Employees training program push up productivity and crucial for organizational development.

• Author: Ahmed, Khalil
• Position: Human resource expert Khusro Iqba - Interview

Byline: Khalil Ahmed

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Interview with Dr. Khusro Iqbal - HR expert

PAGE: Kindly tell me something about yourself and your career:

Dr. Khusro Iqbal: To address this concern instead of a direct reply I will prefer to reproduce the following words through which I was introduced, being the distinguished guest, on the launching ceremony of the advocacy paper "Return on investment or an investment without return? a cost benefit-ratio analysis of in-company training" which was arranged by the German Society for International Cooperation famous as GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit-GmbH) at the Marriott Hotel Islamabad on the 03rd May 2019. It goes as follows:

Dr. Khusro Iqbal is an established highly motivated professional with excellent leadership skills; a performance-driven individual who can create immeasurable success on a team and turn complex problems into solutions; accomplished HR leader with a track record of success.

This introduction was based on my 20 years' career span during which I have successfully contributed in the strategic business partnering, organizational and employee development, talent management, internal communications across functional lines and implementation of human resources information systems. I also got an opportunity to work in 3 continents, namely; Asia; Africa and Australia. I have broad but successful experience in both local and international good HR practices. I naturally possess distinctive ability to lead and balance strategic business initiatives with employee advocacy. I got opportunity to show demonstrated leadership and analytical skills with a strong sense of customer service and creative flair, at various levels, in service and manufacturing industries.

PAGE: How would you comment on the training programs for the employees in the corporate sector?

Dr. Khusro Iqbal: Very beneficial indeed. It is because the training is the process of enhancing the skills, capabilities and knowledge of employees for doing a particular job. Training process molds the thinking of employees and leads to quality performance of employees. It is continuous and never ending in nature. Training is always crucial for organizational development and success. It is fruitful for both employers and employees of an organization. An employee will become more efficient and productive if she/he is trained well.

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