Developing Individual, Teams and Organisation

DEVELOPING
INDIVIDUAL, TEAMS AND
ORGANISATION

INTRODUCTION
To achieve growth in business world, every company needs development of its working
staff and team groups. This will be beneficial for an employee’s personal growth and
professional career. It includes the formulation of effective strategies, policies and rules which
assist in achieving desired targeted goals. Also, the term developing individual, team and
organization is interrelated as capabilities of a person will leads toward goals and target
achievement (Amabile, 2012). This achievement will lead the organization towards market
growth. The present research is carried out in context of Whirlpool Corporation. This is an
America based multinational company and manufacturer of electronic home appliances, situated
at Michigan in U.S. This report includes about skills, behavior and knowledge required by an HR
professional to manage company’s environment. Importance in context with individual and
organizational learning is discussed to enhance productivity among employees. At last, a concept
related with performance management including some approaches to motivate staff is mentioned.
TASK 1
P1. Evaluate knowledge, skills and behavior required by an HR professional.
Every organization requires a well trained and hard working staff to carry out their
activities in an appropriate manner. This will generates high efficiency and professionalism in
the minds of employees. To attain targeted goals in business, development of employees must be
focused. In reference with whirlpool, to increase their market growth and profit margins
company requires employees posing sufficient knowledge and skills along with advancement in
technology (Berry, 2011). HR professional of whirlpool needs to incorporate different

capabilities and knowledge through his skills and behavior. Required behavior, knowledge and
skills of a HR professional are mentioned below:
Skills required: It is an ability to complete a task with targeted results in specified time. In
reference with whirlpool, HR professional needs to incorporate these skills (.Knowledge and
skills required by HR professional. 2016).
Effective communication: A manager must be capable enough to convey information properly to
staff members. Words conveyed by HR professional needs to be clear and accurate. It is the
responsibility of HR manager of whirlpool to transfer information appropriately from top to
bottom level within an organization without any misunderstanding. This will help the firm in
maintaining healthy working atmosphere (Ford, 2014).
 Conflict management and problem solving: Resolving issues and problem among
employees or between leader and workers is one of the main responsibility of HR
manager. A manager needs to be patient, impartial and negotiable whole
addressing issues. HR professionals of Whirlpool must be capable to approach
problems with maturity and understanding. This will results in harmonious work
environment.
Knowledge required: To run a business effectively, it is very important for an organization to
hire employees with sufficient knowledge in their respective fields. An accurate knowledge
results in making correct decisions in a fast way to tackle issues appreciably. In relation with
Whirlpool, manager needs to incorporate knowledge regarding following fields:
 Management and administration: A manager must have knowledge of strategic
tools and planning related with administration. It is the duty of manager in
whirlpool to manage allocation of resources, modeling of HR and to maintain co-
ordination among employees. Problems in management can disturb the whole
working environment of staff.
Law and Governance: A HR personnel needs to have knowledge regarding different corporate
laws, codes and procedure related with organization and employees. Manager of whirlpool must
be familiar with laws like minimum wage, family leave and workplace safety etc (Gibbs, 2013).
This will help the firm in achieving targets without any conflicts related with salary and other
aspects.