1. Hr Role
Swatee Sarangi

2. Different roles of HR An advisor – To the line/ organization
A partner – Helping develop strategic solutions
A guardian - Of policies & practices
A leader – In creating change
A representative - Employee’s views

3. Step 1 : Establishing HR’s Role
Strategic
Business
Partner
Consultant
Control
Advise
Policy
Policeman
Administrative
Support
Tactical

4. Hr contribution into 3 roles
Strategic – Change , Innovation , Diagnostic
Legal – Law – Macro & Micro , Audit
Operational – Recruitment, Training, Compensation, Attitude surveys, Consultative forums

5. Alignment with corporate Life Cycle
Productivity
Maturity
Decline
Growth
Startup
Time

6. Challenges in roles Strategic versus Operational
Employer versus Employee
Corporate conscience versus team member of the organization
Corporate policeman versus Operational player
Hence need for a balance

7. Achieve alignment - By
A match with the stage of business development – Start up- Growth – Maturity – Decline
Alignment with business market focus – (Porter)
- Differentiated approach ( Product innovation) – Empowerment, reward risk taking
- Cost reduction - Optimal resourcing
- Quality enhancement – Encourage personal development, lifelong, Continuous improvement, communication

8. Roadmap Establish needs & interests of various stakeholders
Clarify type of hr support
Determine the activities that the function should cover
Clarify roles of line and HR
Fix structure and fit to deliver
Staff the function
Establish monitoring systems to meet objectives

9. THANK YOU