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

PRCI Mysore Chapter Rejuvenated

10...9...8...The Count down for Global Communication begins

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)