HR FOR NON-HR PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM OBJECTIVE :
 

This programme is designed to expose middle managers in the HR function of diverse companies to the fundamentals of Human Resource Management from a strategic perspective. The emphasis of the programme is on application of concepts and principles. This will help managers to improve their contribution to business, and assist the HR function in creating value.

Participants :

The program will be most beneficial for participants who are :

  • HR Executives and Managers, not necessarily possessing formal HR qualifications

  • Functional or line managers, who presently manage significantly large groups of people and plan to shoulder HR responsibilities in the near future.
Program Modules :

Module 1 : HR Strategy and Organisation Design

Learning Objectives :

  • To develop understanding of HR contribution to business by familiarizing participants with the process of formulation and implementation of business HR strategy.

  • To enhance understanding of the principles of micro and macro organizational design.

Module 2 : HR Systems & Processes

Learning Objectives :

  • To strengthen the understanding of competencies and their applications.

  • To develop understanding and ability to design and implement effective manpower planning and selection processes.

  • To develop understanding of various aspects of performance management and the ability to design and implement an integrated performance management system.

  • To develop understanding of the concepts and principles involved in compensation and benefits structuring and management.
Module 3 : Human Resource Development Systems and Processes

Learning Objectives :

  • To enhance understanding of the training process and develop the ability to ensure effective deployment of training function .

  • To facilitate and develop the performance of employees through the processes of feedback, counseling, coaching and mentoring.

  • To develop appreciation of various processes involved in planning and managing individual careers.
Module 4 : Employee Relations

Learning Objectives :

  • To develop appreciation of the strategic importance of employee relations.

  • To develop understanding of the various statutory provisions relating to employee relations .

  • To develop appreciation of employee relations challenges in the context of rightsizing and business restructuring .

  • To develop understanding of the business benefits of employee engagement and the factors that drive engagement in the workforce.
Module 5 : Leadership & Organizational Development

Learning Objectives :

  • To enhance understanding of the processes and practices involved in the development of leadership capability across the organization.

  • To develop understanding and the ability to design and implement organizational change initiatives.
Module 6 : Managing Employee Performance and Development

Learning Objectives :

  • Diagnosing & assessing performance/ behavior change needs.

  • Developing a structured plan for performance improvement, employee development and/ or behavior change.

  • Performance feedback and counseling, coaching and mentoring.

  • Reviewing employee progress opposite the improvement/ development plan.
Program Contents :

During the workshop participants will learn :

  • How to build an individual's motivation profile and the same to diagnose underlying issues that impact performance and/ or behaviors that need to change.

  • How to gain the employee's acceptance/ commitment to the need to change and “own” the improvement/ development plan.

  • To plan structured interventions, including :

    - Developing practical learning, behavior change objectives

    - Mile stoning the improvement/ change/ development journey

    - Breaking the objectives down to “teachable moments and messages”

    - Selecting the right interventions/ models/ tools

  • The “what”, “why”, “how” and “when” of performance feedback, performance counseling, coaching and mentoring processes.

  • How to have effective performance and behavior change conversations and use appropriate body language (active listening, asking open/ probing and closed questions, positive/ constructive confrontation and measures to alter an individual's self-concept during a conversation).

  • Dealing with negative emotions and difficult reactions.

  • Psychometrics & behavioral surveys that will help participants understand their own counseling/ coaching styles and their pros & cons.
Program Methodology :

Highly research based & experimental…. Use of exercises, games, situational role-plays and audio-visual aids would be an integral part of the methodology.

Duration :

Each module would be for ½ day (about 2.5 to 3 hours). The choice of modules may be structured depending on the needs of the business and organizational demands.
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