MANAGING HYBRID MODEL OF WORK IS A NEW CHALLENGE: NIRMALA MENON

Menon has been listed among the ‘Top 50 Diversity Professionals' by the Global Diversity List.

- TANMAYA DAS

The Daily Guardian spoke to Nirmala Menon on the transformation that has taken place in corporate culture post the pandemic.

Menon, one of the leading global pioneers in employee relations, diversity and inclusion, has been listed among the “Top 50 Diversity Professionals" in the Global Diversity List. Prior to her own venture Interweave consulting, she was the Diversity and Employee Relations leader for IBM, India where she gained wide and specific experience in the area of diversity management. Nirmala and her team at Interweave work with several marquee organisations across industries as a one-stop shop for organisational diversity and inclusion solutions. She is associated with various industry bodies like NASSCOM, CII, NHRD, SHRM, etc. in India. She was also a representative in the informal international advisory group of UN Global Compact & the UNIFEM to formulate the Women's Empowerment Principles.

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Q: Has the definition of 'diversity, equality and inclusion' changed during the pandemic? What are your thoughts?