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A Conversation That Mattered
The 15th OER Business & HR Summit 2026 brought together an inspiring cross-section of business leaders, HR professionals, students, and industry veterans at the Intercity Hotel, Muscat on March 31st.
What made this gathering especially meaningful was the context.
In a time shaped by ongoing geopolitical shifts and economic uncertainty, the conversations were not just reflective—they were forward-looking.
It was a moment for the Omani business community to pause, recalibrate, and reimagine how challenge can be converted into opportunity.
Ou Director Venkatesh Palakkad had the privilege of moderating the HR plenary panel on:
“Building Capability Pipelines: From Workforce Planning to Leadership Readiness”
An incredibly relevant theme—because today, organizations are not short of talent initiatives… but often lack alignment between strategy, capability, and performance.
🔹 Panelists Who Brought Depth & Real Insight
It was an honour to engage with an exceptional panel of leaders:
Atia Hanif Assoc. CIPD Head of HR, Dhofar Insurance
Arshad Nadamal Co-Founder & Partner, Towers Training
Mutheer Al Kalbani Head of HR in Business, Oman Arab Bank
Al Julanda Al Aghbari, CIPD Head of HR & Administration, Taageer Finance
Maryam Al Shabibi (EMBA) Founder, Green Umbrella Recruitment

Each brought practical, experience-driven perspectives—moving the discussion far beyond theory.

Questions That Sparked Real Thinking

The discussion was shaped by some powerful and honest questions:
“What are the biggest capability gaps in Oman today that could impact business performance in the next 3–5 years?”
“What does strategic workforce planning actually look like beyond headcount forecasting?”
“Many organizations have succession plans on paper—how do we make them translate into real leadership readiness?”
“Are HR functions truly enabling business strategy, or are we still largely managing processes?”
“How do we measure the ROI of capability building?”
“What is the one thing CEOs must do today to build tomorrow’s leaders?”
These are not just HR questions.
They are business survival questions.
Key Takeaway

Capability building is no longer an HR initiative—it is a business imperative.

Organizations that will win in the coming years are those that can connect workforce planning, capability development, and leadership readiness into one integrated system.

Oman HR leaders need to move into contributing strategically in organisations to be seen as adding value to business rather than just being process focused

We are Grateful to be as contributing partners of a platform that is shaping such important conversations for Oman’s future.

Dhofar Insurance Oman Arab Bank Taageer Finance Green Umbrella Mayank Singh Lasya Bonaventure Lamiya Yousuf Azzan Moghrob Asmi Antony Kallukaran Sunil Kohli

We are pleased to welcome Venkatesh Palakkad, Director & Principal Consultant at RAB Consulting, as the Keynote Presenter for the HR track at the OER Business Summit 2026.
📅 March 31, 2026⁣
📍 Intercity Hotel, Al Khuwair, Muscat

We are Excited that our director Venkatesh Mahesh will be speaking at the 15th OER Business & HR Summit 2026
On 31st March 2026 at Intercity Hotel, Muscat, I’ll be sharing perspectives on:

“From EVP to EPE: Why Organizations Win Talent but Lose Performance”

As organizations across Oman evolve, we are seeing a critical disconnect:
👉 Companies are getting better at attracting talent (Employee Value Proposition)
👉 But many are still struggling to translate that into sustained performance (Employer Performance Expectation)
This session will explore:
Why strong EVP alone is no longer enough
How organizations can build performance contracts, not just promises
Aligning total rewards with accountability and outcomes
Bridging the gap between people strategy and business performance

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Blessed Eid wishes

We’re proud to share a moment of celebration at RAB Consulting! 🎉
On 28th May 2025, at the New Age Banking Summit in Muscat, Oman, RAB Consulting was honored with the "Empowering Access through innovation " award for our pioneering Sign Language eLearning Course for Bank Employees. 🏆. The award was presented by the Governor of Central Bank of Oman HE Ahmed Al Musalmi
This recognition is a reflection of our commitment to inclusive learning and accessible banking services for all. Developed in collaboration with the Society of Hearing Impaired – Oman, the course empowers front-line banking staff with basic sign language skills to better serve hearing-impaired customers — a step forward in making banking truly inclusive.
🌍 Aligned with Oman Vision 2040 and the Central Bank of Oman’s directives, the course is already being adopted by leading banks like Bank Nizwa, National Bank of Oman and many others in the process of adopting it .
This journey has been possible thanks to the vision of our partners at the Society, the belief of our clients, and the dedication of our team. 🙌

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Wishing you all a blessed Eid

Immensly pleased at our Sr Consultant Education and Employability Dr janaki venkatesh being awarded with her Doctoral Degree ( Doctorate in Business Administration) from UCAM International UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia Spain through Westford University College Official. We greatly take pride in Dr Janaki Venkatesh’s constant pursuit in improving her professional and academic standing. She is a dual Master’s Degree holder in Commerce and French Language with an Addional Bachelor degree in education. She also holds an Mphil in Business Management. Within RAB she heads our Executive Search practice. As an organisation in the People Development practice nothing gives us more joy than our own cadets setting an example in continuous learning. We are certain that she will continue to develop her doctoral thesis work on transformational leadership and grow it into a framework for leadership development . We truly believe that in our people’s triumph is ours.