Different Roles Of Hr

Hr Role

Different roles of HR     

An advisor – To the line/ organization A partner – Helping develop solutions A guardian - Of policies & practices A leader – In creating change A representative - Employee’s views

Step 1 : Establishing HR’s Role   

Strategic Legal Operational

Strategic

Business Partner

Consultant

Control

Advise

Policy Policeman

Administrative Support

Tactical

Hr contribution into 3 roles 

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Strategic – Change , Innovation , Diagnostic Legal – Law – Macro & Micro , Audit Operational – Recruitment, Training, Compensation, Attitude surveys, Consultative forums

Alignment with corporate Life Cycle Productivity

Maturity

Growth

Startup Time

Decline

Challenges in roles   

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Strategic versus Operational Employer versus Employee Corporate conscience versus team member Corporate policeman versus Operational player Hence need for a balance

Achieve alignment - By 

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A match with the stage of business development – Start up- Growth – Maturity – Decline Alignment with business market focus – (Porter) - Differentiated approach ( Product innovation) – Empowerment, reward risk taking - Cost reduction - Optimal resourcing - Quality enhancement – Encourage personal development, lifelong, Continuous improvement,

Structure - Structurally determined HR role     

Single product – Unsystematic Vertically integrated – Functional Holding company – Decentralized Multi-divisional – Integrated Internationally diversified – Coordinated

HR – strategic orientation       

Business Partner Consultant Policy policeman Administrative support X axis – RHS – advise LHS – control Y axis – Top Strategic Bottom - tactical

Roadmap 

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Establish needs & interests of various stakeholders Recognize, resolve differences Clarify type of hr support Discover views within hr of what its contribution is Determine the activities that the function should cover Clarify roles of line and HR Fix structure to deliver Staff the function Establish monitoring systems to meet objectives