Dear Srinivasan
I have seen your post and replies thereon advising you to follow some tactics to improve your position.
Besides all the replies, I want to convey some important clues to get rid of the difficulties in performing the job. I had a bitter experience of about 28 years dealing with personnel management in the Department of Education, Government of AP. As a Human Resources executive, I do face the same situation like you. But one thing we have to observe, that the HR Manager is a gifted person in any organization. No doubt, it is fact that you cannot satisfy each and every person in the orgnization. There are so many wasteful persons who always disseminate bad information on you.
In this regard, I suggest to you watch my post " H.R.Managers - Some qualities" so that you can make yourself some changes in your sattire.
HR Managers are intermediators between the Management and the Employees. It is a middle level Management job. The key role played by the HR Manager will certainly attract the satisfaction of the employees.
Adopting new policites, regulations, control, discipline naturally bring some dis-satisfaction among the subordinate employees. But there is a system to follow for its implemention chronologically. Strict disciplinary measures always give bad results. HR Managers should develop co-ordination, co-operation, support with the employees. Bossism is always not advaisable. Patience is important. Try to motivate the employees with your skills and explore the possibilites to invite the employees to your heart and make them suitable for the changes you want to make. Implement your changes gradually, one by one, without any restrictions, by explaining the Organizational policites, concepts, prestige, competetveness, and status and change the mind set of such of the employees who are irregular towards duties. Explain politely the systems and procedures you want to introduce in the best interest of the Compny and in the long run they will be benefitted with monetary considerations. Employes future natually depends upon the progress of the firm. So, try to make the employees understand the image of the Company and ask them to render helping hand in implementing the procedures and plans for effective functioning of the firm and to maintain discipline in the orgnizational structure.
Hope you would understand my feelings
With best wishes
Suri Babu Komakula