Reflection

The HR Manager as a Leader

Every leader is the key attributes of leadership a process by which a person influences
others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more
cohesive and coherent. Leaders carry out this process by applying their leadership attributes,
such a beliefs, values, ethics, characters, knowledge, and skills.
The strategic partnership created between executive leadership and HR is not an organic
outcome; it is achieved on purpose. Human resources management as a leader lead the company
in a highly fulfilling manner. Although the position as a manager, gives the authority to
accomplish certain tasks and objectives in the organization, this power does not make you a
leader. It simply makes you the boss. As a Human Resource Manager he or she must possess a
good qualities or characters were areas of exposure in all aspect of human resources with focus
on talent management and employee relations. Hands on experience in working is better with
leadership at various companies. Leadership differs in that it makes the followers want to
achieve high goals, rather than simply bossing people around. They should possess foundation
on the functions of human resources. And not only this, successful HR Managers have to update
their knowledge on latest practices and trends in human resources. With their knowledge and
expertise, they deal with the daily challenges that arise in the organization a leader has
established a track record of success in all his roles. Being an effective leader as Human
Resource Manager it is important to understand the broad sense operations and processes that
drive and create growth. Deepening your knowledge of the expanding field of human resources
will help you to better manage, support, and lead your HR team. Putting this knowledge into
practice can serve to encourage growth and development of not only your HR staff but also of
the larger workforce. Successful HR leaders display a thirst for understanding the benefits of new
outcomes and stay connected to current trends in the field. By incorporating your knowledge of
best practices into your daily life, you can more effectively support your organizations strategic
goals and direction. The HRM as a leader deals in ensuring high quality performance to their
current employees and dealing with performance issues. In addition, It handles staff and
management practices in conforming various regulations and policies. New projects and
activities include managing tasks on how the organization can approach employees with their
benefits and compensation.

To be a successful Human Resource leader, it is not only critical to understand the basic
principles of best practices, it is also important to be proactive and strategically develop your
influence over your organization. That also pays attention to your team's concerns and issues.
Allow yourself to receive feedbacks and comments on what areas you want to improve on
because HRM Manager lead an employees with a broaden mind and functions in all aspect of
organization. A human resource management leader, you should push the window with each
manager in assisting each employee to grow professionally. It is also important to promote the
success of each employee in the company. A good leader should always listen to his personnel in
the organization. You should allow ideas and thoughts of your employees to help form the vision
and mission of the organization. Success of businesses may depend on the capabilities of a good
human resource management. Recruiting good leaders that want to take advantage of the
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Reflection
The HR Manager as a Strategic Partner
One of the most important for human resource management is being a strategic partner
that enable them to understood a long-term relationship to achieve defined objectives common to
all partners and to play a strategic role in guiding succession management.
Human Resource Manager as a strategic partner is one of the best approach in making
human resources as the most important asset in an organization. Because as a partner it can help
us for having an arrangement to work for it. Some people refer that HR as a business partner . In
the context of strategic human resource management, the HR function and activities are intended
to ensure the organization's financial success. As partners your HR people and employees in the
various areas of the organization's operations must not get in the others' way. Partners do not
hinder one another. Instead, they support each other to achieve common objectives with the
purpose of attaining the overall objectives, including business objectives. There are some who
are of the opinion that the implementation of HR strategic partnership is not easy. HR people
themselves may hinder its implementation. A strategic plan will ensure that your people will
carry out their own specific role in their assigned area of operation in partnership with other
employees. This is part of the plan to make HR as strategic partner. It incorporates the HR Vision
and Mission that help pull HR people in the same direction. HR Manager as strategic partner
help us to increase productivity of the labor force and thus, profitability of the organization.
Management requires continuous improvement to ensure it retains its relevance as strategic
partner. Capable and committed people are needed at every level in order for this to happen
senior management support is crucial to ensure that human resource becomes your organization's
strategic partner. It is said that nothing changes except change itself. Change is inevitable for the
continued success of your organization. Manage them well to avoid or minimize disruption in
your organization's activities. The effectiveness of your people as HR as strategic partner is also
dependent upon your existing corporate policies and practices, structures, the types of activities
you carry out, the location, effective communication, and the business environment. As every
aspect of HR in the process of implementing the necessary changes and reorganization having
the right leadership is crucial to success. Provide the necessary leadership and support to your
employees at every level. Motivate them and engage their full attention with the view to ensure

truly becomes strategic partner. And always remember, effective and on-going communication is
crucial to ensure that everything is understood by every employee at every level. And that things
keep moving in the right direction according to plan.
And by this, Human Resource as a strategic partner ensure to contribute when it comes in
decisions, develop, understand practices and strategies to manage an organization.

Why there is need to make HR as Strategic Partner

Some of the reasons may sound familiar to you.
These include:

To increase productivity of the labor force and thus, profitability of the

organization

Competency and talent management

Onset of information technology and the vast amount of knowledge used in

the course of the activities of organizations

The changing business environment

Effect of globalization on the business landscape

Making HR as Strategic Partner

Make effective use of your Human Resource Information System (HRIS) to handle daily
administrative HR tasks. Employees can make use of the self-service facility online. This
saves time and reduces costs.

Fully involve your human resource in HR system development that is supportive of

business strategy development and implementation. This promotes ownership.

Appoint an HR Head who understands well the strategic partnership relationship between
organizational strategy and human resource.
It is said that someone who is an expert in every aspect of the HR function will 'fit the
bill'. But, you may not easily find someone of this caliber. You may have to identify
someone from within your organization and groom him or her for this important role.

In a knowledge economy, HR has an opportunity to become a strategic partner.

Knowledge and information are required to formulate, implement and review strategies.
Decide to become a knowledge organization.

s a process, leadership is the use of non-coercive influence to direct and co-ordinate the
activities of group members toward goal accomplishment. As a property, leadership is
the set of characteristics attributed to those who are perceived to employ such influence
successfully.
Leadership and Leader are two keywords combined always, because leader exists
where ever leadership established and vise verse.
Leader is the person who exhibits the key attributes of leadership (ideas,vision,
values, ethics, knowledge) and influencing others and making hard and tough
decisions to be more effective in working to achieve their mutual goals and
maintain effective relationships among the parties (members) who involving to
drive to the vision.
There are several leadership theories, leadership models and leadership styles
could see in the world. Remember...leadership is always associate with power,
influence and fellowship. Without follower leadership does not exists. (even in the
self leadership- self following is exists.) Many of leadership qualities could see with
in leadership models and styles, and principles of leadership are describing them.
Human resources management plays a major role in staffing, training and educating
good leaders that will lead the company in a highly fulfilling manner