a. Identify key assumptions that Susan Dubin likely had about the role she would have when she signed on as HR Director at the Danone Simpson Agency. These assumptions might be around “what” the role would entail as well as “how” she should go about it. (1 pg approx.) Susan Dubin had human resource management experiences from two different companies prior signing on with Danone Simpson’s Insurance Service. Susan Dubin likely had assumptions around what the role would entail as HR Director at the Danone Simpson Agency and some ideas on how she would go about. Based upon Susan Dubin’s successful HR experiences and seeing an opportunity to work with someone she forged a strong working relationship with (Danone Simpson) on a separate …show more content…
Susan Dubin from her experience understood the balance between firm enforcement of work standards; however, focusing on being “happy at work” creating a positive and productive environment. As an HR director Susan Dubin focused a lot of her efforts on the balance between nurturing and practicality in terms of investing in the people and their happiness ,but in turn getting more positive results and less problems contributing to the overall business strategy bringing a competitive value and advantage to the agency. b. Assume you are in Susan shoes. You have settled into your new role for 9-12 months now and you have been thinking about ways in which you as the director, and your department can “add greater value” to the company. The specific areas you would like to address include: (1)broadening your contribution to the long-term success of the business by providing a strategic HRM perspective to the company and (2)secondly, by developing a performance management system. For each of these areas describe what steps you should take as you begin to assess how you will proceed and secondly, to move forward. (2-3 pgs approx) After establishing myself (in Susan shoes) for 9-12 months as HR director I would provide a strategic HRM perspective by focusing on a strategy roadmap
When Ken initially asked Ruth to XXX, he contributed to Ruth’s feelings of self-efficacy and self-determination. However, this was al torn down by the subsequent interactions. Ruth feelings of trust were destroyed by the feedback she received after making decisions that she thought would be in the best interest of the company. Two of the problems were the unclear goals set by Ken, and the freedom he gave to Ruth with the lack of communication. Virtually no sense of security was provide, which broke down Ruth’s confidence and eliminated the possibility for Ruth to achieve small wins in her new role.
Dion Killingsworth has been a Human Resources director for the past four years. After eleven years in education at both public and college levels he decided to move into human resources. He has been in human resources nine years and enjoys the challenges of employment law and helping staff members as well as administrators become successful in their careers. He currently oversees employee relations for 31 elementary schools, recruitment for these 31 schools, transportation, and food service employees in Colorado Springs School District 11 (District 11). Prior to becoming a human resources officer for District 11, Mr. Killingsworth was employed by the Antlers Hilton Hotel as part of their human resources team.
For my interview, I met with Judie Crudo, the Human Resource Director of St. Anthony Foundation (St. Anthony’s). She has worked at the organization as a director for the past 25 years. Prior to St. Anthony’s, she worked in Human Resources for Macy’s and a small startup company. Her desire to work closely in employee relations is what brought her to the non-profit sector after 20 years in the private sector.
I have been a Minnesota Vikings fan as long as I can remember. After beginning my education at the Carlson School of Management and learning about the potential careers my degree could lead to, I decided upon my dream career, to be the CFO of the Minnesota Vikings. When I was presented this assignment I viewed it as both an opportunity to connect the concepts discussed in class to a business-setting and to learn about the organization I want to work for. I found Lisa Larson’s information on the Minnesota Vikings’ front office webpage and sent her a LinkedIn message. She responded and was receptive to meeting with me to discuss human resources at the Minnesota Vikings.
I am very interested in a career field in Human Resources. For this paper, I interviewed Lillian Mannino who is a Human Resource and Personnel Manager at the UC San Diego Graduate School of Global Policy and Strategy. As a manager, Lillian serves as the link between the graduate school’s management and its employees. She is in charge of overseeing recruitment, employee relations, policy development, payroll, and benefits. Personnel management is a special branch of management that is focus on the concerns of employees at work and their relationship with the organization. Her educational experiences consist of a bachelor degree at UC San Diego in Management Science and a professional Human Resources certificate from UCSD Extension. She has been working in the academic administration for almost ten years and earned her current position as manager through climbing up the ladder. She started off working in this field as a student affairs officer then was promoted to an administrative specialist. Her prior work experience paved a path for her to build up professional experience as well as a solid network within the UCSD administrative system.
Achieving Organizational Strategy through People. A common theme observed in modern organizations today is the poor alignment of business strategy and HRM strategy. Find an article(s) through ProQuest which discusses the benefits of aligning HRM activities with key business initiatives and discuss the challenges and the opportunities of doing so. Present your findings in 200 words or
George Simpson is a seventy-year-old Air Force veteran who lives in an assisted living facility in San Clemente. George and his wife moved to the facility three year ago in order to be close to their two sons. The later live with their families in the south of Orange County. Unfortunately, George’s wife passed away a little more than a year ago from cancer. Consecutively, George has been living alone. In the past few months, George has slowly isolated himself in his room and become apathetic. The nurse of the independent living facility, the San Clemente Villas by the Sea, suspected that George was showing signs of depression. The nurse organized the initial interview between the social worker and George. The interviewer is an MSW intern that
Lori Fulmer attended Eastern Tennessee State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management. Although Mrs. Fulmer has only been with Gordon Biersch for about six months, she has had thirteen years experience in this field of work. She worked as another human resource manager in a major manufacturing company in Johnson City. There, Mrs. Fulmer was part of a
Wright and McMahan (1994) define strategic HRM as “the pattern of planned Human Resource deployments and activities intended to enable the organisation to achieve its goals.” A HR function should impact the success of an organisation; a policy must remain current and suitable to both the internal and external environment. Ulrich and Lake (1990) affirm, ‘HRM systems can be the source of organisational capabilities that allow organisations to learn and capitalise on new opportunities.’
1. Analyze the changes that Al Dunlap had initiated at Sunbeam after being hired from a strategic perspective. Did the changes started by Dunlap allow him opportunities to manage earnings?
For the most part, I believe the narrator had a good outlook with her HR practices and beliefs. She understood the company did not always do the right thing, but she wanted to make sure she did the right thing to make her a better manager. The narrator had the ability to be honest with the people, which would help to make the department stronger. There is not need to lie to people to make them happy. If people need additional training or development, then they should be aware of what is expected and what they need to improve. It is better to be up front with the people, because people that are lied to believe they are doing better
Q1: Why is it important for HR Management to transform from being primarily administrative and operational to becoming more strategic contributor?
Brenda McCain, Human Resource Manager at the Westpark store, views her position as the primary contact for all human resource related topics and issues. She has developed policies and procedures as a guideline for the hiring process and spends a lot of time managing the human resource staff. Brenda’s primary responsibilities are interviewing and hiring applicants, assisting the trainer with the new employee training classes, and administering the performance evaluation and career planning processes. She is also the sole person responsible for all disciplinary actions, which include gathering the initial
Also, McCain might want to consider transferring the old HR department’s organization to a new one in order to meet the challenges in the dramatically changing business environment. For example, one of many other forms of HR structure is made up of three main departments: HRBP (human resource business partner), COE (center of excellence/expertise), and SSC (shared service center). This type of organizational structure allows the HR unit to respond to the market rapidly. Surely there are many other forms, and regardless of which particular one it is, Harrison Brothers needs tofind one type of structure that meets the needs of their own strategy and allows the HR unit a crucial role to play.
“Effective HR professionals really have to succeed by understanding the business, the market and the customer as well as the Chief Executive or the Marketing