The 'HR Role' of the Line Manager

In current times, more than ever before, the role of a Line Managers has a large 'HR skill' part to it.
Whether that is the requirement for a 'welfare' type check in with your team members, or maintaining the focus on performance during difficult times, or managing a safe return back to the workplace, or supporting individuals with personal situations which are impacting them. All of these require you to carry out activities that perhaps you have previously looked to your HR Team to do ?
​​The reality is that Managing and Leading a team in 2020 also requires you to have a level of HR skill. This doesn't mean you need to be an expert but you do need to know how to :
  • Recruit for a role
  • Appraise and  manage everyday  performance 
  • Handling conflict and disputes that arise
  • Deal with sickness and absenteeism
  • Address underperformance
  • Tackle unacceptable behaviours and breach of policies
  • ​Motivate people individually
  • Develop your team to perform now and for the future 
and sometimes it will be necessary to 
  • Make a dismissal or redundancy
The skills needed to do the above activities are all learnable and they are what we specialise in as an organisation .

SKILLS SPOTLIGHT

Aspire HR Ltd can work with Line Managers to develop their HR skills through Training (currently delivered Virtually), online video based programmes and with a Mentoring approach. 

Here is a spotlight on a few of the practical HR skills that we know that Line Managers need to be confident and competent at in the modern workplace. Do get in contact to discuss other topics.  Angela and her team of Associates are experienced in delivering a wide range of leadership topics.

Recruitment

Hiring a new team member can be an exciting opportunity and also a daunting experience.  
  • Where do you start?
  • How do you attract people?
  • What questions should you ask?
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Learning How to Hire  and how to get it right is a skill which can be learnt!

Here are some options Aspire HR Ltd can offer you:

Online video course :
How to Hire: Getting it right first time is a video based online course which you can take at a time and pace to suit you. it takes you through the whole process, giving an overview of what you need to consider at each stage. 

Virtual Live Training - available as an in-company offering, Aspire HR Ltd can offer you a Recruitment series of virtual classrooms which will cover the key stages of Identifying Need, Attracting, Selecting and Inducting.
Contact us to discuss your specific needs.
Performance
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Getting the best out of each one of your team members is often the biggest concern for every manager. No matter what the team, or what level of management, or even what type of organisation. Fundamentally the question for the manager is the same. 
  • How do I get the required performance out of this individual?
The organisation may have processes and systems in place - but your job as the manager is to use the tools at your disposal to motivate, coach and enable the best performance from each individual.

How can we help?
Aspire HR Ltd works with clients in a number of different ways to achieve the outcomes they desire. These can involve:
Consulting - working with you to identify the issue and make recommendations on possible solutions
Training - used where there is clarity on the cause and the best solution is a training intervention 
Coaching & mentoring  - enabling the line manager to work through identifying a cause and solution and being the accountability partner for this.
​Redundancy

Facing the prospect of making redundancies, potentially within your own team, is one of the hardest tasks you will face as a Line Manager. 

Handling it competently, with confidence requires knowledge and skill. Delivering the difficult communication requires both courage and compassion.
  • How skilled and ready are you to manage a redundancy?
Aspire HR Ltd can help !

Step 1: Understand your individual level of skill and readiness. 
Download our FREE Redundancy Skills Audit 

Step 2: Upskill yourself with information from trusted sources or training from qualified professionals who understand what you will need to know without too much legal jargon.
Check out our series of Virtual Live Training Workshops. Available as open programmes or 'in-company'.
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Step 3:  Work with a buddy or mentor who is experienced in this situation and can guide you at each stage. 
Mentoring Sessions (6 x 1 hr sessions, held virtually) are available to support you.