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Human Resources
written by : William F Bryant The topic of Human Resources can apply to a number of areas of a company’s labor force. Obviously, there is legal and compliance, unions, compensation, benefits and departmental labor requirements, but there is also, what could be called organizational behavior molding. The general idea is that a company is represented by the sum of its parts, the labor force, and as such the vision, drive, and mission of the company is symbiotic. The attitudes, behaviors, motivations and abilities of the employee will represent the attitudes, behaviors, motivations and abilities of the corporation and vice versa. Awareness of this is key for all members of the company, from the C-suite to entry-level, so that efforts put in to optimize operations and finances on paper will be enacted in the applied environment. Let’s face it, a motivated and capable labor force can be a competitive advantage so why not take a look at the potentials.
Your labor force, which is also referred to as human capital, is the most important ingredient in an operation transforming inputs to outputs. As such, a company actually competes for labor. This competition varies upon geographic proximity to total capable candidates, geographic proximity to similar company offerings, skill sets needed, compensation and benefits, overall work environment, work commutes and, of course, economic environment. It is this competition that dictates that a company put its “best foot forward” in much the same was that a candidate will do the same so that a beneficial and agreeable match is made. The more we dig into the matching between company and employee the more we will discover the importance of understanding what defines the desired attitudes, behaviors, motivations and abilities of the company and the employee. As an additive comment, I thought it would be interesting to mention the tally of the most Important skills in an employee. Those skills of Problem Solving, Working in Teams, Analytics, Strategy, Communication and Leadership. There is no reason all these skills could not be found in singular candidates, afte rall, this is what STEM educated candidates immerse themselves in throughout their educational career. I would add one additional skill that I found in readings and research, that of arts and creativity forming the anacronym STEAM. It is my belief that a deeper look into these candidates may reveal ideal, intra-corporate autonomous team leaders to take on an issues set forth in the company. |
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