 I don't need the slides now okay you can close the slides okay so you can start sir your life okay so welcome back I hope you were reflecting on the issues we discussed in the previous session I can see that a lot of students have posted interesting questions and responses what I also see is that there's one particular person Deepak Jahangir who has given a lot of thought to this issue and has posted interesting questions as well as responses also this is exactly what we expect and we are excited about because it's Smitha who is responding she's logged in with that ID so that's why the name is coming Deepak but it's actually Smitha who is responding okay okay okay sorry sorry okay oh sorry yeah okay okay so we're getting some very interesting the participants so participants begin to think about the issues and raise questions that reflects the seriousness of these issues so we are very happy that my question is how one's integrity is different from personality one's personality okay Komal that's a fantastic question okay I want to congratulate you for asking that question what is the difference between integrity and personality ideally one should say there is no difference okay that integrity should be a part of your personality okay so we know that there are certain individuals whose personality personifies integrity so I don't want to take names in this kind of a program but you can identify people in the business world who are very well known for being honest for not giving or taking bribes for doing the right thing we have the opposite examples also people who have gone away from the country okay for spindle public money and so on so some people grow up or brought up in such a way that their personality reflects integrity honesty the right way of doing things pointing out wrong things when they are done refusing to bow under pressure to do wrong things and so on we are all know all most of the participants here are young people your students you still haven't been exposed to the real world but I'm sure you faced issue hello I want some time to think about it yes okay let me respond thank you for a tish for trying so namrata and minakshi had a very important question about why integrity matters in business okay now what does business mean business is a transaction okay between two or more parties that's what business means okay we are transacting business here we're trying knowledge you do business packet of biscuits or chocolates from a shopkeeper to business with a bank so you do online business buying things this action between parties this is only two things that happen they lose okay so integrity is extremely important each other as human beings so thank you namrata jinn about family so society is a much broader entity whereas a workplace is much smaller so it and a workplace has a very specific function it may be about information technology about finance about manufacturing about product design and so on so ideally whatever integrity we practice at home with one's family members with one's fans one's friends should be practiced at the workplace also but that is not so easy okay so the key difference I would tell you is that the workplace integrity is very specific to the kind of work we do so you may have certain ideas of what is the right thing to do with your family members or your friends but at the workplace there are laws that you have to follow there company rules that you have to follow this could be about how to use or misuse company facilities whether it is internet or Wi-Fi or something else about photocopying facilities these could be laws related to non-discrimination of the country itself these could be laws about safety issues this could be laws about ensuring security of people security of data there could be laws about providing minimum facilities to people working in the organization so social integrity tells us something about what is the right thing out to be honest how to deal with other people how to respect and so on you translate this in terms of very specific aspects in the workplace so what are the facilities that the company gives you how are you supposed to use them how are you supposed to protect them how are you supposed to share them you can have very specific laws about fire safety for example there are so many fire accidents take place so workplace integrity could be about ensuring that you maintain safety at the workplace about following the rules and regulations so that your own safety and the safety of other people is protected workplace integrity could be about following norms the government may have certain rules and regulations about how to pay salaries to people at different cadres ensuring that nobody is exploited okay so ensuring that these rules are in place is workplace integrity so workplace integrity requires that you gain more knowledge about the specific issues specific laws rules of the company and of the country the state the city you are working in and making sure they're implemented okay but if you have social integrity becomes easy to translate it into workplace integrity but the reverse is not necessarily true there may be organizations with great workplace integrity but which may harm the society through pollution and other kinds of things okay so but both are equally important thank you G. Y. Patrikar for posting that question maybe we have time for one more question on workplace integrity before we move on this is KLE society there don't seem to be any people here this seems to be empty I think we had a problem with Dutta Institute also earlier I think their audio was not working Kalasalingam Virudunagar Tamil Nadu welcome Kalasalingam do any of you have any thoughts to share on workplace integrity I can see four of you sitting there please take a mic and ask a question or give us your thoughts okay they don't seem to have a mic so we'll go back to them a little later Marianne okay Marianne is one of my favorite colleges Can you sir? Thank you sir Can you hear me? Sir can you hear me? Yeah please post