Wiser UK HR Management: Personal and Team Development Strategies

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Executive Summary
In this study, an individual PDP has been prepared which is created to show own
development in the last 12 months. In order to demonstrate own skills and knowledge as a
manager, certain goals has been set. A personal SWOT analysis and a personal skills audit
has been developed as well. In the second section of the report, own blog has been created to
comprehend ways in which high performing people can be developed in a team. In the
context of Wiser, UK, the entire study has been focussed. A report has been produced on high
performance strategies as well.
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Question 1..................................................................................................................................5
Question 2................................................................................................................................13
Conclusion................................................................................................................................16
Reference List..........................................................................................................................17
Appendices...............................................................................................................................19
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Introduction
The human resource department of the organization deals with drafting policies in the welfare
of the employees working in the company. The human resource manager needs to have
appropriate skill sets in order to drive the other members in the team. In this study, the
responsibilities of the Hr manager will be drafted in details. A case study of the HR manager
working at Wiser UK will be considered. In order to improve skills, two major frameworks
are required. The two frameworks are SWOT analysis and a personal development plan.
After analysing the weakness in the SWOT, a PDP will be developed for the human resource
manager. A proper report will be drafted in order to assess and identify the strategies that are
required to develop the skills for lifelong learning. The strategies will help in development of
the qualities of the team members as well.
Each department in the organization should implement high performance working system in
the organization in order to improve the productivity of the employees. In this study, some
strategies for the development of high performance working systems will be indentified in
order to improve the productivity of the entire team.
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Question 1
Career Development and Lifelong Learning
In every business organization, the human resource department is one of the prime
departments in the company that aids the motive of goal attainment. The department of
human resource has many activities to perform (Wright, 2018). Recruitment of staff, training
the employees, providing remuneration to the work force and motivating the employees in the
organization are the required activities of the human resource department. In addition to this,
the major concern of this department is to draft employee friendly policies that would help in
motivating the employees in the organization.
I have been associated with Wiser UK for three years now. I have been appointed as the
human resource manager for the last one year and five months. Wiser is a SME that is located
in London and provides recruitment solutions of different organizations present in the
country. The responsibilities that need to be performed as a human resource manager are as
follows:
 Planning is one of the major activities that need to be performed by the human
resource manager. In the planning section, the HR policies that needs to be followed
in the company needs to be drafted (Cascio, 2015)
 Designing the job description and the job analysis for the different positions in the
company is the task that needs to be performed by the HR manager
 Additionally, the approaches that will be used to train the employees of the different
department is drafted by the human resource manager
 Effective communication is a vital trait that needs to be present in an HR manager. the
HR manager should be able to solve the queries and problems put forward by the
employees in the organization
 Moreover, drafting of appraisal and reward system is also the responsibility of the HR
manager
Apart from the responsibilities that are identified, the additional responsibilities of the HR
managers are controlling, organizing and directing the employees working in the company.
a) Every individual needs to analyse the strengths and weaknesses in order to improve the
existing skills. Improving the existing skills would help in attaining the future goals with
ease. SWOT analysis is a framework that is used to identify the strengths and weaknesses
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present in an individual. As a HR manager of Wiser UK, I have conducted a SWOT analysis
on myself.
Strengths
 My strength lies in my
communication skills. The
communication skills I have help me
to communicate with the employees
in my department and the other
departments as well. This helps me to
solve the problems and queries of the
employees
 The interviewing skills that I possess
are adequate in employing effective
employees for the organization.
Through my interviewing skills, I
have been to employ credible
employees in the organization.
