Big thanks to Mr. NK Sundaram's experience and wisdom, and any amountof praise anymore will still fall short, with such a valid point shared.
"Please also remember that you are supposed to stay neutral - never to take sides with Management or employees. You do not belong to either side... It is some times very difficult to stay neutral in certain situations and in certain organisations but that is where the real challenge for a HR guy lies !"
I've experienced this as people can tend to assume thmselves very big when they are in proximity to the management, without realizing the potent danger. The HR folks in particular are vulnerable to this. They are known to use improper language on job, being mis-informed or having to convey what the Big Boss wants to convey. See what Susan M Heathfield has to say on this, "The HR staff person is caught daily in a balancing act between the role of employee advocate and the role of company business partner and advocate. And, no, the employee doesn’t often see or understand that the HR person is playing two roles. They gauge the HR person by their affect on the employee’s need. As an example, the employee wants HR to make an exception for him; the employee doesn’t realize that an exception for him begins to set a precedent for how the company must treat other employees – employees who may be less deserving of an exception.
Please do not let HR be misundestood ... Read on
HR - Please Don't Let HR Be Misunderstood
The first step to learning is accepting we don't know everything. Humility is very essential especially being in HR. Ascertaining humility is so important, it is the first filter in the entire HR process.
It would be worthwhile to see some mistakes HR people make. This in itself will give us a big learning as to what are the extra qualities needed: The 10 most common legal mistakes made by human resources
Warm regards,
TSK. Raman
Mob.: 08374111185
"Please also remember that you are supposed to stay neutral - never to take sides with Management or employees. You do not belong to either side... It is some times very difficult to stay neutral in certain situations and in certain organisations but that is where the real challenge for a HR guy lies !"
I've experienced this as people can tend to assume thmselves very big when they are in proximity to the management, without realizing the potent danger. The HR folks in particular are vulnerable to this. They are known to use improper language on job, being mis-informed or having to convey what the Big Boss wants to convey. See what Susan M Heathfield has to say on this, "The HR staff person is caught daily in a balancing act between the role of employee advocate and the role of company business partner and advocate. And, no, the employee doesn’t often see or understand that the HR person is playing two roles. They gauge the HR person by their affect on the employee’s need. As an example, the employee wants HR to make an exception for him; the employee doesn’t realize that an exception for him begins to set a precedent for how the company must treat other employees – employees who may be less deserving of an exception.
Please do not let HR be misundestood ... Read on
HR - Please Don't Let HR Be Misunderstood
The first step to learning is accepting we don't know everything. Humility is very essential especially being in HR. Ascertaining humility is so important, it is the first filter in the entire HR process.
It would be worthwhile to see some mistakes HR people make. This in itself will give us a big learning as to what are the extra qualities needed: The 10 most common legal mistakes made by human resources
Warm regards,
TSK. Raman
Mob.: 08374111185