contemporary issues in hr

By: Gurpreet KaurLovely Professional University

Contemporary Issues

Reverse MentoringReverse + MentoringFrom bottom to topFrom junior to seniorFrom younger to elder

Young People+ Older People =

Social Media + Business Experience

EvolutionGE’s CEO Jack Welch

What does reverse mentoring involve?Clear set of objectivesCommunicationTime

BenefitsFor mentor (junior)For mentee (senior)

ProblemsEgo clashesNot ready to learnOrganisational structureNot clear about the advantages

Big Question:“Would Top-level executives put their egos aside to accept being mentored by a twenty something??”

For successful reverse mentoringHire future leadersSurvey new employees after two-three

months on the jobSet up a regular “View from the Front

Lines” meetingSet goalsTraining is essentialReverse mentoring program

Some examples: Center for Coaching and Mentoring in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Matt Starcevich, CEO says "Reverse mentoring can provide substantial benefits for an organization”

Wharton School of Business at the University of PennsylvaniaThey have matched about 60 executives

with mentors--mostly graduate students who have demonstrated an excellent grasp of technology

Procter & GambleA couple of years ago, CIO Steve David--a

30-plus-year veteran of the company and a longtime mentoring advocate--began a reverse-mentoring relationship with a staff scientist

Emerging Future Organizations

Charles Handy He believes the new organizations will

need to treat people as assets to be developed and motivated

Handy identifies 3 types of organizations :1. The Shamrock organizations2. The federal organizations3. The Triple I organizations

The Shamrock OrganizationsComposed of 3 distinct groups :1. The core workers2. The contractual fringe3. The flexible labor forceExample: Rank Xerox and F. International

The Federal OrganizationA organizations as network of individual

organizations allied together under a common flag with some shape identity

The Triple I OrganizationTriple I based on Intelligence, Information

and IdeasIn future, the equation organizations will be

Triple I = AV (Added Value) and have 1. Invest in smart machines to remain

competitive and effective2. Recruit skilled and smart people to

control the machines3. Ensure that this group of skilled people

is rewarded equitably

HR JARGONS

You work you takeCOMPETITIVE SALARYYou can implement your knowledge right

from todayJOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANYBe happy you have a family atmosphere

people are warm, friendlyCASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE

Plan and perform you will be perfectMUST BE DEADLINE-ORIENTEDTo earn more name and moneySOME OVERTIME REQUIREDYou should be king of one and jack of many DUTIES WILL VARYYou will become perfectMUST HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAILFemale Applicants must be focused both officially and

personally'CAREER-MINDED'

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