 In addition to the above-mentioned
strength, prior planning of the policies
for the department is also my forte
Weaknesses
 As the human manager in the
organization, I am not being able to
control the activities in the
department and as a result, there is
often disruptions in the flow of
workings in the department
 I am not able to implement the
technological innovations in the
activities of the department. This is
hampering the flow of work
Opportunities
 In the coming days, I have various
opportunities in the organization. the
new technological innovations will
help me to effectively guide the other
employees working in the department
 In addition to this, I have hopes of
getting promoted to senior managerial
positions in the organization and
build better rapport with the
employees of my team
Threats
 In case I am not able to implement the
technological innovations in my
working, I will not be able to produce
quality work in the department
 Moreover, the other employees in my
team are the potential threats to my
position in the organization
Table 1: SWOT Analysis of HR Manager of Wiser UK
(Source: Created by the learner)
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The table that is done above shows the capabilities that I had 12 months before. A year before
I created a personal development plan for myself in order to improve my skills. The PDP plan
that helped me to enhance my capabilities is as follows:
Skills that
needs to be
improved
Ways to
improve the
skill
Resources that are
required to
improve the skill
Time
Taken to
improve
the skill
Overall Impact
of the Skill on
my
performance
Controlling of
the
departmental
activities
One of the best
ways to control
the activities in
the organization
is to use the 360
degree evaluate
technique in the
team. With the
help of this
technique, the
activities can be
controlled in the
team
Proper evaluation
technique is the
resources that are
required to control
the activities in the
department.
6 months
will be
required to
improve the
skill
Improvement of
the controlling
activities in the
organization will
increase my
credibility as an
effective human
resource
manager.
Implementatio
n of
technological
advancements
Receiving
training on the
ways to
implement
technological
innovations is
required to
improve
technical
knowledge. The
human resource
manager should
undergo training
Different software
and technical
training can help in
improving technical
knowledge in the
human resource
manager.
4 months
will be
required to
improve the
technical
skills
With proper
technical
knowledge, the
human resource
manager will be
able to improve
the quality of his
traits as an
effective HR
manager
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in order use
technological
innovations in
working
Improve my
team building
skills
Through
effective
allocation of
work among the
different
employees in the
organization I
will be able to
build a concrete
human resource
team in my
organization
I need to learn about
the skills that are
required to properly
allocate the
resources to the
different team
members.
Maintaining proper
databases will help
in building an
effective team
2 months
will be
required to
improve this
skill set
Proper
allocation of the
resources will
help the team to
achieve the
departmental
goals. This will
help me win the
credibility of the
higher officials
in the
organization.
Table 2: Personal Development Plan
(Source: Created by the learner)
After the personal development plan, the human resource manager has been able to improve
some of the skill sets. In order to understand the improvements made in the last 12 months, a
SWOT analysis will be done in order to understand the weakness that have remained in the
skill sets of the human resource manager
Strengths
 After implementing the personal
development plan for the last one
year, I have developed some
additional skills as a human resource
manager, which has improved my
skill set as a manager. I am able to
control all the departmental activities
 My technological skill sets have been
improved. In the present scenario, I
Weaknesses
 As I was improving my technical
skill, my inter-personal skills with the
other members of my team has been
hampered. I am not being able to
communicate effectively with the
other members of the team
 As my inter-personal communications
skills have been hampered I am not
being able to take verbal interviews
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have been able to implement many
HR software into my daily working
effectively
 My motivational skills are not up to
mark and this is putting questions as a
credibility as an effective human
resource manager in the HR
department of Wiser
Opportunities
 In the future, the company will
provide me with any growth
opportunities.
 With effective working, there are high
chances that I will get promotion in
the higher management of the
company
 Other than working in Wiser,
improvement in my skill sets as a
human resource manager will help me
get better remuneration
Threats
 As the organization has ample
technical resources, all the employees
are increasing their productivity. The
rise in the skill sets of the other team
members can replace me as the
manager of the HR department.
Table 3: SWOT Analysis after execution of PDP
(Source: Created by the learner)
After analysing the capabilities in the human resource manager, a personal development plan
will be drafted in order to improve the skills sets. The PDP needs to be implemented in the
coming 12 months in order to improve the skills.
