FUNCTION I got an opportunity to interview Ms. Ranjani Srinivasan Manthri‚ Associate Manager Human Resources at Collabera‚ Bangalore. This is the set of questions and answers involved in our conversation. Q: What are the challenges faced by you‚ as a HR Manager? Ans: a) Providing the right support to the dynamic business b) Managing perceptions of employees c) At a ground level‚ managing the manager is a challenge in itself. Q: How do you overcome these challenges? Ans: Most of these challenges
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Introduction: Procter & Gamble‚ known to many as simply P&G‚ is one of the most influential and world leaders in the consumer goods industries. It delivers superior products at an exceptional value that exceeds customer demands. Marketing its brand in over 140 countries‚ P&G reported net earnings of $1.6 billion in 1990; a notable $100 million of those reported earnings stemmed from its Canadian subsidiary where P&G is “recognized as a leader in the Canadian packaged-goods industry” (Kerin &
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performance‚ we found that most traditional HR metrics—such as employee turnover rate‚ average time to fill open positions‚ and total hours of training provided—don’t predict organizational performance. (One important exception is training expenditure per employee‚ as we described in our Forethought article “How’s Your Return on People?” HBR March 2004.) After selecting the HCM best practices that had been previously identified in organizational-development‚ HR‚ and economics
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HR SWOT Examples mainly in Recruitment The SWOT Analysis commonly used tool for identifying gaps and potential for improvement. The SWOT Analysis is very easy to conduct and the explanation of the whole exercise does not consume a lot of time. The SWOT Analysis was first used by the marketing guys so it is really a very simple tool. In HRM Management the HR SWOT Analysis is used mainly in the following areas: recruitment talent management The HR SWOT Analysis is the most
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CORPORATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL CLC HUMAN RESOURCES CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD Organization Redesign Workbook A Nine-Step Plan to Optimize Employee Performance Selected Imperatives and Solutions forAlpha Company1 1 January 2012 1 Pseudonym. A FRAMEWORK FOR MEMBER CONVERSATIONS The mission of the Corporate Executive Board is to create revolutionary economic advantage for leaders of the world’s great enterprises by enabling them to act with unparalleled intelligence and confidence
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As the Assistant to the HR manager‚ I would make a mandatory requirement that all incoming employees must complete a new program that was created by me with in their first 90 days. This program would be designed to ensure that our new talent understands the importance of working together. My program would include these three key principles of working together. The first principle would be on how to effectively communicate as a team. It is very important when working together as a team that all vital
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The HR Professional Assignment 2 – HR Competency Assessment Jacquie Walton Word Count: 1519 Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to present a HR competency assessment to assist in filling a vacancy for a strategic generalist HR Manager in the SME Organisation. Organisational Context SME’s business aim is to foster an environment that is competitive‚ self-reliant and innovative in an organisation that provides service support to clients worldwide. I understand that the HR Manager
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Suppose you were assigned to write job descriptions for a shirt factory in British Columbia employing mostly Chinese immigrants who spoke little or no English. What methods would you use to collect job analysis data? Answer: When choosing a method‚ HR managers should consider time‚ cost and human efforts included in conducting the process. Taking these criteria into consideration‚ I would use the Observation Method. As a job analyst I would observe the employees and record all their performed and
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Resource Management Key Terms Management Process The five basic functions of management are: organizing‚ staffing‚ leading‚ and controlling. planning‚ Human Resource Management The staffing functions of the management process. Or‚ the policies and practices needed to carry out the "people" or human resource aspects of a management position‚ including recruiting‚ screening‚ training‚ rewarding‚ and appraising. Authority The right to make decisions‚ to direct the work of others
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HRD DILEMMA Sukumar Vyas read the message on his E-mail. It was an anxious and urgent message from sudeep Rai‚ the vice-president of human resource development (HRD) at Trifle India Ltd. (TIL). It read: "TIL is downsizing in a big way‚ and this comes as a shock to me. It was not on the agenda when I accepted their offer‚ and I am wrecked by a tremendous feeling of despair over this exercise. The agitation I am feeling is straining my objectivity. I need to talk to you urgently." Vyas
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