Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations

Developing Individuals, Teams
and Organisations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Determination on appropriate and professional knowledge, skills and behaviour that are
required by HR professionals.................................................................................................1
P2 Personal skills audit...........................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................9
P3 Difference between Organisational and Individual Learning...........................................9
P4. Need for continuous learning and professional development........................................10
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
P5. Analysing the contribution of high-performance working in employee engagement and
competitive advantages........................................................................................................11
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
P6 Different approaches to performance management........................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Today, nature of business is becoming more dynamic for which employers hire high
skilled and knowledge employees more. For increasing productivity and developing skills of
workers, managers engage them in group task. As, when people work in team then they become
able to handle any difficult situation in more easy manner. Therefore, it is essential for a
company to engage people in team and develop their spirit. It will help in generating high
contribution among them towards success of business (Woodcock, 2017). This report is made to
describe type of skills, behaviour and knowledge that HR professionals should have in order to
perform various functions of an organisation. For this purpose, a business case of Whirlpool is
taken which deals in manufacturing sector and sells electronic products in many countries. This
assignment also show how HPW practices and performance management help in employee
engagement for achievement of business objectives.
TASK 1
P1 Determination on appropriate and professional knowledge, skills and behaviour that are
required by HR professionals
For organising and managing activities of a business, it is necessary for HR professionals
of a company to have adequate skills, knowledge and behaviour. It will help them in improving
as well as enhancing performance of business in appropriate manner. As per business case of
Whirlpool, it has examined that in order to gain sustainability North America Region of this
company seeks to restructure entire business activities (Bourne, 2016). For this purpose, HR
consultant of this firm is required to present a report at the annual Confederation of British
Industry workshop. This report will highlight how performance management, collaborative
working and effective communication system help in gaining high contribution of workers
towards success of business. Thus, in this regard, major skills, knowledge and behaviour that HR
consultant must have are shown as below:-
Skills of HR professionals: Skills are abilities of individuals by which they can perform
their respective duties in desired way. In context with HR consultant of Whirlpool, following
skills are required to perform mentioned duty:- Effective Communication: HR professionals in a company are served as liaisons
between workers and management. Therefore, through strong written and oral
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