your question or comment yes we can hear you go ahead Sir integrity is always important ask them where to workplace or where are we at Sorry? Pardon? Can you take a second sir? So integrity is always important Hello sir? Please please go ahead Hello? I can hear you go ahead Sir integrity is always important as compared to workplace or where are we at Yes please continue So but there are some instance where So there are some instance where people always follow integrity get some negative negative problems because the people with them pull their legs down in some instances Sir is there any solutions from you to overcome these problems? Thank you may I know your name please? My name is Arjun Okay Arjun thank you for asking that question I thought I am sitting in cold Amsterdam so I am wearing a sweater But you seem to be in a cold place also in Idk Looking at your formal quotes Yes sir Okay I am just joking Okay yeah but you all look very smart You can ask me that question You know almost everyone of us have faced this problem sometime or the other because human beings are not perfect and we work in an environment where while we all try to be positive and contribute there are some people who are always negative who pull us down Okay that's your question if I understood you correctly So while integrity is very important as you point out in every context how do you deal with people who are negative who always try to pull you down who don't mind doing dishonest things and who don't behave with integrity with the rest of the colleagues So let me tell you how I try to address them One is being open there is no point in hiding things So it's always important to point out that problems can be addressed in other ways So whenever a person is negative or is dishonest or speaks rudely don't respond back in the same coin Okay so one of the people if I think from Amrita earlier mentioned the need to maintain equanimity So equanimity is very important emotional intelligence is important maturity is important So integrity means that even when you face negative situations don't get taken over by it and start getting into a fight over it So it's very important So an organization is a formal organization for a very specific reason because there are rules, there are regulations So one way to avoid conflict is to ensure that you strictly go by rules, regulations, procedures So that everybody has a consensus that this is how we must behave So you cannot impose your own individual view on others whether it is right or wrong So that's one way Secondly I started out with this session by talking about consensus So I was saying that Sweden as a country is known for its high level of innovativeness because people are humble, they have humility, they don't boast and they are trying to make a decision by consensus So if you try to encourage this culture that everything, even if you disagree we can have a discussion, have a consensus and then move ahead This removes some of the negativity Even if other people are rude or arrogant if we ourselves learn not to boast or we work with humility then some of this negativity dissipates So in this article I was reading yesterday about Sweden and they talked about the founder of the company IKEA which is now coming to India It's one of the most innovative companies in the world and yet this founder of this company who passed away recently was hardly known because he was a very humble person who didn't boast about his achievements So I myself have observed this that whenever some people are negative towards me if I speak the language of conciliation if I say that I want to solve the problem, I don't want to fight with you I don't want to raise my voice then over a period of time they also come down, climb down and try to interact with others There are some people whose personality is such that they are always very abrasive or brusque or rude but over a period of time if the rest of the people say that this is not acceptable then this tends to come down, the negativity tends to come down So I hope I answered your question Raising that very real life concern but we all have to work at, there is no one-shot solution for this We have to work at dealing with negativity in the organization And I think this also answers a question that was raised by Jeeva Patrika about what type of personality is required for solving the conflict that is required at workplace Will it create a bridge or bonding between the members? So what I just responded to Arjun applies to this as well So that's the kind of personality that we need to build up So we are nearing the end of 45 minutes for the workplace integrity module So I would like to invite Dr. Smita Pandavkar to tell us some of the questions that have been posed by people watching this on YouTube and who have used the chat to post some questions We will then move on to the next module of sexual harassment in the workplace Hi again So please go ahead Smita So we had quite a few questions that are around this issue of how do you address conflict in the workplace? How do you deal with bullying, harassment? One specific question has come from Puneet Kundair who says in one of the video links provided in the course material there was an incident where the colleagues were involved in spreading rumours what action can we take for such as we can't explain everything I think much of this has already been responded to earlier where we talk about having to follow rules and regulations Every organization or company or institute will have a rule book to guide you through situations like this and challenges that you may experience whether it's bullying or it's rumour-mongering or an exclusion from group activities these are all forms of harassment in the workplace and of course as we've said before there is a chain of command that exists there are bodies within the institutions and organizations that are constituted to help you address these problems that you may be experiencing So Professor Partha, do you have anything to add? Yeah, thank