HR has for long promised to become a strategic partner to businesses yet parameters have not been conclusively defined. In South-East Asia, certain parameters have been defined to gauge efficiency of HR. These parameters were finalized post a management consulting report by Michael Page. Nearly 80% of respondents in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia feel that staff turnover is most important indicator to assess HR’s performance followed by employee engagement. Employee performance is third most important. Talent management is also given top priority in India and Turkey in addition to South East Asia.