herSTORY: Nivedita Nanda, country dir., people & culture, ISS

herSTORY: Nivedita Nanda, country dir., people & culture, ISS

The pilot officer who embraced HR Having joined the Indian Air Force at a very young age, Nivedita Nanda realised that in the Defence services, there’s technically no HR department—every officer is, in some way, an HR manager. They are constantly guiding, motivating, and taking care of their people. Her defining moment came when she saw the impact of a simple conversation—how genuinely listening to someone helped unlock their confidence and perf…