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Challenges for HRChallenges for HRProfessionalsProfessionals

By Ms Monalisa SahuBy Ms Monalisa Sahu

“ “ Coming together is a Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is progress; working together is

successsuccess ”  ” 

And this is all about Human And this is all about Human Resource MangementResource Mangement

Changing role of HRChanging role of HR  YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW

Success factors Business judgment,Intuition

InformationStrategic PlanMission

FlexibilityAgilitySpeed

Organizational Style Paternalistic

Professional

EmpoweredLearningVibrant

Employees considered as…

Hungry & Defenseless creatures

Thinking and ational Beings

Fully evolved, completely satisfied, mature human beings

Motivational Methods Driving people through basic needs

Driving peoplethrough social &intellectual

needs

People drive themselves

Role of HR Provide people with food, clothing and shelter.

Motivate by Provding

effective &fair appraisals

andcompensation systems

As a Change AgentAs a InnovatorAs a Strategic Partner 

HR ChallengesHR Challenges

And in the Process of performance of And in the Process of performance of all the functions and activities of HRM the all the functions and activities of HRM the HR professionals have to under go a HR professionals have to under go a major sort of obstacles, referred as HR major sort of obstacles, referred as HR ChallengesChallenges

The major Challenges faced The major Challenges faced by HR Professionals in todays by HR Professionals in todays era :-era :-

• Changing role of HR with HR working as the Strategic Changing role of HR with HR working as the Strategic partnerpartner

• Requirement of good competence from HR Requirement of good competence from HR Professionals Professionals

• Keeping update with the latest trends in the field of HRKeeping update with the latest trends in the field of HR

• Understanding the impact of Technology on organization Understanding the impact of Technology on organization and there by on the human capitaland there by on the human capital

• Employee legislations and their effect on the workplaceEmployee legislations and their effect on the workplace

• Challenges of Recruitment Challenges of Recruitment

- The process itself - The process itself

- Unprofessional attitude of the employees - Unprofessional attitude of the employees

- No policy or process for the last minute dropout- No policy or process for the last minute dropout

- Taken for granted attititude of professionals,demanding - Taken for granted attititude of professionals,demanding exceptional hike joining as per own convienience exceptional hike joining as per own convienience

• Manpower scarcity / Skill shortages among the employees Manpower scarcity / Skill shortages among the employees

• Retention of the top talent and managing the attrition levelRetention of the top talent and managing the attrition level

• Managing Employee attrition and frequent job changes Managing Employee attrition and frequent job changes of the employees of the employees

• Getting beyond the Multigenerational hurdleGetting beyond the Multigenerational hurdle

• Changed Employee expectationsChanged Employee expectations

• Emergence of predominantly knowledge workers Emergence of predominantly knowledge workers

• Keeping the Workforce motivated byKeeping the Workforce motivated by

- Understanding the Emotional Intelligence level of the employeesUnderstanding the Emotional Intelligence level of the employees

- Keeping a human touch at the work place and improving the QWL of Keeping a human touch at the work place and improving the QWL of employeesemployees

- By Maintaining a proper compensation and reward systemBy Maintaining a proper compensation and reward system

- By making a proper balance of the work and family life of the By making a proper balance of the work and family life of the workers workers

• Organisational restructuring generating stress and Organisational restructuring generating stress and conflict among the workers conflict among the workers

• Changing workforce dynamics Changing workforce dynamics

• Management of workplace diversityManagement of workplace diversity

• Outsourcing of HR activities and its proper Outsourcing of HR activities and its proper managementmanagement

• Protecting the top potentials of the organization Protecting the top potentials of the organization

• Talent retention and development by proper Talent retention and development by proper career planning programmescareer planning programmes

• Measuring the effectiveness of HR programmes and Measuring the effectiveness of HR programmes and their role in organization effectivenesstheir role in organization effectiveness

• Assessing the cost and benefit of HRAssessing the cost and benefit of HR

• Doing Succession planning and leadership Doing Succession planning and leadership development development

• Adaptation of a new, positive and consultative Adaptation of a new, positive and consultative industrial relations approachindustrial relations approach

• Manging the internal environment of the organisation Manging the internal environment of the organisation and building strong organisation capabilityand building strong organisation capability

• Emergence of trend of Decentralised HR Emergence of trend of Decentralised HR - Workplace flexibility because of Virtual office- Workplace flexibility because of Virtual office

- Emphasis on results and not on no of hours worked- Emphasis on results and not on no of hours worked

- Trend towards management of cross functional - Trend towards management of cross functional teamsteams

- Management of corporate culture , socialisation, - Management of corporate culture , socialisation, management of organisational performancein a management of organisational performancein a virtual outframevirtual outframe

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