ENGINEER OR MBA for HR ROLE.
FIRST, review the activities / roles/ competencies.
HR MANAGER'S ACTIVITIES, ROLES, COMPETENCES.
1. HR MANAGER'S ACTIVTIES.
The activities carreied out by HR MANAGER will vary widely
according to the needs of the organization, the context within
which they work and their own capabilites.
SERVICE
As a broad guideline, the HR provide services to the organization
-human resource planning
-recruitment / selection
-employee development
-reward systems
-employee relations
-health/safety management
-staff amenities
-salary administration
-personnel administration
etc etc.
GUIDANCE
To varying degrees, HR MANAGERS provide guidance to the
management, like
-recommendations on HR STRATEGIES
-culture change
-approaches to the improvements of process capability
-performance management
-reward management
-HR policies/ procedures
etc
ADVICE
HR managers provide advice to line managers, and management
in general
-recruitment advertising
-selection short lists
-training needs
-health/ safety
-handling people / problems associated
-industrial relations
etc etc
2. ROLES
As we digest the activities, it leads us to the ROLE OF
HR MANAGER.
HR MANAGER plays different roles.
BUSINESS PARTNER ROLE.
-share responsibility with their line management for the success
of the business and the running of the business.
STRATEGIST ROLE
-contribute to the long term / strategic organizational issues like
*people selection
*people requirement
*people development
*organization development
*quality of worklife
etc
INTERVENTIONIST ROLE
-proactively contributes to the change management, people
management, team development, new technology introduction
etc etc
INTERNAL CONSULTANCY ROLE
-acts as a management consultant on HR ISSUES working
alongside the line managers.
MONITORING ROLE
-monitors the implementation of HR policies / procedures.
3. COMPETENCIES.
The analysis of the activities and the roles leads us to
the question
WHAT ARE THE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR A
SUCCESSFUL HR MANAGER?
The suggested competencies are
-initative
-personal effectiveness
-human relations handling skills
-leadership skills
-professional knowledge of HR
-adding value through people development
-continuing learning
-strategic thinking capability
-influencing
-negotiating skills
-interpersonal skills
-business / culture awareness
-service delivery
-communication [ oral/ written ]
-presentation
etc
THIS LEADS TO THE QUESTION,
irrespective of your background [ engineer/economics/commerce]
DO YOU NEED A MBA to be an effective HR LEADER.
It is not a "must" , but
YES, it is useful and provides a good foundation on which
you can build a HR CAREER.
IN ADDITION, YOU MUST ALSO CONSIDER THE ENTRY POINT,
AT THE POINT OF INTERVIEW
DO THE EMPLOYERS PREFER MBAs.
TO THIS , I CAN ALSO ADD
WHO MAKES YOUR CAREER?
IT IS YOU.
GOOD LUCK
REGARDS
LEO LINGHAM
HR MANAGER'S ACTIVITIES, ROLES, COMPETENCES.
1. HR MANAGER'S ACTIVTIES.
The activities carreied out by HR MANAGER will vary widely
according to the needs of the organization, the context within
which they work and their own capabilites.
SERVICE
As a broad guideline, the HR provide services to the organization
-human resource planning
-recruitment / selection
-employee development
-reward systems
-employee relations
-health/safety management
-staff amenities
-salary administration
-personnel administration
etc etc.
GUIDANCE
To varying degrees, HR MANAGERS provide guidance to the
management, like
-recommendations on HR STRATEGIES
-culture change
-approaches to the improvements of process capability
-performance management
-reward management
-HR policies/ procedures
etc
ADVICE
HR managers provide advice to line managers, and management
in general
-recruitment advertising
-selection short lists
-training needs
-health/ safety
-handling people / problems associated
-industrial relations
etc etc
2. ROLES
As we digest the activities, it leads us to the ROLE OF
HR MANAGER.
HR MANAGER plays different roles.
BUSINESS PARTNER ROLE.
-share responsibility with their line management for the success
of the business and the running of the business.
STRATEGIST ROLE
-contribute to the long term / strategic organizational issues like
*people selection
*people requirement
*people development
*organization development
*quality of worklife
etc
INTERVENTIONIST ROLE
-proactively contributes to the change management, people
management, team development, new technology introduction
etc etc
INTERNAL CONSULTANCY ROLE
-acts as a management consultant on HR ISSUES working
alongside the line managers.
MONITORING ROLE
-monitors the implementation of HR policies / procedures.
3. COMPETENCIES.
The analysis of the activities and the roles leads us to
the question
WHAT ARE THE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR A
SUCCESSFUL HR MANAGER?
The suggested competencies are
-initative
-personal effectiveness
-human relations handling skills
-leadership skills
-professional knowledge of HR
-adding value through people development
-continuing learning
-strategic thinking capability
-influencing
-negotiating skills
-interpersonal skills
-business / culture awareness
-service delivery
-communication [ oral/ written ]
-presentation
etc
THIS LEADS TO THE QUESTION,
DO YOU NEED A MBA to be an effective HR LEADER.
It is not a "must" , but
YES, it is useful and provides a good foundation on which
you can build a HR CAREER.