Developing a HRM Plan calls for a shift in the way people are managed in the department : from administering people to achieving departmental strategic objectives through people. The following table illustrates this shift :
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Administrative Focus |
HRM Focus |
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Administering personnel policies |
Helping to achieve strategic goals through people |
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Stand alone programmes in management of people |
HRM programmes integrated with business plans |
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Priorities in managing people often linked to the latest management concepts and ideas |
HRM priorities linked to business priorities |
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Personnel units responsible for management of people |
Line managers and personnel units share joint responsibility for HRM |
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A Shift in Mindset |
Samples of a Summary List of HRM Programmes and a HRM Plan Programme |