Presented By: Mr. V J Rao, Retainer Global Head for L&D and Talent Management with Suzlon Energy Ltd

1. Suzlon Energy Ltd.
V J Rao
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2. What does any Business expect from its Leaders Suzlon Energy Ltd.
•Address current challenges
•Add Value
•Create an impact
•Drive Change
•Build for the future
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3. So what would any business expect from its HR
leader ? Suzlon Energy Ltd.
•Address current challenges
•Add Value
•Create an impact
•Drive Change
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•Build for the future
400 km
300 km
200 km
100 km
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4. Therefore, what does it take for an HR leader to
meet business requirements Suzlon Energy Ltd.

5. Let us take them one by one and see how we
can do that Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Address current Add Value Create an impact Drive Change Build for the
challenges future

6. Address current challenges
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Address current
challenges
•Understand the business
and it drivers
•Products and
Services
•Customers
•Technology
•Commercials
•Understand operational
challenges
•Constraints and
resources
•Competition
•Capability
requirements
•Offer fit for purpose
solutions that impact
business results not fancy
ideas of criticism
•Be flexible to place
business interest before
that of function or team

7. Add Value
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Address current Add Value
challenges
•Understand the business •Convert your understanding
and it drivers of business into effective
•Products and solutions
Services
•Customers •Have an opinion. Take a
•Technology stand
•Commercials
•Understand operational •Know your science
challenges
•Constraints and •Develop your ability to
resources connect concept with
•Competition application
•Capability
requirements •Be networked to get early
•Offer fit for purpose signals and messages
solutions that impact
business results •Take accountability. Be
prepared to “do and show
•Be flexible to business
interest before that of
self, function or team
•Offer solutions for criticism

8. Create an impact
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Address current Add Value Create an impact
challenges
•Understand the business •Convert your understanding •Do your homework and be
and it drivers of business into solutions prepared
•Products and
Services •Have an opinion, take a •Focus on outcomes – not
•Customers stand always the process
•Technology
•Commercials •Know your science •Take up unpleasant jobs.
•Understand operational We need to create an
challenges •Develop your ability to effective workforce and not
•Constraints and connect concept with necessarily a “Happy
resources application Workforce”
•Competition
•Capability •Be networked to get early •Be an initiator and
requirements signal messages completer
•Offer fit for purpose
solutions that impact •Take accountability to “do •Build credibility
business results and show
• Evangelize your passion. Be
•Be flexible to business the best in something.
interest before that of
self, function or team
•Offer solutions for criticism

9. Drive Change
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Address current Add Value Create an impact Drive Change
challenges
•Understand the business •Convert your understanding •Do your homework and be •Understand external drivers
and it drivers of business into solutions prepared impacting business
•Products and
Services •Have an opinion, take a •Focus on outcomes – not •Assess internal gaps to
•Customers stand always the process effective business
•Technology performance
•Commercials •Know your science •Take up unpleasant jobs.
•Understand operational We need to create an •Develop a change agenda
challenges •Develop your ability to effective workforce and not linking business and your
•Constraints and connect concept with necessarily a “Happy function
resources application Workforce”
•Competition •Let your function be the
•Capability •Be networked to get early •Be an initiator and first to implement the
requirements signal messages completer change
•Offer fit for purpose
solutions that impact •Take accountability to “do •Build credibility
business results and show
• Evangelize your passion
•Be flexible to business
interest before that of
self, function or team
•Offer solutions for criticism

10. Build for the future
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Address current Add Value Create an impact Drive Change Build for the
challenges future
•Understand the business •Convert your understanding •Do your homework and be •Understand external drivers •Anticipate
and it drivers of business into solutions prepared impacting business •Business Changes
•Products and •Capability
Services •Have an opinion, take a •Focus on outcomes – not •Assess internal gaps to Requirement
•Customers stand always the process effective business
•Technology performance •Build a picture of the future
•Commercials •Know your science •Take up unpleasant jobs. state
•Understand operational We need to create an •Develop a change agenda
challenges •Develop your ability to effective workforce and not linking business and your •Show a milestone based
•Constraints and connect concept with necessarily a “Happy function clear plans for
resources application Workforce” implementation
•Competition •Let your function be the
•Capability •Be networked to get early •Be an initiator and first to implement the
requirements signal messages completer change
•Offer fit for purpose
solutions that impact •Take accountability to “do •Build credibility
business results and show
• Evangelize your passion
•Be flexible to business
interest before that of
self, function or team
•Offer solutions for criticism

11. Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Address current Add Value Create an impact Drive Change Build for the
challenges future
•Understand the business •Convert your understanding •Do your homework and be •Understand external drivers •Anticipate
and it drivers of business into solutions prepared impacting business •Business Changes
•Products and •Capability
Services •Have an opinion, take a •Focus on outcomes – not •Assess internal gaps to Requirement
•Customers stand always the process effective business
•Technology performance •Build a picture of the future
•Commercials •Know your science •Take up unpleasant jobs. state
•Understand operational We need to create an •Develop a change agenda
challenges •Develop your ability to effective workforce and not linking business and your •Show a milestone based
•Constraints and connect concept with necessarily a “Happy function clear plans for
resources application Workforce” implementation
•Competition •Let your function be the
•Capability •Be networked to get early •Be an initiator and first to implement the
requirements signal messages completer change
•Offer fit for purpose
solutions that impact •Take accountability to “do •Build credibility
business results and show
• Evangelize your passion
•Be flexible to business
interest before that of
self, function or team
•Offer solutions for criticism

12. Building Personal Credibility Suzlon Energy Ltd.
•Know your Business and the Science of your function
•Focus on outcomes and Impact
•Have a definite view on all relevant issues
•Be Consistent
•Make your personal values clear
•Stand up for what you believe in . Be the role model.

13. How do we align Business and HR strategies ? Suzlon Energy Ltd.
• My belief is that we have always been doing that – though not necessarily based
on researched frameworks
• The model developed by Wayne Brockbank is the most commonly used
• This has some clear steps linking Business, Organization and HR
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14. Business Strategy Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Environment Trends,
Market Place, Customer, defines
Ways of competing
delivers
Human Organisation
What the Team Needs to be
Capabilities
Mindset & Behaviours
prioritises
shapes HR Practices
& HR Initiatives

15. Identify Environmental Trends
Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Identify Major Sources of Competitive Advantage
Identify the mindset and behaviours required
Identify those HR practices that can develop &
strengthen the required mindset, behaviours and capabilities
Develop action plans to modify the identified HR practices
Measure Effectiveness

16. Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Linkages between Strategy & HR Management
Step 1 Define Organizational Unit
Strategic
Context Market Place
Sources of Competitive Advantage
Step 2 -Product / Services Step 3
- Revenues / Profits from these sources
-- Capital
Organizational Capabilities
Step 4 -Cultural Capabilities 70%
-Functional Capabilities 30%
Organizational
Context Noise
(Individual preferences, management,
Step 5
resistance to change, Traditions, consultants,
regulations, success, mission statements )
Step 6 hr practices
HR
Step 7 Action Plan for hr practices
Context
Step 8 Measurements of Performance

17. Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Thank You

18. Suzlon Energy Ltd.
Questions ?