Developing Professional Practice: HR Skills & Competency Analysis

This report discusses the role and contributions of an HR professional in an organization, along with a self-assessment to determine capabilities. It addresses elements of group dynamics such as communication, engagement, and conflict, and emphasizes the importance of ethical conduct as guided by the CIPD code of ethics. The report highlights specialist knowledge in diversity and inclusion, core knowledge of culture and behavior, and core behaviors like professional courage and influence. It also includes a CPD plan focusing on enhancing communication and interpersonal skills, with strategies for continuous personal and professional development. The report concludes that HR professionals play a crucial role in guiding and motivating individuals, requiring specialized knowledge and core behaviors for success. Desklib provides more resources for students to explore solved assignments.

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Developing professional practice is implementation of strategies and effective skills with an
ultimate goal to maximize knowledge and transfer of learning. Human resource professional is a
state of practicing good behaviour in order to handle other individuals efficiently (Dickerson and
Trodd, 2020). HR professional in their practice is guided by having as an HR professional. It is
essential for an individual to have right attitude in order to deal with other human beings. Present
report discusses about the role and contribution of an HR professional in organisation alone with
self-assessment to determine capabilities as an HR professional.
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Developing professional practice (DVP) assessment activity 1
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How to be an effective and efficient HR professional – written discussion
a) There are number of elements of group dynamics that HR manager can encounter such as
quality of communication, engagement, openness and conflict interaction. In today's
business world there are number of employees from diverse location, education
background, skills and knowledge that can create a situation of conflict (Rauner, 2021).
In addition to this it has been identified that as an HR professional there are number of
elements and factors prevailing in a business environment that can be encountered and
can create number of issues and problems. In this it is essential for them to overcome
these elements of group dynamics with the help of implementing efficient method as
techniques (Schultz, 2020). This will allow to conduct roles and responsibility of HR
professional in a well-defined and effective manner. This can be effectively solved with
the help of conflict resolution methods like developing plan to work on each conflict and
identifying points of agreement and disagreement. Along with this help of negotiation
and focusing upon issues while promoting collaboration in workplace environment the
situation can be effectively overcome. CIPD code of ethics mainly need all HR
professional to stay committed to a people and maintain the duties and behaviour set out
in a code of professional conduct. It has been evaluated that these publications are mainly
inclusive of practises, professional competence and ethical standard proprietary (Dowson,
2021). As an HR professional I am sure that I am having efficient within HR by
following all these duties with intense attitude where I am performing my role as an HR
professional. I demonstrate positive personality and efficient approach to motivate other
individuals. When employees ask advice for me, I efficiently assure to present an ethical
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attitude which helps in driving them to complete any task. I also efficiently understand
that mistakes are inevitable and undertake strategies to address them. Being an HR
professional, I duly try as much as possible to be strategic in any task that I perform in
organisation and also apply my strategic decision making in order to solve problems,
developing department and process of accomplishing intended goals. Furthermore, it has
been evaluated that that the CIPD professional map is having a purpose to define the
building blocks of efficient practices in order to manage people. This prospective map
also offer flexibility to individual in order to select the area of focus subject to the area of
work role and career development ambition. CIPD professional map 2018 suggest that
purpose of individual profession is to effectively promote better work and working lives.
Specialist Knowledge
In terms with specialist knowledge, I have knowledge of diversity and inclusion and
organisation development and design (Stalheim, 2020). Sainsbury is made of people in which
with the help of promoting organisation development with the help of diversity and inclusion I
promote change. I also undertake use of my decision thinking ability to inspire other individual
and direct them towards attainment of organisational goals.
Core Knowledge
As an HR manager I have significant opportunity to work and provide better support to
other individuals and provide them guidance to develop within their role. In terms with core
knowledge, I fit well with the knowledge of culture and behaviour that requires HR professional
to embrace diversity within an organisation. Sainsbury is a large-scale company with number of
employees from different culture and background. In this with the help of having core
knowledge of culture and behaviour being an HR professional I have strategic outline in which I
include cultural programs, group activities, cultural awareness of different cultural practices in
which I ensure that organisational workplace structure have awareness of different culture and
behaviour. I understand that being a large-scale organisation it is essential for company to
promote diversity which will significantly enhance its competitiveness. As an HR professional
with the help of having cultural knowledge and behaviour I add value to organisation in terms of
promoting diversity.
Core behaviour
In terms with core behaviour, I encourage people with professional courage and
influencing behavioural technique. This indicates that I fit well with the functional influencer
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element as an HR professional in which I am efficiently concern about organisational
development in which it is essential for HR professionals to encourage employees. I take use of
tailor strategies and solution to effectively meet organisation needs. I am a skilled influencer
especially when solving problems and take use of my personal solving skills to handle
challenging situation.
