HR Specialists - A pivotal role now and in the future

2020 has seen HR elevated to a pivotal business role in most organisations.

The HR function has been at the centre of the biggest workforce disruption ever experienced in our lifetime. 
From the masses working from home in some sectors, to huge redeployment of people resources in others, the implementation of furlough rules and sadly for some mass redundancy programmes.

HR specialists have been at the centre of all these, whilst also maintaining recruitment & onboarding in a new virtual world, managing payroll, providing access to learning and of course supporting employee wellbeing.

Now it is time to take care of you, your learning and your personal development too. 

SKILLS SPOTLIGHT FOR HR SPECIALISTS

There are several area of technical skill required by HR Specialists such as Employment Law, Reward, and Recruitment, many of which will be covered in HR Qualification courses. There are, however, additional skills which can be critical to you being an effective partner to the business.   
We are spotlighting some of these skills here and welcome an opportunity to speak with you to see how Aspire HR Ltd can support you as an HR professional.

Engaging Stakeholders

  • Who are your key stakeholders for your most important initiative now?
  • How engaged are they in your work?

The ability to communicate and engage with key stakeholders in your organisation is a vital skill for HR specialists. Understanding their needs and requirements, partnering to provide solutions and gaining their support for key initiatives is part of how to be effective in HR. Yet this is rarely taught in HR programmes

Aspire HR Ltd has partnered with clients to develop individuals and teams to develop their Stakeholder skills. We have achieved this through Mentoring/ Coaching and through Training solutions.  Contact us and let's start a conversation about your needs in this area.

The Influential Partner

  • How easy do you find it to influence your decision makers?
  • Do you know how to increase your influence and visibility ?


Influencing key decision makers and line managers is THE only way HR can implement new initiatives in an organisation. 
These days we need Line Managers to carry out most of the day to day HR activities with employees (ie recruiting, appraising, reward, wellbeing) 
 

We also need to engage with and gain the support from Senior Leaders to drive forward  strategic work  on culture change, and business transformation.  Understanding yourself, your level of current  influence and how to expand this wider is critical to your career success in HR. 

Contact us for a complimentary conversation about your needs and possible solutions. 

Effective Business Proposals

  • How robust and credible are your HR proposals to the business?
  • When asked for a business case on an idea - do you know where to start?
As HR Partners to the business it is important to be credible and have an understanding of how the business operates.  This includes understanding the commercial implications of any new initiatives from HR. 
Preparing and pitching business cases is a rarely taught skill in HR training, however know how to do it effectively will be a gamechanger for you in your role!

Aspire HR Ltd has worked with clients to support HR individuals and teams to develop some basic principles in this area. Taking a Mentoring approach to this development has proved successful. Aspire HR Ltd welcome the chance to talk about your requirements and will tailor a bespoke solution for you - contact us today.