IPM and OPA jointly organises “Work-Life Balance” seminar

IPM Sri Lanka – the nation’s leader in human resources management – together with the President, OPA and Seminars & Workshops Committee successfully organised and hosted the seminar “Work-Life Balance” held at the Auditorium of the Organization of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA) on Wednesday 18th January. The session was conducted by Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri – President, IPM Sri Lanka in his inimitable style. He argued that the “myth” associated with the so called “work-life” balance should be replaced by work-family – society “harmony”. With a philosophical base and practical basics, he elaborated the need to have such a harmony in pursuing a purpose. Chris Obeysekera, a past president of IPM moderated the Q&A session and many interesting and intriguing questions were posed to Prof. Dharmasiri by the members of the audience. IPM hosted all participants to fellowship and dinner at the OPA premises at the conclusion of the seminar.

The “Work-Life Balance” seminar was initiated by the Chairman of the External Affairs Committee of IPM Sri Lanka and Immediate Past President – IPM Sri Lanka Rohitha Amarapala and the Deputy Chairman of the External Affairs Committee, Council Member Group Captain Kumar Kirinde and the External Affairs Committee Members. Lalith Wijetunge, the President Elect of OPA, who is also a past president of IPM played a key role in initiating the event. The resource person for the seminar Prof. Dharmasiri is also the Director and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He serves as the Adjunct Professor in International Human Resources Management at the Price College of Business - University of Oklahoma, USA. Dr. Dharmasiri was the recipient of the prestigious IPM Lifetime Gold Award 2014, the highest honor for an HR professional in Sri Lanka.