IPM reviews integration of HRM across disciplines

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The Business Leaders’ Forum 2013, organised by the institute of Personnel Management (IPM) will be held on 4 April 2013, at the Galadari Hotel Colombo, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The theme for this year’s forum is, ‘Integrating human resource management across disciplines.’

This year’s panel comprises crème de la crème of Sri Lanka’s management, bringing together expertise from different industry sectors including Chemanex Managing Director and CEO M. Preethi Jayawardena; Watawala Plantations Director and CEO Dr. Dan Seevaratnam and Hayleys Group Human Resources Group Head Sunil Dissanayake.

The forum will be moderated by University of Sri Jayewardenepura Management Consultant Postgraduate Institute Management (PIM) Senior Faculty Member Dr Ajantha Dharmasiri.

The Business Leader’s forum is an annual event organised by the IPM focusing on the business needs of the hour mainly opportune and pertinent topics related to management and HR in terms of organisational growth, strategies and competitiveness.

This year’s forum topic spotlights the importance of a symbiosis between the different disciplines within an organisation to work towards a joint effort in achieving the goals of the organisation.

The different disciplines within an organisation are interconnected thereby benefiting through mutual support. That in return strengthens the organisation. The Human Resource Management (HRM) focus is on the people aspect of all disciplines, thus providing support to all the departments.

And all managers within the organisation play a significant role as a manager of ‘people’, necessitating all managers of all departments to play contributing roles as HR managers.

In an extremely competitive globalised economy, success of the organisation depends on the smooth functioning of its inner mechanism, which makes the proper integration of HRM across disciplines vital in sustaining a business.

The chosen topic, as well as the contributions towards the discussion from a panel of experienced business gurus of the country, will be of much interest to all business leaders and managers.