Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Human Resource and Front of Improvement

"In 2010 more than 10 lakhs people have joined the various industry and this is the biggest employment figure in the history of India. So responsibility of HR has increased accordingly"

Today Indian economy is growing at a rapid pace but the scarcity of Leaders at enterprise level is haunting the growth of economy. Most of the people in various industries are complaining that Indian industries are not producing the executives comparable to the International Norms and decision-making capacity of these executives are being questioned every where. Due to this Indian Industries are in dilemma and are in state of deep thinking to renovate all HR policies.

For sustainable growth of any Industry, HR should keep eye on four things, i.e

  1. Leadership
  2. Talent
  3. Working ethics and culture
  4. Administration and operations

These are the four fronts at which HR of every company works and these are the same topics that nail these HR practices down. Due to this time has come to change the archaic practices and it is imperative to set a right HR architecture in the various industry. Even there are no fix thumb rules in HR world and so Industry must tailor some value preposition to save the credibility and relevance of HR practices.

For development of HR, More and More investment is needed in this area to tackle market. HR needs to be both flexible and adaptable in its operation, as human strategy experiences a lot of outside influence in terms of talent war, globalization, technology, and environment.

Today role of HR has been changed from the initial days because of changing nature of business and pattern of consumer. Markets are changing and international boundaries are disappearing due to strong globalization. this is adding more people for participation in the business and enterprises at global level and this chunk (people) have started thinking about profit and loss of the industry and also of their business.

Due to this organizational ethics have seen a great change in its operations and architecture of administration. Today employers are looking for more creative and specific talent because organizations are making short-term strategies rather than long-term strategies, Today role of HR has changed and responsibilities have increased to meet the required target. HRs are using many innovative ideas to increase the productivity by reducing the real cost by choosing right person in right operations to ensure the success of organization.

To build business capability, it is important to start looking and thinking differently, where HR coordinates with the business expectations, understands the needs of the client and becomes more accountable in its implementation, with the focus on outcome. But in this way, HR should understand and should focus on becoming a trusted advisor. The impact and influence on the various levels of the organization need to be understood and addressed while keeping the customer in focus.

Industry should give stress to bring in innovation and strategy to face emerging markets, with flexibility in structure. For this organizations should create a governance model that have focus more on impact rather than process and this practice will ensure better business in term of people association along with the money. Because Business is not known for the money but for the better relation with the client and associated people.

The spiritual quotient, emotional quotient and intelligence quotient are three most important factors for the success of HR. Where spiritual quotient ensures that commercial decision are ethically valid and are strong enough to push any business to taste the success. For all this HR system have to impart value in their employees so that they can produce profit for long time.

Improve Employee Engagement - 3 Easy Steps

It doesn't take carrots or sticks to improve employee engagement. If you want to improve employee engagement at your company or business then you are going to have to do the three things that your employees want, and none of them have to do with money.

Your Employees Want To Achieve
If you place a bunch of flees in a bowl and set it on the table, within a few seconds all the fleas would jump out. If you take that same bowl of fleas but this time put a lid on it for 10 minutes and then take the lid off. You will be surprised to find out that not one flea will jump out. Why? Because the fleas have learned it is no use to try because they just can't escape.

It's sad but this can happen to your employees. If you don't have a system or mechanism for them to achieve and to become more than what they are, they will quite trying. They will become totally and completely disengaged. So, step 1 in improving employee engagement is open up avenues for achievement.

Your Employees Want Appreciation
Jimmy Johnson (head football coach of the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins) use to make it a point to have one complement and one suggestion for improvement, for each of his players every day. There are over 50 players on a football team. But he felt that this was critically important. Why? Because your employees want their hard work to be recognized. Make a point to notice what your employees are doing and complement them at every opportunity, but make sure the compliments are sincere or otherwise you will appear patronizing. Step 2 to improving employee engagement is to show appreciation for their work.

Your Employees Want Their Work To Mean Something
Nobody likes to think that they spent all day at a job, and all their efforts were for nothing. If your employees think their jobs don't matter then you are not going to get their best efforts no matter what you try.

Change their perceptions of their job. It may be as easy as not referring to them as employees but by a different name that will give their jobs meaning. At Disney, all of their workers are called Cast Members. At Starbucks everyone is a Partner. At a mess hall in Iraq (cafeteria for soldiers) the staff was charged with building troop morale and not just being a cook. At Zappos the call center is challenged with creating WOW moments. Your company probably does something that is important in one fashion or another. If you didn't you wouldn't be in business. Find that one something and wear it like a badge of honor. Step 3 to improving employee engagement is to find something to give your workers meaning in their work.