HR professionals should focus on R&D

With rapid development taking place in the country post COVID-19 and many nations looking at India, the role of HR (Human Resource) professionals is being looked at as an important portfolio irrespective of whether it dealt with manufacturing or finance or IT or trading or any other sector, said Bharath Krishna Shankar, Chairman, Aparajitha Services Limited on Friday.

Speaking at the inaugural session of a seminar – ‘fast changing business environment – emerging HR concepts,’ organised by the Madurai Chapter of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), he said that HR had emerged as the mother of all functions. In a complex environment, the practicing professionals have to adapt to new changes and also find ways which would be acceptable to its employees in their institutions.