How can HR professionals help employees develop the skills necessary to meet the challenges of the workplace?
HR can help at the individual, team/department and organizational levels. HR can help employees with development plans and effective performance management processes. We can help teams learn teaming skills to function at higher levels. And we can help companies create an inviting workforce environment to recruit and staff some of the best and brightest people, an environment that provides competitive benefits like tuition reimbursement/educational assistance, where we encourage and financially support peoples developmental needs. From a succession management perspective, HR can put processes and policies in place to determine who is in the talent pool for succession purposes, and then provide development opportunities. Its also making sure executives are aware of the whole talent management concept and how important workforce planning is to regenerate our aging workforce. Overall, HR can help mold a workforce environment that is critical to the success of the business in many ways. The
