Career Planning

Career Planning

Definitions of Career Planning Career planning is a process of accessing one’s skills, evaluating key parameters and planning for long term prospects of job and career. It is a continuous process where one sets goals, reaccesses skillset, adds new skills, sets milestones and makes and reaches new career goals. It is a practice performed by Human Resource departments as well as working individuals. “Career planning is a process of systematically …

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Feedback and Performance Counseling

Performance Counseling

We have already read about Performance Appraisal. With the help of appraisal, we find the good, the bad and the ugly related to the performance of the individual employees of the organization. What after finding them? We need to provide proper feedback through appropriate communication channels and counsel the employees according to their performance. The process is known as performance counseling. Performance Counseling This is a process to help employees …

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Potential Appraisal and Development

Potential Appraisal

There are many traits of our personality we are not well aware of unless someone else notices that and informs us. This is the key concept in the potential appraisal. Potential Appraisal This refers to analyzing one’s behavior, attitude and skillset to assess if there is some hidden talent or potential for some higher responsibility or talent for a different role as well. Potential is something underlying that is unleashed …

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Performance Appraisal

Performance Appraisal

This is a very popular term in Human Resource Development domain. Performance appraisal is made of two words, performance and appraisal. We will dive into the details of both the terms first and then we will discuss the definition of performance appraisal. Performance Performance is a term for effectiveness and efficiency combined. Effectiveness is a measure of the completion of goals and targets. Efficiency, on the other hand, is the …

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Goals of HRD (Human Resource Development)

Human Resource Development

Human resource development is the process of preparing more skillful and competent people to cater to the present and future needs of the organization. The concept of Human Resource Development is helpful for both, employee and the employer. It helps employees to enhance their skill set whereas helps companies to get more talented individuals. Let us discuss the goals of HRD(Human Resource Development) now. Goals of HRD Resource planning Having …

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Concept of Human Resource Development

Human Resource Development

Human resource development is the process of preparing more skillful and competent people to cater to the present and future needs of the organization. The concept of Human Resource Development is helpful for both, employee and the employer. It helps employees to enhance their skill set whereas helps companies to get more talented individuals. Human Resource is a broad topic of management that is focused on hiring, retaining, enhancing the …

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A successful Leader versus an effective Leader

A successful Leader versus an effective Leader

There are always some questions in our minds if a successful leader is the same as an effective leader, are both the same or different? We will discuss a successful Leader versus an effective Leader in this article. A successful leader and an effective leader are not always the same person. Success can be different when compared to effectiveness. A manager can be successful but ineffective as the influence over …

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Leadership Styles

Leadership Styles

Leadership style is a manner to motivate, lead, direct and implement the plans with the help of followers. There are various leadership styles and each one has its own merits and demerits. We will study them here. “A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along that they are being directed from …

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Leadership Theories

Leadership Theories

How a person becomes a great leader? How the leader from within evolves? Why different individuals fail at being a leader while following the same set of rules? Is leadership subjective in nature? How to become a leader? …..These are the questions who made scholars think for decades to come up with some theories and analogies to explain this phenomenon. These theories are known as leadership theories. There are more …

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The Tasks of a Leader

The Tasks of a Leader

A leader needs to perform many tasks. The tasks of a leader are majorly classified as setting up the vision, communicating the vision, motivating employees and supporting the team to realize the vision. “A leader is a dealer in hope.” Napoleon We can list the tasks in the following manner – Proper Communication Trust building Ensuring timed delivery Distribution of resources Distribution of autonomy and responsibilities Keeping a check on …

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