A Great HR Manager
Becoming a great HR manager is not an
easy task. This requires a lot of work, experience and consistent experiments
with new technology.
The HR manager has the responsibility to
support the organization to proceed in the right track. The HR manager should stand
strongly with pride as the backbone of the organization.
There are two broad approaches to
HRM. Hard HRM and Soft HRM. Manager HR or HR department practices both hard and
soft approaches have the best HR practices at the organization (Anon.,
n.d.) .
Employees are treated as a resource
of the business like machinery or building in Hard HRM while soft HRM treats
the employees as the most important resource in the business. Hard HRM mainly
links with corporate business planning with the resources and soft HRM look at
the employees as individuals and their needs and plan consequently.
Also Hard
HRM focuses on workforce and recruit and manage accordingly.
Eg: Hiring, moving, firing..etc.
But
Soft HRM concentrates on the needs of employees.
Eg:
Their role, rewards, motivation..etc.
Key Features
To
be a Great HR Manager
01.
Focus on the big picture
02.
Maintain the passion
03.
Take a positive approach to
communication
04.
Show up where they work
05.
Show genuine interest in each employee
06.
Collaborate with all departments
07.
Develop mentorship programs
08.
Stay flexible
09.
Use the right technologies
10.
Know your vision
Practicing the above tips
you can grow as a great HR manager as you can be good to people and wanting to
help them (Grigsby, 2017) .
Also sharp insight,
excellent communication skills, honesty, and modesty, ability to motivate
employees, comprehensive knowledge and constant curiosity would make a great HR
manager (Brown, 2013) .
Participating organizational
events, be easily accessible when employees need you, and be understanding with
people will do wonders to give you a good image within the organization as a
great HR manager.
References
Anon., n.d. Soft and Hard HRM. [Online]
Available at: https://www.tutor2u.net/business/reference/soft-and-hard-hrm
Available at: https://www.tutor2u.net/business/reference/soft-and-hard-hrm
Brown, R.,
2013. How To Become A Great HR Manager. [Online]
Available at: https://www.workitdaily.com/great-hr-manager
Available at: https://www.workitdaily.com/great-hr-manager
Grigsby, W.,
2017. 10 Tips to Help You Become a Successful HR Manager. [Online]
Available at: https://recruitloop.com/blog/10-tips-becoming-successful-hr-manager/
Available at: https://recruitloop.com/blog/10-tips-becoming-successful-hr-manager/
Riley, J.,
n.d. Soft and Hard Approaches to HRM. [Online]
Available at: https://www.tutor2u.net/business/reference/soft-hard-approaches-to-hrm
Available at: https://www.tutor2u.net/business/reference/soft-hard-approaches-to-hrm
Good job. Thank you very much for bringing up a new perspective for discussion. Hope others will start to give their constructive comments.
ReplyDeleteVery useful article in present organizational contexts. You have stated what it requires to become a successful HR manager. Good job Anupama.
ReplyDeleteGood article Anupama, I believe that there should be some more soft skills to a HR manager, ex: Sympathetic Attitude, Quick Decisions, Integrity, Patience, Formal Authority, Leadership qualities, Social Responsibility, Good Communication Skills. This position need to go to the people's shoe to understand the actual situation and think like the other person's thoughts. HR manager and a Great HR manager is somewhat different. The great HR manager should always use his qualities to work with the people in the organization. thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteGood work, clear explanation on soft and hard HRM approaches, thank you for the useful tips to be a great HRM manager.
ReplyDeleteInteresting article and nicely explained ,it's very clear and easy to get the idea. nice work
ReplyDeleteVery interesting article with an interesting topic. You have clearly explained how to achieve organization's goals with both hard and soft approaches in HR practices and its importance in present context. Only the great managers can retain the people satisfaction together with organization's corporate theme. Good Jop. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAgreed to each one of your points but most of all according to Ulrich & Brockbank (2005) ,HR manager should be an advocate for employee
ReplyDeleteGreat HR managers always look at their subordinates empatheticaly in a true intention to help. They always guide them to the right path and shows them how to achieve their next step. Agreed with tour argument.
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