Dear Nanjegowda,
You have posted a very nice article. I fully endorse the views expressed by Mr Umakanthan. Anyone with an interest and aptitude can learn HR and shine.
By the way HR itself is a new terminology and that is in vogue probably for the last three decades. If I remember right in India, before he became the Prime Minister, Mr P V Narasimha Rao was the first HRD minister.
However people skills or human behaviour as a subject is taught and practiced from age old times. This is a world wide phenomenon pervading in all languages.
As an Engineer, I wish to share my views. While Engineering has been my basic forte, I was often invited to be an internal trainer for over two decades in my career. I handled technical and soft skill topics and was a sought after internal faculty. After my active service, I am devoting more time to Soft Skills. I qualified myself by attending classes and clearing exams to reinforce my experience of people skills gained over four decades. While doing so, I have not given up Engineering altogether.
The experience gained in the last year during my studies was unique and unparalleled. We had a leading doctor (also plus sixty) in our fold. Then there were others who included a post graduate in psychology, professional trainer, house wife, dietitian, school teacher, engineer from a different discipline etc. During the interactions every one was able to contribute with examples from one’s own field in a manner that could be understood easily by others.
Whenever I facilitate, in my training sessions I find myself at an advantage to bring out simple engineering examples that make the participant understand certain concepts. I am sure those from other disciplines will also find it easy to explain through their own domain.
My experience in Cite HR in the last four years has been a very healthy one.
The feedback numbers whether it is appreciation or down loads give more than a feeling of satisfaction.
Thanks for your post,
V.Raghunathan