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HR LESSONS I WANT TO PASS ON

TO EMERGING HR
PROFESSIONALS
By

ERNESTO G. ESPINOSA

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Key Talking Points:

1. A FAIR DAY’S PAY FOR A FAIR DAY’S

WORK
2. THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY OF HR IN
THE ORGANIZATION
3. 10 HR LESSONS FROM MY OWN
EXPERIENCE

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SEE THE ORDINARY WORKERS’ EFFORTS: The tricycle driver pedaling 3
his bicycle the whole day
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The helpful policeman assisting a lady cross the street
The street vendor selling daily newspapers under sweltering 5
heat
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Or the store window glass cleaner trying to earn a living
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They all work to make a decent living. In

fact, they who are less financially-endowed
work so hard so that there will be a next job
for them to feed their families

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I AM OFTEN CONSULTED BY CEOs ON

WHY THEIR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
BEEN INFILTRATED BY UNIONS.

MY ONLY QUESTION TO THEM IS: DO YOU

FOLLOW THE PROVISIONS OF THE
LABOR CODE AT ALL TIMES?

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SHOW EMPLOYEES THAT YOU WILL NOT

SHORTCHANGE THEM
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ARTICLES BY ENGELS IN THE LABOUR

STANDARD 1881

A FAIR DAY’S WAGES FOR A FAIR DAY’S WORK:

“The workman gives to the Capitalist his full day’s
working power; that is, so much of it as he can give
without rendering impossible the continuous
repetition of the transaction. In exchange, he
receives just as much, and no more, of the
necessities of life as is required to keep up
the repetition of the same bargain every day.”

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LESSON NO. 1
WIN-WIN SITUATION: COOPERATION
EQUALS SHARED BLESSINGS

IF WE ARE IN HR:
1. WE EXPECT HARD WORK AND FULL
COMMITMENT FROM EMPLOYEES.
2. IN RETURN, WE PAY EMPLOYEES WHAT
IS DUE THEM. WE NEVER SHORT-
CHANGE THEM.

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

ULTIMATE GOAL: TO ATTAIN ONE’S GREATEST

POTENTIALS
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Herzberg’s Theory of Motivation

MONEY IS NOT EVERYTHING. IF WE TAKE CARE

OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF
OUR BUSINESS!
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LESSON NO. 2
TO THE QUESTION, WHAT IS
HR’S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

MY ANSWER IS SIMPLE:
TO OPTIMIZE THE PERFORMANCE OF
HUMAN CAPITAL

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SUPERMARKET BEING OPENED AT 10:04

A.M.
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REGARDLESS OF THE BUSINESS YOU ARE IN, DO IT WELL AND SERVE THE PEOPLE WELL

STORE STILL NOT OPEN AT 10:10 A.M.

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THIS IS THE BUILDING LOBBY WHERE I USED TO

WORK IN MAKATI CITY
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LESSON NO. 4. INTEGRITY IS DOING THE RIGHT
THINGS EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING. IT IS ALSO
DOING WHAT YOU SAY YOU WILL DO.

ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY IS WHERE WE

PARK OUR CARS