you It's also good to be open about it So I had occasions when colleagues have come and told me that somebody told me you said this about me So instead of relying on rumours, if she or she comes and talks to me and I can then clarify that there are people spreading these rumours that's not how I talk or this is not what I said So then you repair those relationships So one of the questions posed by Jeeva Patrikar was about creating a bridge or bonding between rumours That's a very important aspect of integrity that you try to build those bonds or bridges between individuals so that these rumours don't spread So rumours tend to spread when there is an absence of communication So rumour is one form of communication which is a bad form of communication but more direct face-to-face communication between individuals is what tends to avoid rumours from spreading It's also important that you discuss and discuss everything in meetings So every organization has periodic group meetings So in group meetings if everything is out in the open and you avoid because in some organizations some issues are always tended to be avoided They don't want to discuss because they feel uncomfortable with it But if everything is out in the open then there is less chance of rumour because everybody knows what your view is You express them publicly orally or on paper or through email Once everything is open there is less chance of rumour being spread The other thing that is also very important is bullying that Dr. Smita mentioned because some questions are there So bullying is also one of the important workplace integrity issues and that has to be dealt with in exactly the same way that we told you earlier Use the chain of command and make sure you yourself don't indulge in bullying Any other question that came up? There is a question at the very end from Vikas Piraj sir He says my question is what do you call someone who has a lot of integrity and how can you maintain your integrity in the workplace? Yeah, do you want to respond to that? No, I will let you respond to that but before you do I just want to add just continuing from the previous question that often when we do experience a kind of exclusion or being the subject of rumours or bullying at the workplace we tend to react in a way that maybe adds to the negativity So if we are angry and we confront the person who we suspect is probably spreading these rumours it might more often than not just exacerbate or make worse the situation So using diplomacy, using a tempered language and terms will more likely be helpful in diffusing the tension which then opens up a space and opportunity for dialogue between you and the other person or group of people Yeah, thanks I just want to add here that tension or negativity or conflicts don't necessarily look at them as something that is bad because sometimes they can be negative, sometimes they can be positive So people may take an issue seriously and conflict over an issue because it matters to them because they think this is very important for the organization So it's also very important that you try and understand why a person is taking a particular position Is it because he or she cares about the issue or is it because of ego issues? Then you can respond appropriately So to get back to that question, what was it? So now there are three interlinked questions Vikas asks, what do you call someone who has a lot of integrity? How can you maintain your integrity in the workplace? So those are two parts and then there is an additional question Thank you. So I'll just give a short answer to this How to maintain your integrity in the workplace So actually it's somewhat easier to maintain integrity in the workplace than in other situations because in the workplace, whether you like it or not, you like another person or not, you're forced to keep working Unless the situation is extreme, you don't really leave So the fact that you have to keep working with the other people because you're committed to an organization You're committed to yourself and to the organization, not necessarily to another person So the fact that you're committed to working for a particular reason means that in spite of conflicting situations or negativities, you continue to sustain the work The work itself keeps you in contact and keeps you in cooperation So often we find that in spite of certain negative feelings or conflicts Over time we are able to overcome it because the process of work itself makes us come together, understand each other and see how we contribute to the larger objectives of the organization So in that sense, the workplace gives you an opportunity to both suppress your negative feelings as well as reactions that Dr. Smitra mentioned just a little while ago So work can be this great leveler where it enables us to find certain compromises and keep working But then you have to make sure that while we compromise on certain issues, you don't compromise on your integrity So what is it that you can compromise on? What is it that you cannot? It's a decision that each one of us has to make On the basis of that, if we keep proceeding, then I'm sure the conflicting demands of the work and of personal integrity can be balanced out So thank you. We have about 40 minutes left in today's face-to-face session So let's move to the last topic for today, which is sexual harassment in the workplace All those who have been following the media will know that this continues to be a universal problem It's a problem across the world in western countries as well as in countries like India It is related to values, but it seems to be something more about the existence of power by certain individuals It is happening in some very big and famous institutions, organizations, companies It is happening with very well-known people as well So it is an extremely important issue and we must not look at it only as a woman's issue Because it is men who need to take responsibility to ensure that sexual harassment does not take place Now in India, we have a