Technology and Human Capital: The Future of Work

By Sachin Tagra

“Aligning with the objectives of an organization and contributing to them with commitment, consistency and perseverance is critical to building a successful professional.” Says Sachin Tagra, Partner at JSW Ventures which is an early-stage tech-focused VC fund.

Sachin believes that focusing on basic values leads to being a successful professional. This along with perseverance and commitment are key to having a fruitful career.

Sachin’s professional journey has been enriched in two parts, one covering operational aspects which included setting up and running businesses, while the other is in the investment and startup space. Having transitioned industries in his career, the process gave him a broad point of view of different industries which enriched his knowledge. His diverse work experience across sectors like FMCG, retail, and media, gave him valuable perspectives on building businesses and evaluating business models.

This is the experience he has also forwarded to other professionals in his mentorship journey. Having been a mentor for seven years, his biggest success in mentorship is when the mentor-mentee relationship turns into a friendship over time. He believes that it is a great way to build a network and connect with honest people who can become a part of his life instead of being restricted to a mentor-mentee relationship. He says “Two people should be sounding boards to each other outside a professional relationship as well, and mentorship is a great way to meet good and reliable people with no defined timeline of their relationship”.

A form of innovation that we have seen developing in the space of HR is the integration of digitalization and technology. He thinks that HR is one of the most critical parts of any large organization, and technology can facilitate the growth and success of these organizations. Digitalization and technology are now being used right from the recruitment process to the end of a professional’s journey in a particular organization. Not only does it help professionals be successful in their core role in their organization, but also helps in gaining exposure to other roles.

He believes that what we’re seeing today isn’t just HR tech, it’s HR capital that will be valued more and more through the help of technology. While we have somewhat achieved the first level of introducing technology to HR, the next level will be innovation through artificial intelligence and machine learning, which is yet to be seen in the HR tech space.

As we gathered his last thoughts on our discussion, he mentioned how vital it is for organizations to drive the adoption of technology to generate maximum business value. If organizations need the best talent, they need to be the best employers, and the backbone of this is technology with a focus on human capital.