HR Management for Line Managers and Non-HR Professionals

OVERVIEW

Most managers get to leadership positions because they have proven their excellence as individual contributors in their areas of operations and specializations. However not many have had any formal or structured orientation to managing people. Yet, it's people who build organizations, achieve results, strategize for growth, and bring about change. New to management or a seasoned professional, this Workshop will help in learning and improving the essential skills that an effective manager must master in the arena of Human Resources. The program focuses on various dimensions of Human Resources which have immense utility in both the short and long term as follows:

• as a manager, the Organization expects a larger role
• the realization that they are the first-line HR Managers
• achievement of results through the creativity, expertise, and motivation of those on the team
• People are at the center of all activities in an organization
• processes help stretch and leverage for maximizing performance recruitment

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of the main functions and strategic role of HR Management in modern organizations
• Explain the role of the “intangibles” in creating organizational value
• Show why HR Management is every manager's basic responsibility
• Demonstrate how line managers can add value to their organizations by mastering roles of “employee champion” and “talent manager” within their respective departments
• Show how to practically team up with the HR function to achieve organizational objectives

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

• Line Managers
• HR executives with less than three years of experience
• Non-HR professionals who are responsible for HR activities
• Managers and professionals who are tasked with launching an HR department

COURSE CONTENTS

1. Human Resource Management: Concept & Practice

• Scope of HRM in Organization
• Importance of HR in an organization
• Role of HR in Business
• Role of HR in Other Function
• HR is Friend or Foe

2. Basic Concept of Major HR Functions & HR Competencies

• Core Functions of HR in the organization
• Strategic Function of HR in the Organization
• HR Competency Framework

3. Scope of Line Manager in HR Functions

• Validation of Statement: Every Line Manager is an HR Manager
• HR Function in Every Line Function: What, Where, When
• Scope of Line Manager in the following areas of HR Function:
• HR Planning aligned with Business Plan
• Talent Acquisition: Strategy & Techniques for hiring the best talent
• Implementation of Integrated Talent Management
• Employee Motivation for Higher Productivity
• Employee Engagement for Better Output
• Employee Retention for minimizing hidden cost
• Creating an Employer Brand to attract competent people
• Mentoring for the highest performance
• Creating Loyalty for Better Retention

    

4. Performance management

• Definition of performance management
• Overview of the annual performance cycle
• Mistakes in performance management
• Employee assessment best practices
• 360 degree versus 180 degree
• Coaching, counseling, and mentoring

5. Cross-Functional Attitude: Competition vs cooperation

• The Reason & Impact of Hidden War between HR Function and Line Function
• The chain effect of unhealthy competition between HR and line Function
• Benefits & Challenges for Cross-Functional Cooperation