“The best HR people are a kind of
hybrid: one part pastor, who hears all sins and complaints without
recrimination, and one part parent, who loves and nurtures, but gives it to you
fast and straight when you’re off track.” – Jack Welch
On the other day, I was asked to
deliver a brief lecture for five minutes on the significance of HR (Human
Resources) subject for MBA students. Although I taught HR, soft skills, and
leadership, I found myself struggling for condensing the HR content within my
mind. Then I lectured as follows:
In a country like India, most of the
students prefer either marketing or finance, and very few students choose HR
subject as they either find it uninteresting or boring. Some students think that they may not find
employment opportunities. In addition, there is a general perception that women
choose HR domain as they can work in office thus avoiding physical mobility.
Hence, I implored students to take up the subject as per their interest and
aptitude rather than going by herd instinct. Especially choosing the right
domain will help them enjoy their careers.
People in the past thought that HR was
basically for wining and dining. It was like conducting parties for employees
and keeping them in good humor during employment. Currently the trend has
changed as it is the people who build the organizations. Hence, there is more
significance attached to HR. When you look at Infosys Technologies in India, it
grew basically because of a strong HR.
HR deals from recruitment to
retirement and it involves various activities in its fold such as training,
grooming, performance appraisals, pay and incentives to name a few. There is a slogan in HR, ‘hire slowly and fire fast’. It means when the employers recruit
they must be careful in looking at the suitability, capability, eligibility of
the candidates apart from attitude. The HR also emphasizes more on attitude
than experience as an employee with great attitude with less experience is
preferred over the one with a nil attitude with great experience. Precisely, HR
people hire for attitude and recruit for skills. If they find that the attitude
is good then they are prepared to recruit the candidates to train them.
Finally I implored MBA students to
follow their heart and take up the area in which they are comfortable and
confident to succeed as HR professionals.
“If you want to manage people
effectively, help them by making sure the org chart leaves as little as
possible to the imagination. It should paint a crystal-clear picture of
reporting relationships and make it patently obvious who is responsible for
what results.” – Jack Welch
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