Is Our HR playing BOLD ROLE…?

Is Our HR playing BOLD ROLE…?

There are some organizations; wherein HR is only into hiring, firing, Payroll, R&R, PMS, Engagements etc....very basic routine functions, and being conquered by organizational legacy and assumed like a back end support function. Or sometimes HR management is not strong enough to bring the Change.

On the other hand, HR is playing a big role of:

• Change Management,
• Individual Personality/ Professional Development,
• Adapting a concept of seeing employees as important internal customers,
• Creating HR Help desk to reach out in the organization for any HR queries,
• Believing in making difference in Employee Experience from day one till he/ she resigns – Using Quality tools & methodology to reach process at excellence – and ensuring Good Governance at all aspects,
• Getting HR process automated to make it employee user friendly,
• Conducting HR Process/ Policies Workshops/ Campaigns & Communications to create transparency within the organization,
• Converting business managers into People Manager successfully; as numbers are with people…etc.

…all this is possible & happening in organizations which are open to Change Management and target their HR department to be bench marked globally which simultaneously helps in employee retention & productivity. Yes, in some areas cost is involved like in Automation, but yet many can be achieved with less/no cost.

Mainly HR related stuff is available on Intranet, Company portals, employee manuals etc…but it is still important to do HR concept selling for creating transparency & trust. HR is very important domain in every organization just like others. It goes apple to apple.

Other than above roles; Branding of HR is very helpful strategy to get right appearance.

Few Take Aways are mentioned below:

Brand BUILDING IN CAMPUS – Building Brand in Campus will make difference not only in its existence but also in hiring; like many organizations are nominating few good candidates in Campuses as their brand ambassadors for 1yr for free by using brand accessories/ t-shirts/caps etc to build brand.*Approval may be required from resp. authorities and yes compensation & profile is important but Brand in Campus will certainly act & reflect the freedom/ innovation of organization culture. 

Brand JOURNEY – It’s important to vverify what recruiter/ Consultant speaks. Make brand as a part of Induction Team/ Speak to Janta about HR Processes/ Goodbye/thanks thru Alumni/ Ex-employees are Brand Ambassadors.

Brand MODELS - Create HR brand models/ brand positioning thru next generation/ brand anchors at Circles/ Learn to Market you & Market brand. E.g. highlight payroll/ compliance/ statutory into attractive child brands of HR which are usually neglected by employees and then share important guidelines, deadlines, notifications, important do’s n don’ts which will easily get registered in employee’s mind. Run these brands like campaigns along with subject contests etc.

Brand THEMES – Run Bollywood/superstitious themes with HR Processes like PMS time, Income Tax Time etc.

Brand FREEDOM – Self design visiting cards (from approved logos/colors/themes)/ design brand logo as per different occasions, departments etc... 

Brand PROMISE – Define HR with strong tag line, like…

 

Brand GREEN HR - It is a concept can be easily accepted by people who are sensitive to environment. Being professional; running your function under this kind of themes is a big change and responsibility.

For me, YES I completely believe in this. Running Human Resource function is the best domain to go along with environmental responsibility. There are lots of processes in HR wherein we need paper documents; henceforth keeping mandatory paper records aside and if cost permits organizations can adapt full fledged HR applications like People soft etc…There are organizations which are taking online HR applications; but only few features like Employee Self Service, Manager Self Service or few HR related reports; which is not sufficient and enough to meet the needs or running unsuccessfully with lots of loopholes and quite critical for an employee to execute. Henceforth; it is best to get maximum online HR applications.

Green HR can be with full fledged online applications; like ESS, MSS, online Attendance, Leave, Employee Confirmations, PMS, Employee Reimbursements, Mediclaim enrollment, Learning, IT Declaration, IJP, Online Payslips, Form 16, loan apply, online exits, online manpower requisitions, meeting room bookings, travel forms, Self Compensation Structure to save tax, Supervisory changes, online team reports (Personal info, demographic, qualification, C&B, Trainings, leaves etc) for people manager. Go Green – Go Paperless Everyday! 

HR PARADISE – Create an HR Paradise for all HR people located in HO and different circles and nnovate workforce solutions together. Apart from employee experience; it’s very important to understand and make an HR experience good & equal for all HR folk. There might be different challenges to drive at different places or unavailability of support which makes difference if not handled properly by Corporate HR. In HR Paradise; folks can be free to share & discuss your thoughts, ideas, best practices, challenges, any new introductions etc on weekly basis but to ensure assign actionable along with timelines to bring the change. 

This initiate is intended to provide a formal forum for HR teams across business to come together, share learning’s and celebrate and ensure team’s participation to take our HR function to greater heights.