1. By Dr. Arbab Akanda

2.  What is meant by ‘functions’?  Functions to be examined under heading mentioned below  Functions to be examined under two headings: transactional and transformational  Key challenges  The role of the HR manager

3.  Employee resourcing:  Recruitment and Selection  Induction  Promotion  Organizational analysis  Terms and conditions of employment  Conflict management  Discipline and grievance

4.  Culture  Underperformance  High labour turnover  Equal opportunities  Leadership  Management  Succession planning  Contingency planning  Structure  Job description  Person specification  Time sheets  Preparing proposal for funding (third sector/voluntary)  Employment law  Employee development  Training needs analysis  Implementation of training: soft skills  Designing a training or learning event  Mentoring  Leadership  Research  Staff handbook/brochure  Employee communication  Change  Quality  Corporate governance  Culture analysis  Vision  Mission  Values  Corporate governance

5.  Employment law  Employee development  Training needs analysis  Implementation of training: soft skills  Designing a training or learning event  Mentoring  Leadership  Research  Staff handbook/brochure  Employee communication  Change  Quality  Corporate governance  Culture analysis  Vision  Mission  Values  Corporate governance

6.  Leadership  Research  Staff handbook/brochure  Employee communication  Change  Quality  Corporate governance  Culture analysis  Vision  Mission  Values  Corporate governance 

7.  Values  Corporate governance  Time sheets  Employment law  Employee development  Training needs analysis  Implementation of training: soft skills  Designing a training or learning event  Mentoring  Leadership

8.  Research  Staff handbook/brochure  Employee communication  Change  Quality  Corporate governance  Culture analysis  Vision  Mission  Values  Corporate governance

9.  The transactional functions are the functions of ‘here and now’ and are immediate and at the same time reactive in nature  Such functions may include:  Administrative functions  Functions dealing with procedures and systems  Examples: recruitment and selection, maternity, paternity, inductions, discipline and grievances, immediate change, terms and conditions of employment, promotion, dealing with conflict management, responding to queries related to HR, for example holiday entitlements, maternity pay, transfers, performance appraisals etc

10.  The transformational functions are long- term and not something which is immediate and reactive.  For example: culture, structure, management style, training and development, developing policies and procedures, change management, leadership  Now please refer to the functions mentioned earlier and put them according to your preferences: transactional or transformational

11.  Few more examples: dealing with motivational issues  Workforce planning  Talent management  Succession planning  Building a competency framework  Vision  Mission  Values  etc

12.  POLITICS  INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT  RIVALRY  NEGATIVE MANAGEMENT STYLE  LACK OF CREDIBILITY  LACK OF TRUST  NO CLEAR VISION OF THE ORGANISATION  MISLEADING LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION OF THE ORGANISATION

13.  PROVIDING LEADERSHIP  LONG-TERM STRATEGIES  OVERSEEING THE HR DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTIONS  LIAISING WITH OTHER MANAGERS  CLARIFYING THE EXPECTATIONS OF OTHER MANAGERS  DEALING WITH STRUCTURE, CULTURE, CHANGE MANAGEMENT

14.  DEVELOPING THE HR FRAMEWORK  LONG-TERM WORKFORCE PLANNING  DEVELOPING THE VISION, MISSION AND VALUES  OVERSEEING THE TRAINING FUNCTIONS  DEALING WITH HR STRATEGIES

15.  SUMMARIZING THE KEY POINTS  QUESTIONS, ANSWERS AND GENERAL DISCUSSIONS  THANK YOU ALL