lot of laws The Supreme Court came up with a series of the judgment called the Vishaka judgment And recently there is something called the POSH which stands for Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace So we have very good laws in India We have very good procedures which need to be implemented to prevent sexual harassment Many organizations are taking this seriously So it is mandatory to have procedures to address sexual harassment to prevent it To punish people who indulge in it But we know that laws are not adequate by themselves So it is individuals who need to change It is groups of individuals who have to come together and ensure that this is not acceptable It doesn't happen in their organizations So the reason it is so important is that apart from violating individuals' personal space, their bodies, their emotions Sexual harassment, because of that we can lose out on individuals who can contribute immensely to an organization So if there are women who have a lot of knowledge, a lot of talent, a lot of skills Who are very crucial for the growth of an organization If there is an element, an environment of sexual harassment, they are likely to leave the organization So organizations which protect women from sexual harassment tend to do much better So there is this Nobel Prize winner in economics called Gary Becker Who talks about how where there is more respect for diversity and protection of individuals who are very different Those organizations are more creative and they make more profits But we don't want to make it into a question only of business and profit making It is about respecting other people's individual personalities, making sure that they are not violated Sexual harassment is an extremely important aspect And while I am sure most people do not harass women sexually There are certain aspects of sexual harassment which many people may not be aware of So what I would suggest is all of you go through the POSH Act, all of you go through the Vishaka judgment Because there are a lot of things which we may not think is sexual harassment but which constitute sexual harassment For example, passing on images or text which can be considered to be obscene That is sexual harassment Now unwanted touching or getting too close to a person for one's own comfort that can constitute sexual harassment Excluding people by not talking to them, not including them in committees, not taking their views That could be constituted as sexual harassment, not having facilities for women like toilets or childcare facilities So there are so many things that can constitute sexual harassment which we are not aware of because we are many of you are still younger in college So what constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace is something you have to understand Secondly, what is the workplace itself is something you have to understand Some people say that workplace is only the place where you work But what if you are travelling on work, you are in a train, you are in a bus, you are staying in a hotel, you are in a restaurant You are walking on a street So anything to do with interaction between members of an organization can be constituted to be a workplace A home can be constituted to be a workplace because we employ people at home Like this could be domestic workers or maids or drivers or other kind of people So it is very important that you first become aware of what constitutes sexual harassment and what is the workplace and what are the procedures And then you can start becoming more sensitive to this issue So we have about half an hour left, so I would like to go to some of the centres to take questions on this And then there are more questions pouring in on the chat and we will wind up on cultural consciousness as a whole towards the end of this session So can we go to some of the centres please? This is Baba Gulamsha Balsha University Rajauri Welcome, seems to be cold there, many of you are wearing shawls and sweaters and mufflers Welcome because this is the first time I think we are going to Baba Gulamsha Please post your question or comment Can you speak a little louder and please identify yourself first Please come closer to the mic and pardon your name Sir my name is Soha Mukulwar Sir will you please elaborate emotional intelligence Soha, thank you for this question I have a colleague who is actually doing a lot of work on emotional intelligence I just brought it in because some of you posed a question about the importance of emotional balance So sometimes it becomes fashionable to say that bosses have to be aggressive, you have to be competitive There's no harm in shouting at fellow colleagues and people working with you and so on So a workplace can be a workplace where there is a lot of stress because you have deadlines to meet You have to complete work on time, there are other people depending on you Clients are waiting for you to finish your work So there is a lot of stress In this stress when you face stress then it is possible we may lose our emotional balance And we may start getting aggressive, more competitive, we may shout at people, we may abuse and so on And in some cultures people say it is acceptable but it is never acceptable So because being aggressive undermines other people's ability to work their emotional stability and balance So what emotional intelligence refers to is to try and understand how to deal with stress Both within you and with others So it means that firstly accepting that human beings are emotional beings Accepting that we cannot be objective about everything, that people do have feelings And that we should respect those feelings, we cannot hurt feelings But emotional intelligence is also about trying to find out to what extent you can go in conveying your opinion to others without hurting others But also making sure that your own views are respected Making sure that the work of the organization gets done because you cannot just keep respecting other people's feelings if they are not doing any work So you have