The National Institute of Personnel Management (Punjab Chapter) organised a seminar on ‘Growing talent: The key to competitive advantage here today. Mr Ramesh Inder Singh, Principal Secretary, Punjab Government, was the chief guest.

In his inaugural address, he stressed the importance of education and knowledge in enhancing business excellence. He stated that the need of the hour was to tap and nurture the talent available in the country in order to achieve competitive heights. He highlighted the need to create a strong value base by the corporate sector to ensure long-term success. He also emphasised the role of institutes like NIPM in promoting professionalism in the field of human resource management.

The chairperson of NIPM, Ms Amar Deepika, after welcoming the chief guest, briefed the participants about the objectives and activities of the institute, including providing a forum for experiential sharing and dissemination of information. The institute, she informed, organised discussions, conferences, seminars, and training programmes on contemporary HR issues. The current training programme, she said, was directed at achieving the broader objective of the institute.

Mr G.S. Gill, vice-chairperson of the institute, introduced the faculty to the participants. Mr Balbir Singh, honorary secretary, proposed the vote of thanks. About 40 executives participated.

Mr Anil Sachdev, founder and CEO of Grow Talent Company Limited, a management guru in the area of talent management and value-based business, conducted the training programme along with Mr Milind Kelkar, Chief Operating Officer, Grow Talent Company Limited. Mr Sachdev highlighted that talent was a powerful combination of values and capacities. The four capacities that combined with values were those of learning, thinking, relating and acting.