IIM V PODCAST

E-commerce operations have undergone significant changes in recent years, driven by intense competition, changing consumer behavior, and technological advancements. Our 1st episode of Insider's Talk of Season-2 is "Dynamics in E-commerce Operations and Impact of Industry 4.0" with renowned industry leader Ms. Reena Evans, currently leading Swiggy as the Director of Operations. She is an operations and supply chain management expert with over 17 years of experience leading global organizations in the e-commerce sector. She has previously held leadership positions and steered growth for organizations like Alibaba Group, Flipkart, HSBC, and many more.

In this podcast, she initially elaborates on her professional journey and experiences. She discusses the differentiating factors organizations should have to succeed in this highly competitive market. She also talks about some of the most crucial aspects of e-commerce operations, like stakeholder management, fraudulent activities, cash burning, acquisitions, and many more. Further, she shares her views on the impact of technological advancement on e-commerce operations.

The headlines this evening from V-Pod (IIM Visakhapatnam's Podcast Club).

The headlines this evening from V-Pod (IIM Visakhapatnam's Podcast Club).

The headlines this evening from V-Pod (IIM Visakhapatnam's Podcast Club).

The headlines this evening from V-Pod (IIM Visakhapatnam's Podcast Club).

An MBA degree is one of the most life-changing experiences in an individual's life. Our 29th milestone episode is "How to make the most from an MBA program" with the well-established industry leader Mr. Satyarth Priyedarshi. He is an award-winning Digital Business Leader who has previously held leadership positions and steered growth for organizations like Google, Flipkart, TATA AIA Life Insurance, etc. He is currently leading Redington Ltd as a Chief Ecommerce Officer.

In this podcast episode, he discusses the unpredictable nature of events in an individual's life and how students should prioritize their best alternatives. He also talks about the importance of mentorship and the much-required balance between IQ and EQ. He further elaborates and shares his experience on the most significant aspects, like networking and work-life balance.

Glass Cliff Effect? Moonlighting? Do you want to know more about these terms and other organizational management skills in creating inclusive and diversified corporate workspaces? We got you covered in V-Pod, Episode – 28. Listen to this interaction with Ms. Kamalika Deka, a woman with several feathers to her, such as an HR Leader, People Function Expert, and TEDx Speaker!

In this episode, we discuss with Ms. Deka the various trends in gender empowerment, inclusivity, diversity, employee management, and work-life balance. She elaborates on the competency of women in leadership positions, wage gaps and ways to reduce them, and workplace productivity. This all-rounded conversation helps to understand the various aspects of an inclusive organization through the eyes of a seasoned HR expert with over 15 years in the corporate atmosphere. 

In the episode, Ms. Prachi Thakur talks about the unified identity of our nation in the eyes of tourists. She explains how in the Tourism industry, only the main things famous across the nation are highlighted time and again. Although there is a great deal of diversity within our geographical boundary, we are not capitalizing on it to the full extent. The tourists don’t actually get to experience most of the regional attractions and cultural practices.

Ms. Thakur also throws light on the fact that the roles in the industry are gender-driven. She illustrates it by stating that females undertake more of the caring role, whereas males usually handle decision-making roles like that of a manager. And how during the pandemic, females working in these care roles were the first ones to lose their source of livelihood.

In the episode, Mr. Chaturvedi throws light on the fact that how the successful entrepreneurial stories and instances around the world are motivating more people to explore their entrepreneurial idea. In addition to this, he also draws a difference between confidence and overconfidence and how an entrepreneur should be able to accept the failure and take learnings from it to pursue a new idea from scratch.

Mrs. Bhaduri explains how herd mentality limits the capabilities of youngsters because they don’t go in the desired direction. Instead, they pursue something in which they don’t have any interest. Parents, teachers, and elders have a crucial role to play in molding youngsters so that they can pick the career of their choice and align it with their passion for ultimately achieving success, which is subjective and varies from person to person.

In the episode, Mr. Amitabh Chaturvedi talks about the digitization and adoption of technology in the manufacturing industry. He states that technological adoption is the function of two things, i.e., ease of adoption and necessity of adoption. These two factors can be further distributed into subparts that highlight the adoption's feasibility and viability. Return on investment can be a crucial component while taking the decision of technological advancements.

Mr. Chaturvedi also talks about how the various industries have taken steps in the past to keep pace with digitization, especially during and post-pandemic. And how some industries which were already using the existing tech were able to sail comparatively smoothly through the pandemic. He highlights those advancements require upskilling the employees, which eventually builds resilience across the workforce and operations of the company.