MYTHS AND REALITIES OF HRDSwati DehariyaRoll No.43101

MYTHS ABOUT HRD1. HRD means training2. HRD means promortions3. HRD means fat salaries4. HRD means planning the careers of

people5. HRD means rewards6. HRD means having a good time7. HRD depends on the top

management8. HRD is the job of HRD deptt. only

THE HRD REALITY

• HRD means learning• HRD means self-development• HRD means creating conditions for others to

develop and remain motivated• HRD means creating new development tools

and their use• HRD means more accountability

THE HRD REALITY

• HRD means more initiative,teamwork and collaboration

• HRD means trusting and trustworthiness and creation of a trusting envioronment

• HRD means autonomy and experimentation• HRD means efforts• HRD is contextual

MYTHS AND REALITIES AFFECTING THE HR PROFESSION

OLD MYTHS•People join the HR function because they like people

•Anyone can do the HR function

•The HR function deals with the soft side of the business & is therefore not accountable

NEW REALITIES•HR Deptt. are not designed to provide corporate therapy or as social or health and happiness retreats. HR Professionals must make employees more competitive and not comfortable.

•HR activities are based on theories and research. HR professionals must master both theory and practice.

•The impact of HR practices on theory and research can and must be measured. HR professional must learn how to translate their work into financial performance.

MYTHS AND REALITIES AFFECTING THE HR PROFESSION

OLD MYTHS•The HR function focuses on cost which must be controlled.

•The job of the HR professional is to be the policy police and the health-and-happiness petrol.

•The HR function means a lot of fads.

NEW REALITIES•HR practices must create value by increasing the intellectual capital within the firm. HR professional must add value not reduce costs.

•The HR profession does not own compliance-managers do. HR practices do not exist to make employees happy but to help them make committed.

•HR practices have evolved over time. HR professionals must see their work as a part of an evolutionary chain and explain their work with less jargon and more authority.

MYTHS AND REALITIES AFFECTING THE HR PROFESSION

OLD MYTHS•The HR function is performed by nice people.

•The HR function is only for HR professionals.

NEW REALITIES•At times, HR practices should force vigorous debates. HR professionals must be confrontative and challenging as well as supportive.

•HR is as important to line managers as are finance, strategy and other business domains. HR professionals should join other functional managers in championing HR issues.