FEWER COMPANIES REALISE RESKILLING A KEY PART OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: TATA COMMUNICATIONS' GLOBAL L&D HEAD

Despite organisations ramping up digital infrastructures, many have noticed potential issues such as the need for cybersecurity experts and the widening digital skills gap and companies generally deal with these concerns by hiring new, skilled staff. But, this approach is not sustainable, says ina Bajwa, Global Head, Learning & Development, Tata Communications

- Mastufa Ahmed

Ina heads Learning & Development across the globe for Tata Communications. In this role, Ina spearheads the learning transformation journey of re-skilling, upskilling and cross-skilling talent to enable the organisation’s future-readiness. Ina has 15+ years of experience in various leadership roles in HR, spanning diverse industries. In recent years, she has worked closely with business leaders to establish and scale new businesses in the IoT, Managed Security Services, and cross-border Mobility and SaaS domains in India, APAC, UK and US geographies and has been at the forefront of driving new-age talent management. Ina has specialised experience in areas of diversity and inclusion, talent management, organisation development and strategic resourcing. Prior to Tata Communications, Ina worked with BCG, HSBC and the Essar Group.

What’s your take on the 'new' world of work and what’s the most significant trends for you as a global talent leader?

The way I see it is that the ‘new’ world of work offers immense opportunity on the back of all the uncertainty that it entails. There is opportunity to relook at the ways of working, people practices, business models, and for companies to redefine the whole definition of an ‘employee’. Employees are looking for purpose and a meaningful direction for their work, as many are choosing to become entrepreneurs and many others as freelancers.