From Therapy and Fitness Retreats to being HR Business Partners



HR is still a baby in Pakistan and there are still many organizations where HR is just 2, 3 years old. Keeping in mind this scenario HR is more or less considered as a clinical therapy department, providing psycho analysis and doing cosmetic surgeries….however that’s not what HR is meant to be. 

From what little exposure I have received in the last 7years, one thing that I found in a  local concern, is that “HR’s work is not important”, “What HR is doing can be done by anyone in the Company”, “If you want to cut down Manpower, start from the HR Department”. Yet despite so much frustration felt by the HR people, a rising hope exist now ensuring a changing role of HR.

HR initially was considered more like a “Post Office” for the business function of the Organization. Now with a growing realization by the CEOs and managements towards the need to have a strong HR in order to have a healthy organization; has given HR more room to grow and develop.

Now we find HR Committees in the organization, deciding policies, man power needs and strategic direction of the Organization. Now HR is considered “Vision Champion” aligning Organizational Vision with the goals and objectives. Hiring and firing are long gone the only role of HR. Today’s HR is more about development of the Human Capital, Talent Management and Corporate Communication.

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