Samir is EY Asean Work-force Advisory Leader, with extensive consulting experience in helping organizations to develop business strategies linked to people-organization dynamics across Southeast Asia. He has worked on numerous competency, performance, and rewards design and implementation projects for public-, private- and third sector clients.
His experience covers all aspects of human resources consulting, ranging from organization structuring and manpower planning to job redesign and the future of work. Other areas include creating differentiated reward programs, developing a high-performance culture, integration of performance and reward and talent programs, as well as HR process review and audit.
Here are the excerpts of the interview.
What’s your take on what some economists have dubbed as 'Great Resignation'? Given the pace of mass exodus, do you think CeOs and top leaders should change their mindset to realign their vision around talent management?
With economists projecting signs of recovery across the globe, organisations are keen to drive growth and seize opportunities. To compete successfully in the new economy and landscape, organisations are reframing their business strategies and realigning their workforce policies to meet their new business needs.
To keep up with the changing professional world, it is necessary to have the right people, with the right skills, and at the right places. This raises the question: Whether you buy the talent you need, or you build or borrow it?
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