Episode 2: Human Capital

The Future of Work with Subbu Iyer

India celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi last week and this edition uses the backdrop of Lord Ganesha who symbolizes wisdom as it pertains greatly to the Capabilities we need to acquire to stay relevant. This is the essence of Human Capital. Please follow the link (bit.ly/3qeCkKN) for the story on Ganesh Chaturthi. Capital must first be understood as the Sum Invested in Growth. Usually understood in the context of money alone, it is now clear that Money will not meet the requirements of growth; from now into the future. The three fundamental Capital required will be Human, Intellectual and Value Capital. Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan, Professor, Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management Chairperson, Digital Learning; who is the Featured Guest on this episode brings not only a deep understanding of the subject of Human Capital but also actively addresses it through her Professional and Social engagements. Let us understand the connection: Human Capital is the Capability that Humans bring to the equation of growth. Where Capability is a dual word; representing the Capacity for Transformation and the Ability / Skills for Execution. It should be crystal clear that without Transformation any execution or Performance is meaningless. That Capacity we talk about is the Willingness of Humans to engage with ambiguity and find Clarity or Purpose to which they need to pair skills. We are in a digital age where there is a great need for every human on the planet to understand the emerging Challenges and Threats and prepare themselves for education. 1. Are we Extracting and Exploiting or Enabling and Empowering? 2. Do we see the Capacity to Transform and the Ability to Perform mutually inclusively? 3. Are we seeing Humans as the Engines of Growth or mere appendages of work? Hope this episode enables us to engage and create a society that underpins Learning & Capability as a Continuous mechanism to drive sustainable growth in our societies.