ASDA's Organizational Development: HR Policy and Training Report

This report provides an overview of ASDA, a British supermarket chain, and its HR policies concerning training and development. It highlights the significance of HR in managing employees and identifying training needs to enhance skills. The report details ASDA's management training program aimed at improving communication, confidence, and energy skills among line managers and employees. It discusses the importance of analyzing training requirements, identifying target participants, and allocating resources effectively. The program's potential outcomes include improved communication, increased productivity, reduced workplace conflict, and a positive work environment. Ultimately, the report concludes that organizational management and strategic training initiatives are crucial for streamlining business processes and achieving better performance at ASDA.

ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Company profile..........................................................................................................................3
Statement of HR policy on training and development.................................................................3
Management training program.....................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Organisational development in which the specific interventions are created with the
appropriate mind set, it helps in aligning the company’s goals and activities in a planned way.
Thus to develop the better results that will improvise the organisational business performance
(Margherita, Sharifi & Caforio, (2021)). ASDA a supermarket chain headquarter is located in
Leeds, England, UK. Following report will cover the company’s overview and HR policy
statement for the training and development, it also covers the management training plan to
develop the communicating with impact, confidence and energy skills.
MAIN BODY
Company profile
ASDA company a British supermarket chain, provide the better online grocery shopping
services. They offer the range of products and services across the different region of the
company. Number of employees who are working for the company are more than 14500 who are
dedicated towards their role and completing the business requirement for the company to
produce better result. As for the market segment it is found that company target almost every
region of UK, however the target people for the company is Women of age 20 And 30. And the
second target group for the company are males. It is found that company follow the hierarchical
and the functional type of structure to drives the values at work place in order to move their team
in forward direction.
Statement of HR policy on training and development
Human resource in the company plays an significant role from hiring to managing the employee
and to analyse the need for the training and other session to sharpen the knowledge and
developing the relevant skills in employees. Human resource team first analyse the requirement
of the work place and then generate the job post to provide its information on company’s web
profile and on social media platform. It helps them in attracting the fresh talent who can
compliments the work place environment (Podmetina and et.al (2018)). Thus HR team also
provides the better on boarding experience to the employees and to analyse the need for the
training and development. Training development plan helps the corporate in streamlining their
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operations as by ensuring that employee have great understanding in laying out the specific task,
it the requirement of work place which also ensures the retention of employees. In ASDA
company HR team of the company ensures to provide the better training to the line manager in
order to improvise the employee level performance. HR team focus on developing the technical
skills of the employees and often provide other skill development programs.
It is important that the HR, workers and managers collaborate to develop their continuous
development culture. It will help them in sharpening their skills and knowledge. For instance it is
important for the leader to have better communication skills in order to manage their team and
other resources. Thus for that HR team of the company to provide better training programs to the
line managers in order to develop or enhance the leadership skills. For ASDA it is important to
provide the training and development opportunities to their employees in order to enhance their
knowledge and to make them more efficient, it will help them in implementing the positive work
place environment (Alerasoul and et.al (2021)). Having a good and efficient team will produce
the better innovative opportunities for the organisation.
Management training program
Management training program helps in creating the synergy and cooperation within the
Business corporate. Relevant skills and knowledge helps the person in accomplishing their and
organisational desired goals. Thus it is the corporate responsibility to identify the need of
training sessions to maximise their business functionality. For developing or enhancing the
communication, confidence and energy skills the training program by the HR team of
organisation are as follow:
Analyse the requirement: It is important to first identify the need of the training. As for the
ASDA company, HR team of the company require to analyse the requirement for training for
their employees. As it is important for them to develop confidence, communication skills in
employee it will help them in interacting with the customers as well as to communicate with the
team members (Beijer and et.al (2021)). Thus efficient communication at work place implement
the healthy work place culture, it also enables such organisation to acquire good market share
and to compete with their rival business.
Target people for training: Thus for the training session the identified people are line mangers,
employees. As communication, energy and confidence development will help them in

completing their task with efficiency or confidence and positive energy will help them to easily
overcome the challenges.
Budget: After analysing all the needs then it is the responsibility of the HR team to make a list
of all the resources which are required in training session. As budget plan will help in reducing
the risk chances.
Tools required: Software, video tool other learning management tools. Other tools can be
learning platforms, knowledge repositories. Thus with this Leader of the training program of
ASDA will be able to deliver the better sessions, so that training members can adapt the
knowledge (Amrutha & Geetha, (2020)).
Possible outcomes:
With this training members can easily develop the knowledge about the communication
impact and other confidence and energy. As having a better and effective communication will
help in improvising the productivity in task, also with this there can be a less chance of conflict
at work place. Thus with the positive energy helps in fostering the healthy work place
environment that motivates the organisational people to be goal oriented and develop the
innovation chances.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that organisational management allows the businesses
to streamline their processes and services for better performance. Above report have discussed
the description of the company which covers the details of their business. It also illustrated the
HR policies regarding the training and development program, as how HR team analyse its needs
and suitability to provide such programs. Report finally discussed the organisational
management training program which covers the certain points that discuss the training conduct
methods and target people for training.
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