ISABS Kolkata Region

ISABS MEET
Venue Young Horizon's School
Guest Kakaoli Saha
Participants 9
Date 19/05/2005
Sl # Subject Discussed & Action Planned Action By : Date

a) The meeting started with a welcome note by Mr. Sanjib Basu. The issues identified for the
discussion were as follows -
* Low participation of members in meetings
* Low awareness of ISABS activities to others
* Participation in the XLRI Lab not upto the desired level
* Use of print media for awareness but not upto desired level
* Low participation from region but scattered response from other regions while holding a
Lab.
* ISABS role in the HR environment
b) The areas identified as solutions to the above issues after deliberation is as follows -
* Increased awareness and feedback from existing members to increase effectiveness of
process
* Increasing awareness of ISABS in the following areas-
1.) Association with existing forums like CII, CIMA, ICC SC/RM 30/06/05
2.) Association with educational institutes Calcutta & Jadavpur University Dr.Bose 15/07/05
3.) Association with management institutes SB Ongoing
c) Application of Behavioural Science in Organizations
* All participants were encouraged to share their views in which the following emerged
1) Knowledge for concious analysis of facts and resolving organizational dynamics
2) Removing individual bias while assessing competence in assessment centres
The discussion evolved out of a real case in one of the organizations where an employee
had moved up in the ranks and had become a branch head. This led to a lot of negative
grapevine, plagurism in the organization as employees were still eyeing the Boss as a
continuation of his earlier role. The person concerned was also uneasy in the intricacies of
his new role and was maintaining a stiff upper lip in his dealings.
The solutions as deliberated could be the following -
* Active involvement of the HR as a facilitator in this environment
* Increased communication through formal channels
* Selling on the positive aspects of fast track career in the company
* To be neutral and fair in all organizational dealings