MYTHS AND REALITIES OF HRD

Swati Dehariya
Roll No.43101
MYTHS ABOUT HRD
1. HRD means training
2. HRD means promortions
3. HRD means fat salaries
4. HRD means planning the careers of
people
5. HRD means rewards
6. HRD means having a good time
7. HRD depends on the top
management
8. HRD is the job of HRD deptt. only
 THE HRD REALITY

• HRD means learning

• HRD means self-development
• HRD means creating conditions for others to
develop and remain motivated
• HRD means creating new development tools
and their use
• HRD means more accountability
 THE HRD REALITY

• HRD means more initiative,teamwork and

collaboration
• HRD means trusting and trustworthiness and
creation of a trusting envioronment
• HRD means autonomy and experimentation
• HRD means efforts
• HRD is contextual
 MYTHS AND REALITIES AFFECTING THE
HR PROFESSION
OLD MYTHS NEW REALITIES
•People join the HR function •HR Deptt. are not designed to provide
because they like people corporate therapy or as social or health and
happiness retreats. HR Professionals must
make employees more competitive and not
comfortable.

•HR activities are based on theories and

•Anyone can do the HR function
research. HR professionals must master both
theory and practice.

•The HR function deals with the •The impact of HR practices on theory and
soft side of the business & is research can and must be measured. HR
therefore not accountable professional must learn how to translate their
work into financial performance.
 MYTHS AND REALITIES AFFECTING THE
HR PROFESSION
OLD MYTHS NEW REALITIES
•The HR function focuses on •HR practices must create value by increasing
cost which must be controlled. the intellectual capital within the firm. HR
professional must add value not reduce costs.

•The job of the HR professional •The HR profession does not own compliance-
is to be the policy police and managers do. HR practices do not exist to
the health-and-happiness make employees happy but to help them make
petrol. committed.

•HR practices have evolved over time. HR

•The HR function means a lot of professionals must see their work as a part of
fads. an evolutionary chain and explain their work
with less jargon and more authority.
 MYTHS AND REALITIES AFFECTING THE
HR PROFESSION
OLD MYTHS NEW REALITIES
•The HR function is performed •At times, HR practices should force vigorous
by nice people. debates. HR professionals must be
confrontative and challenging as well as
supportive.

•HR is as important to line managers as are

•The HR function is only for HR
professionals. finance, strategy and other business domains.
HR professionals should join other functional
managers in championing HR issues.