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Collaborate on specific skills related to HRM roles and responsibilities.

In this warm-up, you will collaborate on specific skills related to HRM roles and responsibilities. Then, you will reflect on your own skills as related to the HR competencies.

Successful HR professionals in any company will possess nine basic competencies in the areas of: 1) Expertise 2) Relationships

3) Global and Cultural Ethics

Let’s begin with the competencies that emphasize HRM expertise. HR Expertise affect organizational success by developing, maintaining and executing sound HRM policies, practices and procedures that support organizational mission and goals.

Critical Evaluation is about how HR can enhance the effectiveness and usefulness of human capital programs by informing their development and monitoring their success with appropriate data. Business Acumen is understanding how HRM practices can contribute to business functions and operations, as well as how internal and external factors impact organizational effectiveness.

Let’s take a look at the competencies that emphasize relationships. Communication is about effectively exchanging information with various groups of people in the organization. Organizational Leadership and Navigation involves creating initiatives and getting others to “buy-in” or support these ideas. HR professionals need to foster collaboration with others throughout the organization.

Relationship Management deals with interacting with company management, workers, and customers. HR professionals need to maintain relationships to achieve organizational success. Consultation involves providing guidance and coaching to employees and leaders. HR professionals often act as subject matter experts in people management.

Let’s continue with the 9 HR competencies by looking at ones that deal with ethics, cultural and global business environments. Ethical Practice emphasizes a core set of values for the company’s business practices. HR professionals should promote integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism. Global and Cultural Effectiveness stresses the ability of HR to manage a diverse group of employees. Diversity covers geographic and cultural differences.

Download Nine Basic Competencies of HR Professionals

Question 1:

How does relationship management as an HR competency encourage collaboration?

[Student Entry]

Question 2:

How can collaboration be fostered by HR in a global and cultural business environment? Give an example of how HR can do this.

[Student Entry]

1. HR professionals must be able to create and maintain relationships with management and workers to give advice, promote organizational success, and support the business’ functions and operations.

2. In a global context, HR should collaborate with employees of diverse populations and cultures to manage resources beneficial to every employee of the company. One example is fostering employee training programs that embrace inclusion.

Return to your course in Blackboard where you will write a reflective response addressing the following questions:

1) Which competency do you feel is your strongest based on your work experiences? 2) Based on your work experiences, which competency would you like to improve upon? 3) How could you improve on your weakest competency? What experience might help?