to convey this message that the goals of the organization are important that you have to contribute So maintaining this balance of ensuring that everybody works but nobody's feeling gets hurt Making sure the message is sent to every people But always ensuring that emotions are a part of our discussions, don't leave it out Because the moment we think we have to leave emotions out of it, that is when emotions come back with the vengeance Because people start getting aggressive So that's what emotional intelligence means, how to deal with situations, equanimity Baba Gulam Shah, thank you very much Do you have any other question? Anyone else wants to pose a question? Okay, please go ahead Baba Gulam Shah, Rajavi please go ahead No more questions from them There are other, Arvind Gawli questions Okay, no more questions Arvind Gawli, okay we are back to you Good morning sir Good afternoon sir Okay, thank you My name is Rivraj Kadam My question is harassment or blaming someone unnecessarily is part of disintegration Okay, so Rivraj, thank Kadam, thank you for your question It's good afternoon to you, whereas in the place where I am it's still me So good morning from me and good afternoon to you Thank you for that question So you're talking about how harassment can cause disintegration to others, right? Yes Did I understand your question properly? Okay, thank you So that is precisely what I was saying earlier That as individuals, we are human beings with emotions and feelings So harassment on the grounds of gender or caste or something else Can lead to disintegration of our own personality So we tend to lose mental stability, we tend to break down, some of us can get into depression Some of us drop out of jobs or education and so on So we live in a world where we believe every individual has to be given the opportunity to grow as an individual It doesn't matter what your background is, male, female, third gender, caste, religion Every individual has to be given the opportunity to learn And then that opportunity has to be sustained in a college and in a workplace So very often we find that especially women tend to drop out of jobs because they feel harassed They disintegrate as a person So this disintegration may not happen when Number one, some people can be very strong mentally but not all of us are Number two, when organizations give them a lot of formal support So to prevent this kind of disintegration of an individual It is important that other friends and colleagues and the organization completely supports a person when he or she is in need So being sensitive to others means that you prevent this disintegration So harassment is not simply something that is illegal or a crime It affects individuals deeply We all know that when other people have harassed us And ultimately it affects the organization because somebody is not able to continue to effectively So that's why it's very important to prevent harassment of any kind in the organization Thank you sir My next question is, how do you show your integrity at workplace? So how do you show your integrity at workplace? The person sitting next to you, madam, can I ask you to respond to that? Hello sir, I'm Roshni Roshni, can you have a response to that? Yes sir, we can show our integrity through our actions, means through our work Integrity is related to our efficiency and sincerity and our moral behavior As at workplace, we interact with different people So while doing work, team work, team management and team work is important So we can show this through our efficiency in work and through effective communication with other team members Thank you Roshni So there you have Rivraj, so you have the response there How do you show integrity? Basically by showing your own sincerity by effective communication But like we were saying earlier, myself and Dr. Smita That just because the other person is negative or does something wrong or is corrupt Doesn't mean you have to react in the same way So if somebody is spreading a rumor about you, don't react by spreading a rumor about that person If somebody is gossiping about you, don't gossip about that person If somebody does something wrong, if somebody lies, don't lie back So basically integrity means that you don't just react blindly when somebody else doesn't have integrity Because what you do, you do to yourself, you know what is right Maybe the results will not show in the short term In short term, maybe people will laugh at you also, that you are being honest These days it is not cool to be honest So if you quote the name of Mahatma Gandhi, you will be laughed at these days But that is in the long run, that is what is important That integrity is to ensure that you stick to the values in spite of the fact that other people don't That is how you show integrity Thank you sir My next question is as a businessman, which factors to be considered to develop or improve integrity for a business? Which factors are to be considered? Sorry, I didn't get you Which factors are considered to develop or improve integrity for business? For business Okay, so that is a very tough question that you have asked Because if you go to a management school, they will tell you about integrity but they will also tell you a lot of tricks They will tell you about drama, about acting, about how to convince to market yourself better Now all of those things are important because a salesperson has to market his or her company's products and himself or herself also But for business, where does integrity come in? So I would suggest that you read some of the articles or interviews of a person like Mr. Narayan Murthy of Infosys Infosys is one of those few companies which has rarely been accused of any wrongdoing or corruption and so on So you read the works of JRD Tata, the biography of JRD Tata, who also stuck to integrity So the thing is to go with positive examples There are positive individuals, business people who have ensured that profit is not everything, but integrity is important And similar is the case with