High Performance Work System in Hightown Housing Ltd.

This presentation discusses the key elements of a high performance work system (HPWS) and its benefits in Hightown Housing Ltd. It also explores different approaches to performance management.

Developing
Individuals, Teams
and Organisation
LO2

Content
Introduction
Key elements of HPWS and their operation in organisation
Benefits of HPWS in Hightown Housing Ltd.
Different approaches to performance management
Conclusion
References

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource professionals are important in an organisation as their
skills and knowledge help the organisation in achieving its long-
term objectives and goals. They help the employees of the company
in developing their skills and capabilities with which they can
increase their efficiency and work performance. This presentation is
based on Hightown Housing Ltd. which operates in various areas in
the UK. It is a charitable housing association working for the people
who cannot afford to buy or rent a house.

– High performance work system
HPWS refers to working
environment at the workplace where
the employees have freedom to
interact with their managers and co-
workers freely and also share
feedbacks and their experiences
about various policies and strategies
adopted in the organisation.

Organisational structure: HPWS directs Hightown Housing Ltd. to follow
flatter organisational structure which will help the employees in easily
communicating with their managers and sharing their ideas, views and
ideas about various organisational policies and issues.
Key elements of High performance work
system

Benefits of HPWS in Hightown Housing
Ltd.
Selection of specialized personnel: Different employees are
selected on the basis of their specialized skills and knowledge which
will improve the quality of products and services provided by the
organisation. This helps the organisation in having diverse workforce
which can deal with different situations and different requirements of
customers efficiently. Diverse workforce can help in solving issues
with different sets of opinions and ideas.

– Different approaches to performance
management
There are different kind of
approaches that can be used to
improve the performance of
employees at a workplace which
will increase their efficiency in
achieving organisational goals and
objectives on time.

Conclusion
From this presentation it can be concluded that it is essential for HR
advisor of a company to timely analyse their skills and knowledge so
that the workforce of the organisation can be efficiently managed. This
helps in improving the productivity of the employees and increases the
profitability of the company. Further it can also be concluded that
various learning and development programmes need to be adopted in an
organisation so that the employees can be benefitted both in their
personal and professional lives.

References
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Davenport, T.O., 2015. How HR plays its role in leadership development.
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Jørgensen, F. and Becker, K., 2015. Balancing organizational and
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