HR Consultant Proposal
Human resource (HR) management entails the formal systems in an organization that ensure the effective and efficient use of human talents and skills to achieve organizational aims and objectives. The management of human resource management involves the process of recruitment, compensation, training and development. There are several challenges that contemporary HR management faces as well as changes, which take shape across a wide range of subjects. For instance, the most common acknowledged challenges include environmental and technological change, enhancement of the organizational workforce, employment relationships and the management of the implications of change in a global environment. This paper presents a recommendation to the Coca Cola Company human resource management on ways of growing its workforce, inclusive of the managerial roles, employment relationships and the implications of change in a global environment, with a focus on the role of HR.
Growing the Coca Cola Organization’s Workforce
Traditionally, many organizations were accustomed to the belief that if they had competitive products and services, they could heighten their performance by hiring a strong leadership and top talent while human resource management entails overall personnel management (Aziri, Veseli & Ibraimi, 2005). Despite the fact that this emphasis worked in some instances, the contemporary workforce need more than this, and it is the responsibility of the organizations’ HR managers competing for top talent to realize this growing new trend. It is significant to note that the current generation of employees in an organization like Coca Cola has higher expectations of what managers should do in support of their roles and responsibilities (Burma, 2014). The HR leaders in the organization need to take cognizance of the fact that building these employees begins with meeting their needs regarding immediate feedback and development. Furthermore, it is important that despite their services to the organization, employees thrive on praise, reinforcement and time to develop their interests and skills within the organization, which is important for both the existing and incoming employees in several ways. Nonetheless, for an organization like Coca Cola, it is important for organizational leaders, with focus on the role of HR, to ensure that managers are present to attend to employees’ needs in an effort to encourage and explore their talents in a positive manner. Some organizations have undervalued the roles of managers, which could affect most of the workforce, especially in the event of a lack of strong management capabilities. The organizational managers at the company therefore need to become individual contributors in the management of the organization to assist and motivate their employees. HR managers, therefore have a pivotal role in growing the workforce of Coca Cola Company by motivating and expanding employee capabilities.
Enhancing Employment Relationships
In an organization like Coca Cola Company, employees are a major asset and it is therefore important that employees work together as a team to contribute towards the realization of common objectives. No single task can be accomplished if employees are engaged in endless conflict and misunderstanding. It is evident that organizational goals are easily accomplished if the workforce work together as a team and have sound relationships with each other (Leat, 2009). This means that employees need to be comfortable with each other to give their best and to enjoy their work. It is therefore important that HR managers ensure that employee relationship management is a priority at the organization. The process entails managing the relations between various employees in the organization, which occurs between the employee and the employer or between employees at similar levels. Employee relationship management will also ensure that there is a strong bond among employees and that they are comfortable with each other.
HR managers need to incorporate several elements in employee relationship management by developing healthy relations among employees to get the best out of each team member. These include ensuring transparency in communication in all aspects of employee relationship management. To this end, there needs to be a single point of contact for handling all queries from the workforce and for presenting them to top management when necessary. Other ways of enhancing employee relations in the organization include enhancing group activities at the workplace and delegating responsibilities to employees so that they are motivated to interact with each other and to deliver their best. HR mangers furthermore need to promote smooth conflict resolution methods among the workforce, which assist employees in acknowledging and respecting differences that exist among them.
Implications for Change in a Global Environment
Despite the fact that the economy and the global environment are significant motivators for organizations to effect change, most results are eventually positive. Nonetheless, change in the global environment encompasses inevitable alterations that organizations cannot overlook in their operations. These changes when positively incorporated, in most cases result in increased performance, enhanced employee morale and higher profit for the organization. The manner in which an organization responds to the changing global environment influences its chances of survival and success within that specific environment. In an organization like the Coca Cola Company, a change in global environment requires HR management for a global workforce that includes developing new skills and upholding clear communication strategies at all levels. Additionally, the company resources need to be managed differently, frequently necessitating new sets of skills and additional personnel for its numerous departments. Likewise, a change in priorities may lessen the need for a select in-house workforce and mergers could generate layoffs within the company. Change in the global environment therefore necessitate that human resource managers develop skills to enable new hiring procedures, employee reimbursements and pay scales. The overall process furthermore calls for a change in the organization’s corporate strategies to embrace global community projects.
Summary of Recommendations
- In growing the workforce of the organization, HR managers, need to play a significant role in motivating and expanding workforce capabilities as well as in developing skills and motivating employees.
- HR managers need to integrate several elements in employee relationship management to develop healthy work relations among employees in order to bring out the best in each team member to benefit the organization.
- Within the organization, a change in the global environment requires HR management of a global workforce that includes developing new skills and upholding clear communication mechanisms at all levels. The firm also needs to keep abreast with change, frequently necessitating new sets of skills and the need for additional personnel in numerous departments throughout the organization.
References
Aziri, B., Veseli, N., & Ibraimi, S. (2005). Human Resources and Knowledge Management. Personnel Management, 11.
Burma, Z. (2014). Human resource management and its importance for today’s organizations. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 1(2), 85-94.
Leat, M. (2009). Exploring employee relations. London: Routledge.