KARACHI: The Karachi School of Business & Leadership (KSBL) organised a Seminar on ‘Finding Human Spaces in HR’, sponsored by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), on Jan 29, 2016.

The seminar aimed at understanding and exploring the ‘resource view’ of Human Resource Management (HRM) in organisations thereby creating synergies between theory and practice through discussion and debate, and learning from highly qualified and experienced professionals.

The speakers included Rahila Narejo, Brain Strategist and Founder of Narejo Human Resources Pvt. Ltd., Madiha Khalid, Head of Human Resources at Shell Pakistan, Shakeel Mapara, Director Human Resources & OD at Sanofi-Aventis, and Dr. Athar Siddiqui, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour and HRM at KSBL.

Following an introduction of KSBL and the objectives of the seminar by Malik Basharat Ali Khan, President of HR & Leadership Club, Ms. Rahila shared valuable insights and discussed the differences in human interaction and professional conduct using theories of psychology and neuroscience.

Ms. Rahila’s session was followed by Mr. Shakeel Mapara who emphasised on attracting intellectually diverse talent through stepping out of the comfort zone.

He highlighted various aspects involved in creating and aligning HR practices in organisations with changing times.

Ms. Madiha spoke about the role of diversity in bringing the human back in HR and the influence of unconscious biases as well as the visible and invisible aspects of human personality in an increasingly complex and challenging world.

The seminar ended with a speech by Dr Athar on the application of sociological models in HRM.

He emphasised on balancing sufficiently between various theories and discourse to reach the ultimate goal of treating a human as a ‘human’ in HRM.

Dr Imran Ali, Rector & Dean KSBL, shared his views and thanked the speakers and the audience for their presence.

Mr Muneer Kamal, Chairman National Bank of Pakistan and CEO Karachi Education Initiative, then handed out shields and certificates of appreciation to the distinguished speakers.

The seminar was well attended by students and HR professionals from a diverse set of organisations. The audience enjoyed the discussions thoroughly and asked all speakers a number of questions, which made the session interactive and highly informative.

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