Developing Professional Practice 1. Professionalism The Oxford English Dictionary states the following meanings of the word ‘professional’: 1. ‘a person engaged or qualified in a profession’ 2. ‘a person competent or skilled in a particular activity’ In other words‚ an HR professional needs to have the necessary ability‚ knowledge and skills in the field of people management. However‚ that is not enough. One also has to be able to apply them in a consistent manner‚ i.e. one has to be professional
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Chapter 1: Concept of HRD Introduction to HRD: ‘Dhanesh “ Auto Inc. has been a major global manufacturer of automotive product. In December 2002‚ Lumax Industries acquired it. Headlight‚ side indicator and brakelight are among their leading products. One of the challenges that both the former Dhanesh Auto Inc. and the present Lumax Industries have faced is the fact that over half of their employees not regional employees. Lumax Industries executives recognised that there was a need for more
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Developing individuals and teams Introduction Once I have started working as a deputy manager in a nursing home I have realized that I have an important role to play in developing individuals and teams. In order to provide high standards of nursing care to residents I needed individuals able to perform competently‚ to integrate well within the team and to work towards meeting organisation’s objective – ‘to champion quality of life for all residents’. Care Quality Commission (2009) highlighted
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Why is effective communication important in the workplace? This was a part of my assignment at College‚ its Health and Social Care related; however‚ it still fits. I shall now describe each of the six stages of the communication cycle. 1. Ideas Occur This part of the stage is all to do with what one person is thinking of saying. Things that could disrupt the thinking process could be: • Excessive noise from the environment • Distractions from other things. 2. Message Coded This is where the ideas
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Band 3: Leads a professional area acting as a consultant or partner‚ addresses key HR challenges at an organisational level for the medium and long term. Band 4: Leads and manages a professional area(s) and/or the organisation. Responsible for developing and delivering organisational and HR strategy. The two professional areas‚ Insight‚ Strategy and Solutions and Leading HR sit at the heart of the profession and are applicable to all HR professionals‚ regardless of role‚ location or stage of
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Developing yourself and others Section 1: Know how to identify development needs 1.1 After using the VAK learning styles self-assessment questionnaire I discovered my learning style to be KINASESTHETIC meaning I learn more through physical experiences‚ such as touching‚ feeling‚ holding‚ doing and practical hands on experiences. This did not come as a surprise to me as in my current job role it is very hands on‚ and I’ve had to learn very quickly mainly through trial and error. I am not
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1- Consumer Behaviour. One of the most challenging concept in marketing deals with understanding why consumers behave in a certain way or do what they do (or don’t do). Two major psychological concepts are often used to explain and understand the consumer’s behaviour. The first is the so called in psychology the cognitive psychology in which the focus of the study is the mental behaviour i.e. the internal influence such as perception‚ memory‚ attention‚ attitude‚ beliefs‚ values‚ personality
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Critical Essay on "The Idea of Order at Key West" Greg Barnhisel Along with "The Emperor of Ice-Cream‚" "Peter Quince at the Clavier‚" "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird‚" and "Sunday Morning‚" "The Idea of Order at Key West" is one of Wallace Stevens’ best-known and most anthologized poems. Like many of his works‚ the poem takes place largely in the head of the narrator and is a meditation on the idea of thinking‚ on the process of perception‚ on the faculty of the imagination. From
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Developing a Performance Appraisal System A performance appraisal system is “the process by which a manager or consultant examines and evaluates and employee’s work behavior by comparing it with preset standards.” (www.businessdictionary.com‚ n.d.). Performance appraisals are conducted to determine who needs more training‚ who will be promoted‚ demoted‚ retained‚ or fired. Performance appraisal is helpful because it can promote better understanding of employee’s roles‚ and it gives an understanding
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CONCEPT OF EDUCATION Education involve training of entire person to enable them not only to read‚ write and calculate or to be proficient in a given job but also to enable them to fit themselves for living in the society‚ therefore‚ it is the training of a person intellectually‚ morally and physically. It is also an instrument for social development or social reform through individual development‚ education is a companion‚ it chastens vice and it guide virtues. Unarguably‚ education provides the
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