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This question always keeps me houndering as to whether HR is a specialized job. To me, anyone with an attitude of looking both side of the coin can be proved as good hr manager too. What differentiate a Qualified HR professional vis-a-vis Others who has inbuilt character suiting to do this job or picked up the traits in his work life. What according to business perspective should be the ideal profile for a HR Manager? What is the USP for HR in business ? Lot of jargons are used in our day to day work like Strategic HR, Business Manager, Talent Manangement, Performance Management. To me all these are very very fundamental of a human being character.
I would invite views of my friends.
Narayan
From India, Pune
1This question always keeps me houndering as to whether HR is a specialized job. To me, anyone with an attitude of looking both side of the coin can be proved as good hr manager too. What differentiate a Qualified HR professional vis-a-vis Others who has inbuilt character suiting to do this job or picked up the traits in his work life. What according to business perspective should be the ideal profile for a HR Manager? What is the USP for HR in business ? Lot of jargons are used in our day to day work like Strategic HR, Business Manager, Talent Manangement, Performance Management. To me all these are very very fundamental of a human being character.
I would invite views of my friends.
Narayan
From India, Pune
Of course HR is a specialised function. See what happens if an accountant tries to do HR as well. In fact, I think HR is a very difficult function to manage/run, because it cannot be quantified in any way, only assumed and opinionated upon.
Regards,
Devjit
From India, Gurgaon
Regards,
Devjit
From India, Gurgaon
Hi! I'm really happy to see this post.
As part of my masters, I did a comparative study of 'complexity science' (oft criticized as a pseudo science) and 'HRD'. The reason for doing this study was two-fold: a. Understanding HRD b. Delineating the recent trend in HR of questioning its own existence. The criticism towards HR has been augmented by the stress on HR outsourcing.
My approach is simple. Yes, HR is a specialized function.
1. Theoretically, it brings together varied disciplines-psychology, sociology, theoretical natural sciences, accounting, statistics, history, management sciences etc
2. In practice, a good HR manager is more than "a good people person". There are so many specialized areas that one needs to be "skilled" in: recruitment, payroll, compensation/benefits, ESOPs, organizational design/structure, employee welfare, performance management etc.
At an organizational level, how the leadership perceive HR function, makes a difference. Additionally, how a HR manager perceives his role can make a significant impact on inter-departmental accountability
Hope this is useful
Regards,
Anubhuti
From India, New Delhi
As part of my masters, I did a comparative study of 'complexity science' (oft criticized as a pseudo science) and 'HRD'. The reason for doing this study was two-fold: a. Understanding HRD b. Delineating the recent trend in HR of questioning its own existence. The criticism towards HR has been augmented by the stress on HR outsourcing.
My approach is simple. Yes, HR is a specialized function.
1. Theoretically, it brings together varied disciplines-psychology, sociology, theoretical natural sciences, accounting, statistics, history, management sciences etc
2. In practice, a good HR manager is more than "a good people person". There are so many specialized areas that one needs to be "skilled" in: recruitment, payroll, compensation/benefits, ESOPs, organizational design/structure, employee welfare, performance management etc.
At an organizational level, how the leadership perceive HR function, makes a difference. Additionally, how a HR manager perceives his role can make a significant impact on inter-departmental accountability
Hope this is useful
Regards,
Anubhuti
From India, New Delhi
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