many companies in the world So sometimes it is felt that you have to compromise integrity in the interest of profitability But that's not the case So you take a lot of pharmaceutical companies in India So pharmaceutical companies or companies which make medicines have to follow a lot of ethical principles Some companies don't But some companies which are hugely successful have stuck to these ethical principles in testing For example animal testing, testing on human beings and so on So how do you show integrity as a business person? It is by explaining that I do not value profits above everything It is by showing how I can be innovative So I was talking about the example of Sweden where a lot of innovation has taken place compared to any other country in the world But they maintain integrity by ensuring there is consensus, they respect other people's ideas, they don't boast or brag And they are known to be very ethical, not corrupt at all So usually what we see is that lack of ethics is a cover for lack of ability So as Roshni was saying, hard work and sincerity is very important So if you really are sincere and if you have true ability, then you don't really need to follow negative practices It is only those who don't have good business skills who indulge in those practices So I think we have to move on to other centres I would like to thank Arvind Gavli because they have been with us all through And they have asked a lot of very interesting questions. Thank you very much Thank you G.Y. Patrikar, is your audio problem sorted out now? No, I think they still have a problem with audio, we can't hear them Yeah, I think we should go to another centre Okay, we are back with Baba Gulam Shah Good afternoon sir Please go ahead There are three things, personal judgment, public judgment and moral truth How does this affect integrity? Personal judgment, public judgment and what's the third? Moral? Sorry, I couldn't hear the last word Moral truth sir I am not able to get the last word, sorry It's moral truth Moral? Truth Tools Truth, okay, moral, personal judgment Public judgment Public judgment and moral truth Okay, and can you also identify yourself please? Sorry, it's a little louder My name is Tauzu Kuyo Kuyo Okay, thank you So you are asking a very philosophical question Okay, which is not easy to answer So the one's own personal judgment, one's public judgment and the moral truth I will give you a very simple answer So we try to differentiate between morals and ethics Okay, so morals can be personal But morals also come from society Okay, now what is the difference between morals and ethics? So for example, a lot of associations or companies can have ethics guidelines So the IEEE, institution of electronic and electrical engineers Has a code of ethics Doctors have a code of ethics Chartered accountants have a code of ethics So these are, these ethics are standards Okay, these are standards on which there is agreement among everybody And everybody who is in that profession, whether they are doctors or engineers or architects Have to accept this code of ethics and say we will follow these guidelines and standards When we are working as doctors, architects, engineers, accountants and so on Whereas with morals, one can disagree So one can disagree using personal judgment That society says that this is wrong but I don't agree with it Okay, over a period of time, ethics can become laws also So for example, how do you deal with third gender? How do you deal with certain forms of sexuality? So one can have a moral judgment on it, one can have a personal judgment on it But then publicly people begin to think about it that ethically it is not right to discriminate on the basis of this And then there can be laws to say that discrimination on the basis of sexuality is not acceptable Okay, or 100 years ago it was not considered acceptable to have women to vote Or women to go for higher education But gradually we overcame those personal judgments and said women and men have to be treated equally And now there are laws which say that discrimination is banned Discrimination is illegal, it is a crime So the search for moral truth, this is something that Gandhi was doing all the time Is a very personal journey where we try to find out what is morally acceptable And which also confirms to the moral standards of the society Okay, so personal judgment is very subjective whereas ethics Which is what about the public judgment that you spoke about This is about standards that we all accept and we say that these are good for society And therefore we should follow these principles of ethics So when it comes to workplace integrity, we are basically talking about ethics Not necessarily morals The morals also come in because sometimes the ethics of the organization can be defined in a very narrow way And therefore it becomes very important to bring in morals For example a company can say I am not breaking any law Okay, but they may be exploiting a customer So you have to step in and say yes, but this is not acceptable Okay, so it's always a tension, a balance, a learning process between morals and ethics But thank you for asking that very deeply philosophical question Thank you There are a couple of questions that are posted on chat, I'd like to take this up It's about sexual harassment since this last topic is about sexual harassment This has come from J. V. Patrikar College They are saying that in a co-education kind of situation Like sharing unlawful videos, obscene videos, touching, etc So these are considered to be sexual harassment But what this person is asking is that some students don't feel that this is sexual harassment So this is a very interesting and important question Because young people are at a stage where they are also exploring feelings for each other They're trying to get to know each other better And we are living in a society today where it is considered okay for boys and girls to talk to each other To have public displays of affection So it doesn't necessarily mean it is sexual