5 Topics for HR seminar

1. Business ethics as whole

2. HR as manager
3. Moving up to e-HR
4. Leadership Strategies for Creating a Respectful Workplace
5. Rights and laws for an employee.

Abstract
Organizational Culture
It comprises of the various assumptions, values, beliefs, norms, rituals, language, etc that
people in an organization share
Characteristics of Organizational Culture
Norms
Observed Behavioral regularities
Dominant values
Rules
Organizational Climate
Types of Culture
• Market Culture: It focuses on interaction with the external environment and on
gaining a competitive advantage through enhanced efficiency and productivity
• Adhocracy: It tries to establish an informal organization by doing away with formal
rules and regulations
• Clan Culture: It emphasizes informal governance and group maintenance
• Hierarchical Culture: It is characterized by formal organizational process,
conservative leadership and obedience to the norms of the organizational culture
Beginning of a Culture in an organization
Selection
Top Management
Socialization
Learning the Organization Culture
Stories and narratives
Rituals
Ceremonies
Material symbols

Competency-Based Training
Even though Competency-Based Training (CBT) is a concept that has been around for
decades, it has only recently gained mainstream attention for both its effectiveness and
ability to create competitive advantage through human talent.
Different categories of competencies
Functional competencies: Functional competencies are applicable technical knowledge or
skills that are needed for a particular field or profession.
Personal competencies: personal competencies are individual attitudes and skills required
to maintain professional relationships and personally develop and learn.
Business competencies: business competencies is wherein individuals have the ability to
view problems or situations through a business lens.
Training methods other than on job

 Coaching and mentoring

 Networking
 Observing successful performers
 Joining problem-solving groups and communities of practice
 Reading
Competency-Based Training also has many benefits like:
 Lower turnover due to high productivity and employee value alignment
 Ability to identify training gaps allowing for targeted training
 Facilitation of employee development through tailored individual development plans
 Creation of career paths for future positions
 Quicker and easier to the identification of candidates ready for promotion
 Competency-focused succession plans
 Development of workforce plans that meet future talent needs