From the above analysis all these example plays important role for an HR professional in
building and practicing unethical attitude towards another individual in workplace. All these
examples and elements facilitate HR professionals to take use of different tools to deliver
professionalism and add value to stakeholders, peers and company.
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a) Being an HR professional, I duly try as much as possible to be strategic in any task that I
perform in organisation and also apply my strategic decision making in order to solve
problems, developing department and process of accomplishing intended goals.
Furthermore, it has been evaluated that that the CIPD professional map is having a
purpose to define the building blocks of efficient practices in order to manage people.
This prospective map also offer flexibility to individual in order to select the area of
focus subject to the area of work role and career development ambition. CIPD
professional map 2018 suggest that purpose of individual profession is to effectively
promote better work and working lives.
Specialist Knowledge
In terms with specialist knowledge, I have knowledge of diversity and inclusion and
organisation development and design (Stalheim, 2020). Sainsbury is made of people in which
with the help of promoting organisation development with the help of diversity and inclusion I
promote change. I also undertake use of my decision thinking ability to inspire other individual
and direct them towards attainment of organisational goals.
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Core Knowledge
As an HR manager I have significant opportunity to work and provide better support to
other individuals and provide them guidance to develop within their role. In terms with core
knowledge, I fit well with the knowledge of culture and behaviour that requires HR professional
to embrace diversity within an organisation. Sainsbury is a large-scale company with number of
employees from different culture and background. In this with the help of having core
knowledge of culture and behaviour being an HR professional I have strategic outline in which I
include cultural programs, group activities, cultural awareness of different cultural practices in
which I ensure that organisational workplace structure have awareness of different culture and
behaviour. I understand that being a large-scale organisation it is essential for company to
promote diversity which will significantly enhance its competitiveness. As an HR professional
with the help of having cultural knowledge and behaviour I add value to organisation in terms of
promoting diversity.
Core behaviour
In terms with core behaviour, I encourage people with professional courage and
influencing behavioural technique. This indicates that I fit well with the functional influencer
element as an HR professional in which I am efficiently concern about organisational
development in which it is essential for HR professionals to encourage employees. I take use of
tailor strategies and solution to effectively meet organisation needs. I am a skilled influencer
especially when solving problems and take use of my personal solving skills to handle
challenging situation.
From the above analysis all these example plays important role for an HR professional in
building and practicing unethical attitude towards another individual in workplace. All these
examples and elements facilitate HR professionals to take use of different tools to deliver
professionalism and add value to stakeholders, peers and company.
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c)
There are number of elements of group dynamics that HR manager can encounter such as quality
of communication, engagement, openness and conflict interaction. In today's business world
there are number of employees from diverse location, education background, skills and
knowledge that can create a situation of conflict (Rauner, 2021). In addition to this it has been
identified that as an HR professional there are number of elements and factors prevailing in a
business environment that can be encountered and can create number of issues and problems. In
this it is essential for them to overcome these elements of group dynamics with the help of
implementing efficient method as techniques (Schultz, 2020). This will allow to conduct roles
and responsibility of HR professional in a well-defined and effective manner. This can be
effectively solved with the help of conflict resolution methods like developing plan to work on
each conflict and identifying points of agreement and disagreement. Along with this help of
negotiation and focusing upon issues while promoting collaboration in workplace environment
the situation can be effectively overcome.
CONCLUSION
As per the above report it has been evaluated that as an HR professional have important role
and responsibility to guide and motivate other individual. Furthermore, they are required to have
some special knowledge and core behaviour which will significantly allow them to be successful.
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Developing professional practice (DVP) assessment activity 2
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CPD plan
Name: CIPD Membership
Number:
Covering period
From:
To:
Where do I want to be by the end of this period? What do I want to be doing? (This may be evolutionary
or “more of the same”.)
What do I
want/need to
learn?
What different ways
can I achieve this
learning?
E.g. on the job learning, e-
learning, book etc.
What are the
advantages and
disadvantages of
these methods?
Highlight which one you will
choose
What resources or
support will I need?
What will my
success criteria
be?
Target dates
for review
and
completion
Communication
skills
This will help me to
build good relations
with my managers and
employees.
The disadvantage of
the method used for
enhancing
communication skill is
that if time is spend in
attending online
sessions then it will be
Videos, Online
sessions
To assess the
relation between
employees and
managers
2nd December
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difficult to attain goals
and objectives.
Interpersonal
skills
It is advantageous to
enhance interpersonal
skills by using various
resources like videos
and employees
working at workplace.
