This document outlines the top 10 HR best practices that can help achieve organizational goals. These include delighting employees with unexpected rewards, using open feedback mechanisms to capture employee ideas, highlighting top performers, sharing knowledge across the organization, implementing a fair performance evaluation system, using 360 degree feedback, tying bonuses to individual and team performance, adopting an open book management style of sharing company information, and creating a safe, healthy and happy workplace. The overall goal of these practices is to motivate employees, encourage innovation, and align employees with the company's strategic objectives.

1. Human Resource Best Practices
Top 10

2. Top 10 HR Best Practices
that can help you achieve your organizational
goals every year
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3. (in the form of a reward)
10. Delight Employees with the Unexpected
Delight employees with unexpected things
Top Performers
Select Others
(to motivate them)
Gift Certificates

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09. Rewards
Recognizing Employee Talent
50/50
(may not work)
Public Appreciation
(Applause from colleagues)
Employee Satisfaction
Cash Bonus is less significant than
Colleagues approval and applause
Significance of Rewards

5. 08. Open House Discussions and Feedback Mechanisms
Ideas rule the world
Biggest source of ideas
are the employees
Ideas
Lack of
appropriate
mechanism
(to capture ideas)
Appropriate
mechanisms• Open-house discussion
• Employee-management meets
• Suggestion boxes
• Critical Incident Diaries (and other tools)

6. Company Intranet
Make them visible
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07. Highlight Performers
Profiles of Top Performers
Top Performer
Display Boards
Top Performer
Encourages others to put in their best
Competitive Company Environment

7. 06. Knowledge Sharing
Systematic Knowledge Management that supports Strategy
Knowledge
Database
Essential
knowledge from
skill development
programs
Innovative ideas
implemented in
the workplace
Information from
the employees
Information from
the company
Share the knowledge with other Employees and
Managers

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05. Fair Evaluation System
Fair Evaluation System
where performance and goals are linked
Individual
Performance
Organizational Goals
Self-Evaluation System
Based on Achievements
Tracked over the year
“Reviewer” participation (immediate
manager’s manager)
Cross-functional feedback (evaluation by a
second manager for whom the employees
work matters)

9. 04. 360 Degree Performance Management Feedback System
360°
Evaluation
Seniors
Subordinates
Peers

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03. Performance Linked Bonuses
Fixed Bonus
+
Variable Bonus
Employee
Incentive Disillusionment
Based on how it is
Administered Communicated
Design Bonuses so that
Employees understand
No payout
unless
company has
X-level of
profitability
Additional Criteria:
• Team’s performance
• Individual
performance

11. Employee Personal Data
Sales
Management Objectives
New Clients
Company Policies
Contracts
02. Open Book Management Style
Share information about
Ensures employee enthusiasm
towards business
Creates interests in strategic
decision, thus aligning them
to your business objective
Tools available:
• Employee Self-service portal
• Manager on-line

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01. Safe, Healthy and Happy Workplace
Create a safe,
healthy and happy
workplace
Employees feel at
home and stay for a
very long time
Capture their thoughts
through frequent
employee surveys

13. Thank You
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