To retain talent, Bhel to tap global B-schools

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel), India’s largest power generation equipment manufacturer, is getting top business schools (B-schools) such as Harvard and Wharton to create customized courses for top management personnel as the state-owned company tries to upgrade skills and retain staff.

The company will soon be sending its first batch of 25 general managers to Wharton, said B.P. Rao, chairman and managing director.

Bhel wants to help its managers gain expertise as it scales up, besides using the training as an incentive for them to stay with the company. Many of them are being poached by foreign companies setting up up power equipment manufacturing units in the country.

“We are preparing the organization for the future,” said Rao. “Our focus is on people, process and technologies.”


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