harassment So there is a very simple response to this So it is all right for people to mix with each other To maybe even indulge in behavior which may be constituted as sexual harassment So long as there is no objection to it So usually we do express our feelings for other people We do want to interact with other people, get to know them and so on And there is no harm in it But when a person says I am uncomfortable with this I am uncomfortable with this kind of remark I am uncomfortable with this kind of an email Please do not forward me this obscene video or message I am uncomfortable if you touch me So if they say that that is when it constitutes sexual harassment That is where you have to stop Okay that doesn't mean that you stop interacting with other people So what is considered to be normal for another person may not be normal for others It's a subjective feeling So the thing is to understand what is welcome and what is not welcome So so long as you do not indulge in behavior which is unwelcome After people point it out to you there is no problem So we are not trying to In the name of sexual harassment We are trying to completely ban behavior Any interaction between men and women That's not the objective In fact the objective is to enhance more interaction Between men and women between boys and girls So that people know each other's feelings And then there are less incidents of sexual harassment There is a follow up question to this What is a teacher's responsibility So I think this is something So the workplace can be a college as well So what is a teacher's responsibility in such cases So again the point about chain of command becomes very important here So if any such case comes to your attention The first person to inform is your teacher Or the principal or director of your institution It is also mandatory that every educational institution has a women's cell Which can take up these cases of sexual harassment So make sure that every college has this chain of command As well as women's cell But more importantly it is very important that There are awareness programs conducted regularly About what constitutes sexual harassment and what is not So that there can be free and fair exchange Between boys and girls, men and women In educational institutions So I think with that I would like to invite Dr. Smitha Pandarkar To take up some questions from the YouTube And then I would like to wind up by giving some overall views About cultural consciousness So we have one question from Ravi Raj Kadam He says how to determine candidates' integrity and honesty And what are actions taken to improve it Could you repeat please? The question is from Ravi Raj Kadam Can you hear me? Yes Ravi Raj says how to determine candidates' integrity and honesty And what are actions taken to improve it I think this question has been asked earlier About integrity and how to improve it So basically the criteria as I mentioned earlier Can be for society at large but also for workplace So every workplace has its own unique set of rules, regulations, procedures Also every profession has its own set of ethical code of conduct and standards So to start with the criteria for assessing integrity Has to come from the specific rules and regulations That is followed by an organization and by a profession To which you belong to So if you are in academics for example Avoiding plagiarism is a matter of integrity So if you are a doctor How do you treat the patient? What kind of procedures do you follow? That's a matter of integrity If you are an accountant How do you maintain confidentiality? How do you ensure that the client follows the rules of the country? That's a matter of integrity So you can actually have a well defined criteria to assess a person's integrity How to ensure that people follow integrity That is why we are calling it cultural consciousness Because it is a matter of culture So the culture has to be integrated Has to be inculcated in an organization That you reward people who behave with integrity And you penalize people who don't behave with integrity It's not always easy But then what we are saying is The point about communication skills is that It is something more than just the knowledge and abilities That you have the technical ability that you have So it is also about awareness It is about having a certain kind of consciousness What that means is that With reference to integrity How do we create an atmosphere Where everybody can behave with integrity And everybody gets rewarded Those who behave with integrity And how do you ensure that people who are negative Are not rewarded So in creating that atmosphere or environment Is what can lead to people Maintaining their integrity in the organization And behaving with integrity So there is one more question Yes there is one question Which I think is particularly important That you also share your insights on it It's from Anushree Parki She says if you have just got to know If you have just got to know that your boss Has indulged in sexual harassment And he calls you into his cabin alone How to make sure that you are safe Yeah, okay So again that's a very practical question That you are asking So whenever you feel you are unsafe And this is not just about women But with men as well When you are called for a meeting And you feel that you can be threatened Or you may not be treated properly It's always best to take along a colleague Or to have a meeting with somebody else Okay, so this depends on the situation So with some people we know That we may get scolded But that person is not going to misbehave with us That is very different from somebody Who can misbehave you Or threaten you and so on So for this It's very important to have in place institutions So that is why I was talking earlier about Having a women's cell in a college Or having a grievance cell in an organization So when somebody like your boss Calls you for a meeting It's always better that these are Can up through a grievance cell So that nobody feels threatened Nobody feels