HR has the onus to recognize the biases and reduce its impact

HR has the onus to recognize the biases and reduce its impact - Simran Oberoi
Cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace takes time, investment and effort. But the reason organisations fail to achieve that goal is because they use the above in the wrong direction.

What is your perspective about the state the DEI in Indian Organisations? Is it limited to lip service in most of the cases to talk about and little is happening at ground?

SO When we walk suddenly onto the beach after walking on firm ground, even though we know we are approaching sand, when we first step on it, we tend lose some balance before our feet find their grip and we walk ahead. That analogy describes the state of DEI in Indian organisations. We saw it coming and were aware of it becoming important, in the near future.

Yet we are off-balance for a bit. And we started finding our grip and the ability to work on the slippery path. DEI’s current state in Indian organisations is best described as evolving. There has been a significant shift in terms of DEI in the last couple of decades. It is changing shape as the demographic profile of our potential workforce and the intense war for talent becomes critical to assess from a business impact lens.

In many organisations it is still limited to lip service and these are...

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Simran Oberoi

is Associate Director, Human Capital Analytics at Aon India. She has close to two decades of experience, in HR Advisory, Knowledge Development and Research across areas such as Compensation & Rewards, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, HR and Tech, across India and Asia Pacific, with leading consulting firms. She has published over 200 articles. She is also a Visiting Faculty for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace in various management institutes.

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Simran Oberoi

is Associate Director, Human Capital Analytics at Aon India. She has close to two decades of experience, in HR Advisory, Knowledge Development and Research across areas such as Compensation & Rewards, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, HR and Tech, across India and Asia Pacific, with leading consulting firms. She has published over 200 articles. She is also a Visiting Faculty for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace in various management institutes.

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