Skills that
needs to be
improved
Ways to
improve the
skill
Resources that
are required to
improve the
skill
Time Taken to
improve the
skill
Overall Impact
of the Skill on
my
performance
I need to
improve my
inter-personal
communication
skills with the
I need to
increase my
communication
with the
members of my
Reading books
and watching
interviews on
the internet will
help me improve
6 months Improving my
inter-personal
communication
skills with other
members of the
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other members
of the
department
team and this
will help me
improve my
communication
skills
my
communication
skills. In
addition to this,
I need to
increase my
frequency of
communication
with the team
members
team will help
be solve the
queries and
problems put
forward by the
employees
My
interviewing
skill sets need
to be improved
By taking more
interviews I will
be able to
improve my
interviewing
skills
I need to take
dummy
interview
sessions in order
to improve my
interviewing
skills
3 months will be
required.
Learning the
interviewing
skills will help
in increase my
credibility as an
effective human
resource
manager
I need to
identify some
effective ways
to motivate the
employees in
the
organization
I need to
identify ways to
motivate the
employees in the
organization
through reward
management
I need to have
better
knowledge on
the motivational
theories put
forward by
different
theorists and
business moguls
4 months will be
required to
improve the
skills
Through
properly
motivating the
employees in the
organization, the
productivity of
the HR
department at
Wiser will be
increased
Table 4: Personal Development Plan
(Source: Created by the learner)
b) A human resource manager needs to undertake some concepts of skills development in
order to improve the personal skill sets and the skill sets of the employees working in the
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team. An effective HR manager needs to implement skill development concepts in such a
way that all the employees are able to develop their skills which would eventually lead to
attainment of organizational and departmental goals (Bratton and Gold, 2017).
A human resource manager should undertake some strategies in order to develop the skill sets
of the employees and the manager himself. Career development strategies needs to be
implemented in such a scenario. In the career development model, there are six stages
involved. In the portions drafted below, the six stages are used to develop the strategies
required for career development (Bloch and Richmond, 2015). The strategies that need to be
taken are as follows:
 Step 1, Reflection and Evaluation: The HR manager and the employees should
understand the areas they lack in. This will help in the implementation of the career
development activities that are required to excel in the future. In the present scenario,
the HR manager should improve his controlling activities in the department and the
employees should improve their communication skill with one another. This will help
in proper completion of work in time (Vondracek et al., 2018)
 Step 2, Exploration: Both the HR manager and the employees should explore ways
in order to improve the skills that have been mentioned above. The HR manager
should find ways to control the activities in the organization. In addition to this, the
employees should involve themselves in activities that increase communication
between them. Improvement of inter-personal skills will help the employees in their
personal relationship
 Step 3, Preparation: In order to improve the skill sets, the employees and HR
manager needs to prepare a plan in order to achieve the skill sets. The employees
should read books and see videos in order to improve the communication skills In
case of the manager; he should evaluate the activities in the department in order to
have greater control over the department.
 Step 4, Commitment stage: The employees and the managers should stay committed
to the organization. This is only possible if there are motivational factors in the
policies of the company. The human resource manager should come with some
policies that increase the motivation of the employees towards the work in the
company. In addition to this, the senior management should provide some
motivational factors for the development of the HR manager in the company.
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 Step 5, Retention Stage: With the help of the motivational factors in the
organization, it will become easy to retain the employees in the organization.
Retention stage is immensely important for the growth of the organization. With
proper retention of the employees and the HR manager, the company will be able to
reach its goals on time (McMahon, 2016)
 Step 6, Transition Stage: The transition stage is very important in the path of career
development. The HR managers should make it sure that that employees have a
milestone to reach in the organization. In order to do so, the manager should
implement new activities in the organization that enhances the skill sets of the
employees. Transition of job may be favourable for the growth of the career of the
employee, but it is harmful for the growth of the organization.
The HR manager should make it sure, that the career development plan should include
strategies that would help in improving the personal elements in the personality as well. It is
important to note that improvement in personal traits would help an employee to improve his
functions in the professional domain as well. The career development plans should make it
sure that the skill sets of the employees are improved which would result into employee
motivation and employee retention (DeCenzo et al., 2016). The HR manager should make it
sure; the developmental activities should motivate the employees to increase their
productivity in the organization. The HR manager at Wiser should subject himself to constant
training in order to improve the existing skill sets. In addition to this, the employees in the
team should also be subjected to constant training in order to improve their skill sets and
improve their retention in the organization.
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