Dr. Romana Azaz is an HR Professional working as an HR Business Partner in a leading Multinational Company, Bayer. She graduated as a Medical Doctor and practiced medicine from Aga Khan University, Jinnah Hospital Karachi & PIMS Hospital Islamabad. After joining Bayer in 2005, she explored her talent not only in medicine but also in Marketing and Sales. During her tenure, she kept on upgrading her knowledge & education by obtaining certifications in HR, Marketing, and Sales. She conducts Performance Management, Talent Management through personnel organizational conference, coaching & sales training for Management & Sales team to enhance the business value, performance, and excellence. She is currently also holding the position of Chairperson of the Harassment Committee in her organization and HR Lead for Diversity & Inclusion.

Always striving to achieve excellence is the mission Sikander Rathore sets for himself each day to take advantage of the ecosystem’s experiences, keeping in mind to shape a better version of himself. Carrying in his professional baggage is an extensive experience of 12 years, mostly working within the Human Resource function and broadening his learning in almost every element of the Human Resource functions. To name a few, Talent Management, Learning & Training, Organizational Development, HR Consultancy, Merger & Acquisition are the areas where he plays a pivotal role. Presently Sikander is taking care of Transformational Segment and Human Resource facilitation for South Asia and Human Resource Business Partner for the enabling/support function of Bayer Pakistan Private Limited. His exposure to working in an international, diverse culture with the Global Talent Management team has allowed him to expand his perspective to unlearn and relearn new Human Resource dynamics with a passion for celebrating & exchanging knowledge with societies and people commonly known as a human asset in the HR world. Sikander enjoys reflecting, connecting, and rejoicing with his family and friends during his leisure time.

The ISO 30414 enables the organization to evaluate the human capital and, through people and data analytics, provides precise and quantitative results. The incredibly insightful content gained through the application of ISO 30414 enhances business practices and policies. The usage of human capital reporting (HCR) in an organization brings about sustainable and significant improvement; this data-driven approach increases productivity immensely. Eventually, organizations can adopt the best global business practices. According to Sikander, the learning value take away from the ISO 30414 session was always to have a fresh perspective and angle toward the HR numbers and to make those numbers speak up for tangible actions. Another meaningful takeaway for Sikander was enhanced HR analytical thinking and the ability to draw meaningful and impactful outcomes to support the organization in decision making, which, in his opinion, will undoubtedly accelerate performance & productivity. Conclusively, regarding the ISO 30414 Human Capital Reporting Standard, Sikander emphasized, “Learning the metrics and experimenting in daily HR matters is surely a game-changer for the HR fraternity. It is a tool that supports & enable HR to co-create excellence with the business. Most importantly, learning via virtual exam & case study project was the highlight to ensure that how all learning and metrics were to apply in an organizational context.”

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