Contemporary Human Resource Challenges - 03

Well, I have been expressing contemporary Human Resource issues through my first and second blog consecutively. In fact what I have focused here is the impact of productive learning and development process which is another critical issue in relation to Human Resource Development. As Guest (1997) says ‘The distinctive feature of HRM is its assumption that improved performance is achieved through the people in the organization.’ If, therefore, appropriate HR policies and processes are introduced, it can also be assumed that HRM will make a substantial impact on firm performance. But having said that, most of the learning and development programs being conducted in Sri Lanka have not been productive particularly in education field, as a result teacher’s performance cannot be expected as productive as other developed countries. Meanwhile what can be seen in other organizations too is that employees tend to be less productive due to lack of proper learning and development process.

Training and Development regarding workforce

From the organization’s point of view, they expect as best performance as possible from each and every employees but Investing in the training and development of lower-level employees is another common HR problem. Some businesses have difficulty finding the resources to do so. Employees on the front lines are some of hardest workers, and may not have the time to take a training course. But when it comes to the point, I would say that Training and development doesn’t have to take a lot of time or money. We could also provide online training courses so that it could be even more efficient and effective.

What are the Most Common Training Challenges and how do successful managers overcome them?

Whether your organization is well-established or a brand new startup, one thing you cannot afford to ignore is providing your employees with the best possible training you can. After all, it’s the scaffold that will help your business grow and remain competitive.

However, it’s not necessarily easy to set up that each company is unique, and there is no one-size-fits-all training solution out there. You need to create a learning and development program that addresses the training challenges your organization and employees.

The challenges of training and development in an organization are fairly similar wherever you go.

What training needs to be delivered – and to who?

The most common issues in training and development is pretty obvious – what exactly should your program be comprised of?A big problem which some Learning and Development managers face is a portfolio of courses that is too big, too unwieldy, out of date, repetitive or just useless.

References ;

·        Armstrong M.(2009),Human Resource management practice 11^th ed. UK;Kogan , pg 135

·        Guest, D E (1997) Human resource management and performance; a review of the research agenda, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 8 (3), 263–76

·        Guest, D E and King Z (2004) Power, innovation and problem-solving: the personnel managers’ three steps to heaven? Journal of Management Studies, 41 (3) pg 401–23

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