Colleague interaction To enhance my
interpersonal skills
10th Dec
CPD plan
The continuing personal and professional development plan is helpful for keeping track of
several practical requirements that are utilised to improve supported evidence-based research. It
also contains an assessment of the need for personal development as a competent management in
the future. It is critical for me to continue to study and expand my knowledge in order to fulfil
the demands of the corporate environment and to demonstrate my capacity to engage in
advanced management (Figland, and et.al, 2019). Overcoming fears of disproving our own views
about ourselves and the universe by learning about others are huge challenges that I must always
be mindful of. Public feelings in this area have resulted in declining workplace impression; but,
as I aforementioned, the benefits of a more engaged attitude have been vital to my work and
family well-being. I have good and effective communication skills, which have helped me
improve all aspects of contact and my capacity to recognise current practises. It has also given
me the opportunity to improve my learning abilities. I have a few flaws, including assertiveness
in interpersonal skills, which makes managing job as an HR manager tough. I've participated in a
number of learning activities that have helped me improve these abilities. I've also dedicated a
significant amount of time to study and development, which has aided me in analysing learning
abilities. I've also devoted some of my time to overseeing the organization's continual efforts to
become more efficient and less bureaucratic. In order to do the work effectively, I've always
helped my subordinates and sought assistance from my seniors. As a manager, I am constantly
judged on my ability to keep up with current market trends and expectations in order to manage
commercial operations. I've also determined that in order to become a qualified manager, I'll
need to put in a lot of effort. In order to meet the needs and expectations, I have opted to grow
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and enhance my understanding of human resources. The formal training I've received at work
has aided me in managing my professional teaching qualifications, which require careful
analysis. Experiential learning is an important aspect of personal development on a daily basis. It
is used in several aspects of my career and has assisted me in overcoming a number of
challenges.
SWOT analysis
I've also enrolled in personal lessons, which have helped me track my progress and refocus on
my study goals. I employ a variety of self-assessment reporting tools to improve the
requirements of my professional role. I've utilised a variety of helpful tools to identify existing
strengths and opportunities for improvement. I completed the I child management programme in
order to examine known ways for motivating employees and improving corporate performance.
In my classroom, I've always strived to be the best. I've always been excited for new learning
opportunities that will help me expand my knowledge.
Strength I have a few important assets that will aid me in my goal of becoming an
HR manager in the future. I'm concentrating on increasing my overall
strength. Because I am very strong at communicating with others, and
because communication skills assist me in generating effective
conversions when recruiting individuals for a company, this talent will
assist me in creating effective conversions.
Then there's the fact that I'm a natural decision-maker. As a result of this
ability, I will be able to make better decisions when it comes to hiring
staff and prospects in the sector. Another of my strengths that will help
me in my HR career is confidence, having good soft skills, and behaving
well with others.
Weakness Then I have a lot of strengths, but I also have a lot of weaknesses, such
as not being good at managing my time, which means that when I have a
lot of tasks to do at the same time, I can't manage my time well, which
causes me to feel stressed. As a result, I have to work slowly and am
unable to complete my task within the deadline. So, this is something I'll
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have to improve on. Another flaw I've seen is that I'm deficient in my
anger, as I may quickly become unpleasant, which leads to interpersonal
issues.
Opportunities I may take advantage of a variety of chances that will assist me in
developing my strength. I believe that if I do my work on time, I will be
able to meet my goals and objectives. When I have various jobs to
complete, I can develop certain innovations in the company that will
help me advance in the organisation and form good relationships with
individuals.
Another advantage I can acquire if I focus on my behaviours is the
ability to control my anger and achieve more successful results when it
comes to behaving politely with others. If I can motivate staff, I'll have a
better chance of forming positive relationships with them.
Threats Then there are some threats that I might face in this line of work. As a
result, a large number of competitors are now attempting to become an
HR manager for any organisation. As a result, his preparation for this
post may pose a threat to me. Another threat is that when it comes to
picking individuals, I have to deal with too many obstacles and issues in
this field. As a result, if I am unable to make sound decisions, I will
become a threat to myself. If I do not have control over my anger, this
can become a threat to me.
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Developing professional practice (DVP) assessment activity 3
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CPD record
Name: CIPD Membership
Number:
Covering period
From:
To:
Key dates What did you do? Why? What did you learn
from this?
How have/will you
use this? Any
further actions?
3rd dec
I took online
sessions on
communication
skills
I was weak at
interacting with
people and
making
successful
deals.
I get to enhance
my knowledge
regarding the
way used for
interacting with
people
effectively.
This skill will be
used for
enhancing
business skills.
10 dec
I developed
interpersonal
skills
This will help
me to manage
the attainment
of goals
effectively.
This will help to
increase the
effectiveness of
business goal
attainment.
Improvise the
way of
managing
business
activities.
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