Friday 16 May 2014

Why NOT TO Hate HR.....


Employees are most valuable asset of the organization.  For small businesses and large conglomerates alike, the human resources or personnel function can be very helpful. But most of us hate HR Department. Why?



The Human Resources department is responsible for many people related issues in an organisation. HR is link between Employees and Management. Bridging the gap between employees and management is not that easy practice. Each human being is unique; each with their own qualities, characters, thoughts, cultures, forms of happiness, way of working, However, HR always need to deal with diversify culture in the organization.

How organizations handle individuals’ needs isn’t just a matter of HR, but how line mangers do as well. “People don’t leave companies; they leave bosses.” Don’t look to HR to solve all problems entirely on its own. A  Financial  Manager  can’t run an effective finance operation without the cooperation of the CEO and line managers; however HR can’t run efficiently without the corporation of employees & management. Decision making isn’t entirely depending on HR, It is  combined efforts of MD, CEO & line managers of the organizations.

HR can guide employee’s to build their professional as well as personal life. Finding, nurturing, and developing talent are being one of the most important tasks in a corporation.  HR routinely deals with ethics and fairness. And always try to find balance and equity between the employees and management. HR is a supporting function alike Accounting, HR can make sure to get appropriate job descriptions written and posted to the company website. They can use their understanding of company culture to identify applicants who might fit better. They can research salary trends, benefit programs, and competitors' hiring practices. They guide company through the legalities and they produce the reports of staff levels versus budget, of turnover rates, and of employee morale. They find better ways to retain employees and exploit talent in development of the company.

So the next time you, as an employee, get frustrated with HR, or you, as an HR executive, get frustrated with your role inside the company, stop worrying the small stuff and start asking the big questions: How I can contribute as a team to the rapid growth of the business? How I can utilise experience, contacts, knowledge and open minded perspective to interact positively with clients.

Wednesday 7 May 2014

HR - Moving From Administrative To Strategic


The management of human resources is a
fundamental activity for all businesses. In the competitive era of technology, the world development in globalization has brought the entire world to a single platform. Businesses have expanded and have increased their operations. Thus, in this competition, keeping itself on the top rank of the market, companies need to draft effective strategies. Out of these, one is the human resource that is considered as the most important one.


The effective development and implementation of strategy depend on the strategic capability of the organization, which will include the ability not only to formulate strategic goals, but also to develop and implement strategic plans through the process of strategic management.

Strategy is about implementation, which includes the management of change, as well as planning. Strategic HRM addresses broad organizational issues relating to organizational effectiveness and performance, changes in structure and culture, matching resources to future requirements, the development of individual capabilities, knowledge management and the management of change. It is concerned with both meeting human capital requirements and the development of process capabilities, that is, the ability to get things done effectively.

At Nestlé India, They make big investment in people, People are their top priority.

Nestle follows differentiation strategy and to make it a success it has HR strategies aligned accordingly. To support the differentiation strategy, Nestle practices following HR strategies to support differentiation:

·        They favour long term performance measures. Nestlé does not favor short-term profit at the expense of successful long-term business development.

·      They believe in extensive trainings of their employees to keep the pace with changing environment and keep them updated with latest innovations

·     At Nestle, equal and fair pay practices are followed. Nestlé’s pay structure, rewards &incentives systems are also designed in such a way so as to promote creativity.

·      Recruitment process is also totally based on hiring and recruitment of people who bring in new ideas.

·       Broad career paths are provided to employees by a continuous process of career development and high employee participation prevails in the organization. (Source- http://www.scribd.com) 

Thus HR & Hiring Managers are striving to become more strategic.  Strategic  HR department helping an Organization to focus on quality & career development of the employee. 

Read more on- http://www.forbes.com/sites/microsoftdynamics/2013/02/11/the-new-hr-manager-moving-from-administrative-to-strategic/


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