SYNAPSE 2014
SYNAPSE -- 2014
will continue to be of critical consideration for future
HR professionals
Managing Diversity
Differences in race, gender, language, culture, lifestyle, age, socio-economic status and religion make
the modern day workforce a motley crew of talented
performers. It is vital for HR professionals to under-
organization including contractors, temporary staff
and business partners. It should be imperative for
HR professionals to be able to orchestrate vibrant
organizational structures spanning cross-disciplinary
boundaries. HR should endeavor to attain a holistic
view of this “total workforce”. Recognition of the
ideal combination of internal and external resources
along with the creation of an operating environment
facilitating synchronicity of all the components
would be a key challenge for the HR. The HR
should analyze facets including transaction volumes,
process standardization etc. to design a shared service paradigm for managing a dynamic work force.
Leadership Development
The HR professions must give thoughtful consideration to methods of optimally leveraging leadership
competencies of its workforce in a rapidly changing
work environment with a great deal of ambiguity
and uncertainty. Under such trying circumstances,
the
HR
The modern day HR
professional has to not
only understand the
HR implications but
also inculcate
transdisciplinarity
with knowledge
spanning across the
various facets of the
business operations.
stand how these dimensions affect performance,
motivation and achievement of organizational goals
& objectives. Institutional structures and practices
that hinder the promotion of certain dimensions of
diversity should be examined, challenged and removed. This situation requires HR managers to create a business environment that acknowledges people's differences and leverages the individual differences. They need to create a framework of HR policies and practices to attract, retain and motivate the
dynamic and heterogeneous workforce. Such a diverse set of employees may not achieve their true
potential in the absence of sufficient collaborative
tools. Managing the multigenerational workforce
would call for the incorporation of social investment
skills, collaboration across sections and reverse mentoring programs wherein the younger generation
mentors the seniors to help with technology skills.
Handling Extended Workforce
As has been referenced throughout the article, in the
modern business context, complex projects are being
increasingly handled by dynamically configured
teams made up of employees cutting across functions, in sync with professionals from outside the
should look to develop a collaborative approach to
leadership. The onus on an organization would be to
develop a diverse set of capabilities in their leaders
including a comprehensive understanding of the
international markets, trends in the socio-economic
front as well as changes in the political & legal climate. General Electric Corporation (GE) has long
been a pioneer of developing managerial talent,
proving to be an excellent breeding ground for
CEOs. This has been driven by its philosophy of
inspiring, connecting and grooming the leaders of
today for tomorrow. This model is increasingly being replicated by organizations across the globe
through their own versions of Leadership Development Programs
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