It was a great privilege for the employees of Fogla Corp to receive guidance in ethics and values from Prof C Panduranga Bhatta, the founder of Samanvaya Academy for Excellence better known as SAFE and retired faculty of IIM, Kolkata on September 7-8 at Ffort Raichak. Organised exclusively to mentor the Fogla Corp employees, the Leadership Excellence Program achieved an overwhelming response.
Speaking about the importance of ethics to build a legacy of trust in business, Prof Bhatta shared his knowledge about how a proper value system nurtured consistently can help grow a business. His anecdotes made it lively for the listeners who heard him in rapt attention and tried to enrich themselves with the relevance of his ideas on sanitized business conduct.
Prof Bhatta spoke of the bright future of a business organisation that follows a strict code of ethical conduct not only for its employees but also adopts the same for its clients. For a conglomerate like Fogla Corp, this assumes greater significance as it has a large percentage of global clients who deal with suppliers and manufacturers adhering to the highest standards of ethics in their business domain.
Fogla Corp has always maintained the highest standards of quality controls and checks to ensure the best product quality. Prof Bhatta reiterated that for a company aspiring to have a global footprint, it is very important to focus on values. It was reassuring to hear that because Fogla Corp has always remained focused on values for business growth.
Answering questions raised by the Fogla Corp employees on ethics and the challenges to remain ethical, Prof Bhatta offered valuable insights that made it clear that once the larger objective is clear then it becomes easier for an individual to take strong decisions. Employees of Fogla Corp were impressed with his clarity of thought.
Having authored several popular books and research papers on leadership, creative excellence, inclusive communication, managing power, and prevention of conflict through tacit knowledge, Prof Bhatta enlightened the gathered crowd with his pearls of wisdom that hold practical application and relevance in the day-to-day conduct of business affairs.
As Fogla Corp is poised for a big leap in the industry, it becomes imperative to keep the workforce upbeat with impetus on values. When an erudite like Prof Bhatta throws light to illumine the dark corners of the mind, it becomes an engaging and enlightening session in more ways than one.
The key takeaways for the managerial staff are likely to make them think beyond and restore their absolute faith in the power of a strong value system to achieve business goals.
Being at the forefront of transformation through performance is always a big responsibility and to make that happen, Prof Bhatta emphasised the need to get serious about adopting an ethical approach. With this core thought refreshed, Fogla Corp employees recharged themselves for a committed approach to upholding ethics and values.