Critical Questions in Managing Human Resources

Abstract

This short note is a list of 30 key questions general managers can ask themselves as they try to sort out what their corporate or managerial approaches to managing human talent within their organizations might be. The list is divided into strategic questions, recruiting questions, and performance-review questions. This note is intended for the senior general manager, not the human-resource professional.

Excerpt

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CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES

These questions are designed to help you, as a manager, think about some key human resource issues and procedures.

Some Strategic Questions

1. What is the corporation's view of the value of human resources in meeting the future goals of the corporation? Who shares that view among senior management?

2. What is the nature of our commitment to the human resource management process? Am I willing to demonstrate that commitment in my conversations, priorities, and performance reviews?

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Keywords: personnel function, general management, human resources, management of, personnel management