,  Bengaluru

31
NRI Awards
Indians who brought name to the country abroad
 Biju Kassim
Managing Director
Gadgets International& Sirius Retail Solution, Dubai
32
NGO Of the Year
IDL Foundation
Bengaluru
33
N.D. Rajpal Memorial Award

Communicator of the Decade
 Deepak Jolly
Vice President
Venturing and Emerging Brands
Coca Cola India&South West Asia

34
Dr K.R. Singh Memorial Award
L.R. Sailo
 Former Director of Information& Public Relations, Government Mizoram, Aizwal
35.
Media Personality of the Year
Electronic Media
Ms Shweta Rajpal
NDTV,
NEW DELHI

HALL OF FAME 2016
S.N
Name
Designation
1
 Ajay Pawar
Senior General Manager (Corporate
Communications)
Godrej Properties Ltd.

2
B.K. Asmita

 Facilitator- Brahmakumaris
3
Ajay Sharma

Founder & CEO Storynomics
4
Asok Kumar Gangopadhyay,
Senior Public Relations Officer  Eastern Railway
5
V. Chandrasekar

 Ex Senior Assistant General Manager, Air India
6
Himanshu Kapadia
Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications and CSR, Aditya Birla Group.

7
Naresh Kumar

 Asst. GM,
Corporate Communications (POWERGRID)

8
Sanjay Tripathi

Mr. Sanjay Tripathi, Dy. General Manager (Corporate Communications), IndianOil, Western Region

9
Sabitha Natraj
 Head of Corporate Communications, Southern Region, IndianOil


Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Reaching the top – the Navratna Formula

PRCI Veteran C K Sardana describes the Nine key points 

to remember to perform and then outperform!
 


A batch of 276 Engineer Trainees joined a leading Public Sector Undertaking in 1978. After undergoing six-month training at Corporate HRDI, they were posted in different Units and a few in the Corporate Office.

After nearly 30 years, one reached the top position as CMD, five became Directors and twelve became Executive Directors. Out of the balance, about 30 left the Organization and remaining could reach middle level position at Corporate/Unit levels.

How come, only one out of 276 ETs reached the top? In his case, as also in the case of five Directors, there must have been something outstanding. Which were the outstanding traits? Let me elaborate.


Sustained self development -- There is a word in Japanese -- Kaizen -- which means Continuous Improvement. Japanese, as a people and as a nation, follow this dictum. This was the guiding factor for the above Six persons. Through self-study and observation of the 'achievers' style of thinking, responding and operating, they developed themselves not just in knowledge but in the practice of the knowledge gained. 

Enhancing professional qualifications -- During the job, they looked out for institutions running specialized courses, through distance mode, in key Management areas like International Marketing, Law, OR, HR, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship etc. They joined those Courses and thus obtained an edge over others.

Exposure in/through leading institutions – They always looked for specialized courses – short term and long term – in institutions like IIMs, IITs, Universities – and persuaded the Management to sponsor them. Institutions included world-renowned Harvard Business School in USA. They attended those courses thereby enhancing their self development leading to gaining name and fame as ‘achievers’ and also those with ‘potential for higher responsibility’.

Movement within the Organization -- Initially, each ET was allocated to a certain Department. Having spent a few years in that Department, they offered themselves for posting in other Departments including Finance, HR, Marketing, Administration -- to name a few. Here they learnt the nitty-gritty of those functions thereby equipping themselves for varied and higher responsibilities. 

Membership of professional bodies – They became active members of professional bodies like AIMA, ISTD, Institution of Engineers, IEEE, Quality Forum etc. This brought them in close contact with professional in various fields thereby enhancing both connections and connectivity required for upward movement.

Reading success stories – Success stories of top corporate leaders like JRD Tata, Dhirbhai Ambani, V. Krishnamurthy, S P Wahi, to name a few in India, and Ford of USA were their favourite books. It was not casual reading but looking for outstanding traits, taking notes and preparing action plan for implementing them in their own life. They kept self-monitoring as a regular exercise.

Body language – This includes communication skills. No matter how much one knows the subject, what is more important how does he communicate that to the peers, seniors and those who matter. The latter form impressions from the content and the method of communication. Such impressions help selecting among so many candidates the best for higher positions.

Remaining in focus – Remaining in focus is different from remaining in limelight. The latter may produce animosity among various aspirants for higher positions and, therefore, should be shunned. Instead, remaining in focus should be aimed at.

Confidence in self and in associates – Without this, no one can rise. The six achievers, mentioned in the foregoing, followed  a sustained programme of developing their self confidence and also confidence in associates. This helped them reach much higher levels than those who had also joined the Organization at the same time.(The author is Former General Manager/BHEL/New Delhi. Email id: casardana@gmail.com)