Nations characterized by
Thursday, 14 October 2021
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Monday, 12 October 2020
Grievance and Discipline in HRM
Lesson 28 on HRD
Addressing Grievance addresses HRD issues as wellTorrington & Hall (1991) provide useful explanations of important key concepts
· Discipline is a regulation of human activity to produce a controlled performance.
· Grievance is a complaint that has been formally presented to the management representative or union official. It arises from dissatisfaction and complaint. The grievance may be reported in writing or verbally. What is important is the complainant’s intention to pursue the matter officially.
· Complaint is a spoken or written dissatisfaction that is brought to the attention of the supervisor or a team leader.
· Dissatisfaction in anything that disturbs an employee causes dissatisfaction and will affect working morale, teamwork, commitment, and job performance.
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Lesson 25 on HRD
While may consider the issues of Employee relations what comes to their mind is the Industry Relation of the early 20th century. Professionals of HRD and HRD are required now to see the perspective of HRD in the 21st century.
- Employee Relations
- Employer has the right to control work performance, integrate employees in the organisation’s structure and management system, and create an environment of mutual trust, confidence and supply of enough and reasonable work.
- Employees have their own needs and expectations from the employer and colleagues in the workplace.
- The laws of the land usually govern these relationships
Saturday, 19 September 2020
The Difference between the OLD and NEW CAREER DEVELOPMENT MODELS
THE OLD MODEL
1. You have an office2. Success is found on the career ladder
3. The power of position is used to get a job done
4. Influence as a manager
5. Job gives entitlements
6. Loyalty to the company matters
7. You enjoy salaries and benefits
8. You have job security
9. You get identity from the job and position
10. You pay attention to bosses and managers
11. We have employees
1. You have a virtual space
2. Success is found in valued skills
3. Influence is used to get a job done
4. Influence as a leader
5. Marketability gives entitlements
6. Loyalty to work and yourself matters
7. You enjoy contracts and fees
8. You have personal freedom and control
9. You get identity from contribution to work, family and community
10. You pay attention to clients and customers
11. We have vendors, entrepreneurs, team members
12. You will have second career- Self employment
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
The Emerging Issues in HRD in Ethiopia
The emerging Issues in Ethiopian concerning Human Resources Development are influencing every sector and every discipline. This is seen tin their effort to search for solutions of less motivated, underperforming and change resistant staff in both public and Private Organizations.
If we consider Human Resource Development is only Training development we are missing the largest part of the intervention.
Lets look at1. Talent Development
2. Training and Development
3. Organization Development
4. Performance Development
5. Leadership Development
Lessons on Human Resources Development
Lesson 18.
Some useful indicators for training needs analysis include the following:
• Legislation or policy changes
• Lack of basic skills
• Poor performance
• New technology
• Customer requests
• New products/services
• Higher performance standards
• New jobs
• Career progression requirements
Lesson 19.
Three levels of
training needs analysis
• Organisational level needs
• Task analysis needs (job analysis)
• Person analysis needs
Lesson 20.
Training should
answer the following questions:
• What skill gaps are there in the organisation?
• Which problems can be solved by training?
• What are the appropriate non-training solutions?
• What will happen if no training is provided?
• What would be the best way to provide the training?
Training needs analysis also requires excellent listening and analytical skills. It is an art, not a science to balance all the competing needs and interests.

