TECHNIQUES OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Many of the organization has their own set up for HRD and they are trying for that. But are all they success? May be or not optimally, This is the questions, Human Resource Development is not so easy, It’s a long process and few techniques, in real way we need to identify the real situation first, like as Doctor & patient relationship. Diagnosis is important for the process and after that a steps wise action plan is required.
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Following techniques may be used for the development of Human Resources in an organization:
1. Appraisal Performance: It helps employees in self appraisal and they can review their Performance in relation to the objectives and other behaviors. It must be checked by superiors and send summary information for central storage and use.
2. Potential Appraisal: It is to be done thorough potential appraisal of the employee once in three years.
3. Career Planning: It is necessary to make employees familiar with the general phases of their development in the company. For this Plan should be made with senior employees’ career path.
4. Career Development: Plan development and coping strategies with employees showing limited potentials.
5. Employee Training: Having a assessed training needs of different groups of employees, it must be developed in the organization strategy including pre-training and post-training activities. Training Packages and Modules should be prepared. With the help of own and outside resources we should organize specific programmes as well as general development programmes. After that evaluation work is to be done.
6. Social and Cultural Programmes: Social and Spiritual Program make employees strong and fulfill their social needs. These programmes have impact on efficiency of employees.
7. Team Work: Team work spirit should be inspired among employees this will result good impact on productivity of company.
8. Workers’ Participation in Management: Workers’ Participation in Management enables both the management’s and workers’ reprise natives to share and exchange their ideas and viewpoints in the process of joint decision-making. This collaborative decision-making process creates a platform for mutual learning and development. Thus, Human Resource Development managers should encourage the workers’ to participate in management
9. Monetary Rewards: Monetary Awards should be attractive because these awards motivate the employees to their performance further. This results in self-commitment of the employees to learn further, acquire latest skills and knowledge and to develop their human resources.
10. Grievance Mechanism: Strong industrial Relation Machinery should be formed for prompt settlement of employee grievances it would lead to job satisfaction and satisfied employees are encouraged to enrich their resources with a view to enhance their contributions to the organization.
11. Non-Monetary Rewards: These Non-Monetary Rewards play an important role in the organization such as free lunches and dinners, office environment, job rotation etc.
Apart from above main HRD techniques, other several techniques can be adopted to encourage and develop Human Resources like organizational change ,quality circle, employee counseling, provide proper communication policies and practices, provide employee benefits in time.