How HR Is Shaping Organizational Resilience

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Every organisation wants to be called resilient. But when you look closely, resilience is no longer just about surviving disruption or handling uncertainty. It’s also about how people adapt, recover, and continue moving forward during constant change.

And that’s where HR has started playing a much bigger role than before. Because culture, leadership, communication, employee well-being, all of these things now directly influence how resilient an organisation actually is.

Let's unpack what organizational resilience looks like from an HR lens. And to help us with that, we’ve with us Kavitha Khurana, Assistant Vice President- HRBP and HRSS at BATA India Ltd.

Host of this Episode: Sanjeevani Saikia

Guest Bio

Kavita is a Senior Leader- HR with 19+ years of experience across Total Rewards, HR Transformation, Business Partnering, and Shared Services. Strategic enabler of business outcomes in global organizations. She has deep expertise in Compensation & Benefits, Org Design, HR Operations, and Change Management.

Connect with Kavita: Linkedin

Timestamps

01:28 Kavita shares her corporate journey so far.
02:58 Defining organizational resilience and why it has become a business priority for HR leaders.
08:44 HR's role in helping organizations navigate uncertainty, disruption, and constant change.
15:50 The link between employee well-being, burnout, and an organization's ability to stay resilient.
20:00 Recognizing the early warning signs that resilience may be weakening across the workforce.
23:32 Building future-ready organizations and the role HR will play in strengthening resilience.