Shaping Your HR Role [Hardcover]

This book has been written for the HR Practitioner and will provide readers with tools, guidelines, ideas, and strategies for developing their role within the Human Resources function. This text focuses on current issues and future trends in both the HR profession and the workplace. Organizations will continue to be forced to function in a lean and mean manner, HR professionals are now required to manage outsourcing functions and to move through multiple internal roles quickly. This book will act as a roadmap to help them plan and implement these roles quickly and efficiently, aligned to their organizations strategy.Dedication
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Laying the Groundwork for Success
Help Wanted: Competent and Confident HR Professionals
The Opportunities
The Challenges
Making Development a Priority
Bring Who You Are To What You Do
References

Chapter 2 What Does an HR Career Look Like Today?: Opportunities, Appeals, and Challenges
The Opportunities: A Multitude of Options in Crafting an HR Career
The Many and Varied Appeals of an HR Career
The Challenges of an HR Career
Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 3 The Many Hats HR Professionals Wear
Role Framework
A Few Caveats
Role Descriptions
Primary Skills Required of Each Role
Choosing Ones RoleSome Guidelines
Consulting Careers
Concluding Remarks
References

Chapter 4 The HR Career Success Model
Why a Model?
Underlying Assumptions of The HR Career Success Model
The Model
Additional Considerations