Qualities of an HR Manager
➦ Managers of human resources must fulfill several responsibilities in order to fulfill their duties.
➦ Apart from being good counselors, they must also be recruiters, placement specialists, trainers, development specialists, human resources specialists, compensation and benefits specialists, and employment analysts.
| Example:
Armstrong 13 states that HR professionals must serve as business partners, strategists, interventionists, innovators, internal consultants, monitors, and volunteers (proactive role). |
➦ HR managers would require multidisciplinary knowledge in order to successfully perform the diverse HR tasks.
➦ In addition to business administration, law, behavioural sciences, industrial psychology, sociology, political science, economics, statistics, engineering, finance, and computers, it would be good for them to have a working knowledge of these areas as well.
➦ To become effective performers, they would also need the following personal qualities and skills.
- Knowledge
- Intelligence
- Communication Skills
- Objectivity and Fairness
- Leadership and Motivational Qualities
- Emotional Maturity
- Empathy