unsafe And there are other people around And there is going to be a particular process Of procedure to take up these issues Because then, okay So it's very important that processes are followed If you're still called for a meeting With a person with whom you feel unsafe Please feel free to take along a colleague Or somebody else who is there with you In this discussion Are there any other questions? There's just one last question From Hitesh Mali He says how can a woman protect From sexual harassment while working In a company Or how to deal with this Well, that's a very general question I think you're asking Because you're assuming that already There is a kind of sexual harassment In the workplace So if you are aware that There is a lot of sexual harassment Simply don't go to that organization So you need to do your prior research To find out if there is safe And this is already linking to One of the later sessions Which we are going to have on group discussion And resume writing and so on So normally Our students are more concerned About how to ease the group discussion How to write a proper resume How to convince the people Who come for placement so that I can get a job But I think the other point is equally important So each one of you has to be Aware of your own self worth Okay You have Certain unique abilities Which is not worth compromising You are an individual as a human being Which is not worth compromising So before you try to push yourself to get a job Also do some research to find out If there are certain problems Of safety, security for women and all And so on in that organization If so, you should not even be joining that place Okay Now if You join an organization And you find that sexual harassment happens Then it's very important that The first thing that women need to do When they join an organization Is to make sure that there are these procedures in place There is a women's cell There is a grievance retracel cell That there is a chain of command To which you can report and so on So just Asking questions about these Ensures that people You know Are more careful in how they deal With these kinds of things So it's also our responsibility When we join an organization to make sure That all these procedures and protocols are in place So that sexual harassment doesn't happen If it still happens Then you need to open up about it Speak up about it And ensure that it is addressed Whoever it may be Okay Alright Is there something else? No, there are no more questions Okay, so thank you for that I'm very happy that we were able to You know make the Two sets of groups taking this course Talk to each other questions from the YouTube chat And through this view I'd like to wind up By just taking one more question Which I think Helps us tie together All these four topics that we Discuss today about gender and diversity About workplace integrity Some of the questions that Have come up is Whether An understanding of And a broader cultural Consciousness Actually helps us To You know do well In our work in business So for example there's one question about Whether We were able to do research To understand markets Through better cultural sensitivity Okay, so that's A very interesting question because That is partly an instrumental approach That it helps me to do my job better If I understand my clients better If I understand my colleagues better If I understand the other collaborators better Then I do better research And I come up with better design Better products Better marketing and so on So There is this instrument To cultural consciousness that It helps us to work better And contribute better to our organization To the growth of the organization The other aspect about These topics about regarding cultural consciousness is that It's about recognizing the intrinsic Worth of human beings So No other species on earth Communicates as much as In so many different ways as human beings Okay, that's Very important for us to understand And recognize and accept Now how to use this communication To keep us going To increase our own Worth as individuals As human beings So all of these different topics Are about protecting Our own self worth And dignity as human beings This will help us Do better in organization This will help us to maximize The skills and knowledge Sets that we already have But more importantly This will also lead to a better workplace There is more collegiality, more association People work with each other And then the overall work culture of the organization Improves So this cultural consciousness Which we are talking about Actually helps us to Behave better as professionals So the professional conduct Is enhanced Once you do this You will realize that when you are making presentations How you behave in group discussions How you project yourself on your resumes In each of these Our personality In terms of greater cultural awareness Will start reflecting Once that does Then you automatically start Doing better You are much more ready for the corporate From your college So with this I would like to end I would like to thank all of you For being with us through this journey Please Do watch all the videos That we have suggested to you Please carry out those activities If you have not done so And if you do them in groups They work much better Please share the results both with us And with your fellow students And please Complete the self-assessment quizzes That they have given you because Many of us Think that we are good individuals We are moral individuals We don't have any biases But unconsciously We may be Indulging in certain kinds of behavior Which is not acceptable So those self-assessment tests That we have prescribed for you If you do them, you can understand What kind of a person you are And then you can write some of the problems That you have So please go through these videos Do the tests And then do the quizzes Which are going to be released later today And from each other Thank you and we will see you again next week Okay, so we will end the session