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4DEP Developing Yourself as an Effective Human Resources Practitioner Activity 1 The CIPD HRPM is an outline of what CIPD believes are the core behaviours, activities and knowledge that an individual would need to become a good HR professional. It is also to help the individual develop the above attributes for the future to add value to the organisation. It is a point of reference to show what a successful HR professional should look like at all levels and sets targets and objectives for future development for each of the bands. The HRPM is broken down as follows: 10 professional areas – that layout the requirements, what you need to do and know at all the four bands as well as outlining the predominant behaviours that you need to …show more content…

The HR professional needs to be easy to contact and able to respond quickly and effectively. Obviously employees require accurate pay and benefits, on time. They also want to be given the opportunity for training and development. Managers want an HR function which understands the workforce and can help balance the organisations employee and business needs. They want a proactive HR function which identifies issues before they happen and works with managers to address them. They would like HR to help them with their most challenging people issues including motivation, change and skills development. An HR function which does not understand the business and the workforce completely loses its value. The needs of employees and managers may sometimes be conflicting. For example, managers require high levels of production and longer working hours whereas employees want more time off and more focus on work/life balance. A good HR department need to work with both groups to find the right balance. A way of resolving these conflicts is to focus on the overall needs of the organisation. Ensuring that the appropriate workers are recruited and retained will help this. The skills and abilities of the employee need to be aligned to their job role and HR need to tailor development and training to ensure productivity is reached and to manage turnover of employees. Coaching and counselling

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