Human Resources SA new millennium

Human Resources New millennium - Is your business prepared for the recession? Consider outsourcing some of your Human Resources functions today to improve bottom line tomorrow.

What role is HR playing in a time of recession? Two key aspects comes to mind.

• Restructuring your business unit, whether optimizing skilled productivity or quality, or outsourcing business functions to cut back on the HR operational cost.
• Keeping communication open, there is no time for silence during a downturn (recession). Open and honest communication is the key to success when dealing with employees.

During turbulent times and the real recession now, effective business leaders know how to effectively manage change. They maintain their core attitudes and beliefs (do what you think is right), no matter how much pressure they are under, they deal with each challenge clearly and calmly leading from the front to inspire those around them (Keep perspective and focus your energy and time), they know how to look after themselves to maintain stamina and well-being for a lengthy and often exhausting period. (Be a visible leader)

Human Resources, like all other business functions, must do a range of things well, from basic transactions to strategic planning in order to be successful. The main focus should be to define the role and the purpose of the Human Resources department clearly, identifying who is the customer, and communicate the importance of taking responsibility for all people management results.

Give your managers the power to deal with everyday HR and labour issues themselves. Then they won’t need to keep running to you for the same old answers. Instead, they’ll proactively and efficiently manage their staff on their own - empower!

Empowering your managers to handle their HR and labour issues ultimately affects your company’s bottom line.

Business should become more team driven. The last decade indicated that business organize jobs around projects and not functions. The latter results in employees increasingly working in groups to process work.