Know HR As A Strategy
Usually said that Strategy is a fully fleshed out plan ready for the action. But it is more useful to think strategic thinking as a continuous process for the next n years. Reality and Importance lies in the quality of the thinking process than any specific action or outcome at the planned moment.
This process will be continuously and constantly been revised and modified and realized in the light of changing circumstances.
HR as a Strategy
Now a days HR function has more a strategic role. The role is in viewing and integrating business opportunities, stimulating employees, developing strengths and major role in creating corporate teams that can share company's vision. HR Strategy is now is no longer a distinct process from business strategy. Human Resource Strategy is taking those responsibilities and making sure that they meet the goals, mission and future needs of the company. Human Resources Planning can serve as a link between Human Resource Management, between employees, current developments and overall Strategic plans for the organisations.
Top 5 HR Strategies
(A) Track the "Lifeline"
Based on company's strategy one need to find the activities essential for achieving goals globally by specifying the place to understand the responsibility to do them. Ultimately the performing positions can said as Lifeline of the company. The performing positions are the executives from management, mid level hierarchy we can say; Executives, Managers, Team Leaders, Professionals who are the key talents who developed the goals and highly contributed towards the organization. the growth graph of the company is almost depends on these key talents who understand, develop and maintains sustainability in the growth and good will of the company. Other part comes to the roles they undertake as responsibility to overcome the challenges of the organization . The Lifeline and roles are rechecked annually to measure if they express the business strategy.
(B) Develop the Database where your Talent exists
The employee value should always be appreciated with time. Invest in your employees in a strategic way to gain the return against their pay offs over a long period. Employees are the talents and need to recognized where they stand fruitful for the organization. It becomes important to take along and discuss their personal interest and career goals. The conversation results into knowing their facts, skills and the talent where they can show their best for the personal as well as for the organization's growth. Engaging the time with employees will always prove valuable in terms of if we consider it as good return on investment. It is necessary to set particular quantitative metrics to help employee understand where they need to improve or show what they can realistically and profitably achieve. If these performance metrics can met, further the succession plan is raise where employee feels a sustainability to accomplish. Measuring their progress can also prove how well these activities work. Creating opportunities to take new responsibilities out of their job role will be challenging to them and for this cross training will increase awareness and knowledge and help them to work more efficiently. Other such as employee development activities, training, online learning programs and coaching can prove effective in terms of monetary returns. This additional investment is essential and valuable when it is aligned with the achieving organization's strategic goals.
(C) Identify and Retain the Leadership Asset of the Company
Employee always be treated as asset of the company. The environment in the organization be such that employee should feel esteem at work place. The culture of the company can be as such every employee is important and their talent and skills are well used and admired. Create an environment that every employee should get equal opportunities to share views, opinions and take part in every work activity of the organization. Amongst them the active employee who takes care of the employees, who train employees, support them, solve their issues be recognized and prime responsibilities be given on his shoulders. Create an environment that your employees feel that they are like asset of your company. The goals of the company are to be shared and make clear to them. Accordingly we should encourage them to make show their role and responsibility to fulfill them. Trust building amongst employee creates positive sense in them and this is how we can motivate them. Inspired employees can work better and their talent is always dedicated towards the betterment of the company which results them into rewards.
(D) Examine the space between available Strength and Weakness to be utilized as Efficient Skills
The strengths of employees should never be neglected. Asking about their strengths in the interview is not just a formal question. Each employee be considered as working for long - term in the organization. Skills are acknowledged, talent is appreciated so as their strengths should also consider which can help us to know how their quality is used for the betterment and improvement of the organization. Considering this will encourage them to work as per given responsibility but even to show their extraordinary ability to perform. Employee should make engage with new changes, upcoming challenges to come with their unusual ability which can be shown other than the work allocated to them. Focusing on their strengths will improve them to use their skills and talent more efficiently and build interest in them where they are ready to take new responsibilities by their own. It will also help in team setting, team building to meet common goals.
(E) Implement the steps goes towards the Success Plan
Success Plan could be implemented when employees altogether get involve in each activity at work place. Employee Engagement doesn't only consist of organizing into fun activities or debate or elocution but engagement through sharing ideas, tackling the challenges, activities which help and guide everyone with the solutions. Their engagement shows their promptness and ability to perform the task. Communicating with them could be the other way to get know to what is their mind in response to the challenges they face.Innovation, which can help them to think by other way where regular tactics doesn't work in the specific matter. Succession planning is possible when employees are given chance to present them smartly and get involve with organization's goals, projects, challenges to accomplish and achieve them.
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