Human Resource

 
 

Human Resource Management

Human resources are the people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. "Human capital" is sometimes used synonymously with "human resources", although human capital typically refers to a more narrow view. A human-resources department (HR department) of an organization performs human resource management, overseeing various aspects of employment, such as compliance with labour law and employment standards, administration of employee benefits, and some aspects of recruitment and dismissal. HR Sets a stage for an open environment in an Organisation. It is bridge between employees and senior management.

Ways to Improve Employee Motivation

Whatever led you to your business idea, your chances of success will increase many times over if you make optimum use of every minute in your day; if you have genuine belief in your idea and a passion for your business plan. If you find yourself constantly distracted from the task at hand, ask yourself what you are focusing on instead. What is your true goal?

Structure and System in Organisations

Organisational Structures have always been debated, various organisation try different structures, what works for one may not work for the other, Organisational Structure is not an exclusive phenomenon, its inclusive, and various other issues like Organisational Culture, Management Styles, Type of Organisation, Product/Services produced has alot to deal with what type of structure organisation adopts. Changing world has brought to the Management a situation where they have to answer this inevitable question of which structure to choose.

What is Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management, is all what that breathes life into the organization. The Better quipped the personnel the efficient the business. Here we describe the need for HR department in the Organization, and try to answer some basic misconception about HR.

Performance Appraisal - Definition and Uses

Administrative and Developmental Uses of Performance Appraisal

Performance appraisals are used to assess an employee’s performance and provide a platform for feedback about past, current, and future performance expectations. Performance appraisal is variously called employee rating, employee evaluation, performance review, performance evaluation, or results appraisal. Performance appraisals are widely used for administering wages and salaries, giving performance feedback, and identifying individual employee strengths and weaknesses.

All Change Please

Change Management

A Phrase heard by almost every one who has spent time in London and has been a commuter. The Words doesnt disturb if heard at the end of Detination, BUT when heard during the travel while the Bus or Tubes change their Destination due to Some reason causes immense disturbance. It is Human Nature we all do not want to move from the WAYS we are accustomed to. Unwanted or Uncalled for Changes to the routine causes annoyance. BUT its necessary and most of the times not in our control.

Stress at Workplace

The Changing nature of work, job roles and occupations has resulted in increased level of work stress. Work stress is a negative quality that results in negative mental and physical health with increased pessimistic behaviors both at workplace and home. Work and personal Factors that are pushed beyond the range of stability result in stress factors. For instance Work Overload, Low Income, Lack of Respect at Workplace all make significant contribution to stress level.

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Roles in Performance Management

Leaders roles change and they are required to adopt additional roles in the Performance Management Process. Some of the roles identified include Champion for change, performance management advocate, and performance coach. Leaders as change champion are entrusted to improve business performance by taking initiative and through identification of key success details for building performance capacity. For the purpose of successfully building capacity of performance management and improvement seven key skills are identified. Firm leaders must:

Objectives of Performance Management and Appraisal

Performance Management is a key process of HRM that provides basis for developing individual and business performance. And is a part of the reward system in the most general sense. The intention is to improve the performance of the individuals and teams. It is about getting better results by understanding and managing performance through an agree framework of planned goals, standards and competency requirements. Performance Management is about finding answers to "What is to be achieved" and "How it is to be achieved". It helps find better and effective ways to improved business results.

Differences between HRM and Personnel Management

All these now form a major portion of the research and books written in HR. This does highlight an important phenomenon that Businesses and People have evolved, so the subject area. The changing nature of business, bombardment of information onto the customers, increased need for more skilled employees, all have contributed to this immense change that is being witnessed in HR.

Strategic HR Planning Process in an Organisation

If we fail to plan, then we are planning to fail, a saying we all have heard but seldom do we recognise the importance planning has in both our lives and the life of the organisation. Organisaton needs to make a plan for all its processes and activities. Since people oversee and implement the processes and activities, it is off utmost importance that Organisaton plans for people who would be entrusted with the job of making the organisaton an effective and efficient entity. Planning of Human Resource involve answering a few common questions, for instance

Benefits of Employee Training

Imparting knowledge of skills not known beforehand and learning means to perform tasks better and more confidently; this certainly reflects on the individual’s performance and results in better productivity for the business.

CEO - Human Resource (HR) Relationship

Recently went to this CIPD event in Central London, where an HR Director from a UK Based Firm came and discussed this Issue on the factors that account to successful relationship between HRD and the CEO. A lot to Learn, Great Speaker and a very comprehensive event. And would like to share some of the things is learnt there. It’s very true with HR that its relationship with any part of the organisation is never simple. People in other departments tend to find it difficult about what value HR offers to the Organisation. To solve this dilemma having a successful relation is very important.

Role Stress, Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity

 
 
 
 

Concept of Stress

Stress refers to the causes and the effects of feelings of pressure. How we cope with these pressures often is determined by our own levels of resistance and what else is going on at the time. Thus, the interplay of constraints, demands and supports is endlessly variable and, as such, it makes research into the area complex. Stress, therefore, may be defined as "a response to the perceived relationship between the demands on us and our ability to cope''.

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Team and True Team Leader

 
 

Role of a Team Leader

Gripped by the objective of moving forward, gaining competitive advantage, attaining business goals, fulfilling organisational mission, today organisations have to focus on more fronts than they had to. This multiple focus has put more demands on the way they operate than ever before. Goals would have to be redefined, systems might have to be thought of again, organizational structures might have to be altered. Systems might have to be reassessed.C ulture will have to be changed, people will have to be carefully dealt with. It is not about focusing on few business functions and processes but taking a more holistic approach, integrating business processes and forming a more coherent and cohesive approach to the development.

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The Respect Model

 
 

Respect at Workplace

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