THIS PRESENTATION TALKS ABOUT THE QUALITIES OF A HR MANAGER

1. The Vital Qualities of an HR Manager
• 1. Leadership Skills - An HR Manager is the bridge between the employee and the
organization. Hence his leadership skills such as the ability to understand employees and
their needs, delegate tasks, visualize the bigger picture and remain aligned to the vision
of the organization are crucial. It is also important that they possess sound knowledge of
the functioning of every department of the organization, such as marketing, finance,
sales and so on.
• 2. Communication Skills - Communication should be the middle name of an HR Manager.
He is responsible for much of the interpersonal communication with the employees and
top bosses of the organization. Hence he must be both a people’s person and remain
aligned with the organization.
• 3. Self-Discipline - Because the HR manager deals with real people, challenges can crop
up at any hour. He is also engaged in delivering multiple tasks throughout the day. Hence
he should be adept at prioritizing his tasks and managing any issues that could come up.
This requires great mental and intellectual discipline.

2. The Vital Qualities of an HR Manager
• 4. Ethics and Integrity - The HR is aware of confidential company policies pertaining to
salary packages, placement criteria, selection processes, etc. He is also the one who
receives the smallest to the biggest complaints such as money laundering and sexual
misconduct. Hence his sense of fairness and integrity must be in the right place. He must
be true to his conscience at all times.
• 5. Empathetic Attitude - The HR should essentially be a people’s person. This is a soft
skill that can be built with time but it is at the center of the role. He should be able to
work towards the satisfaction of all employees while retaining the essence of the
organization at the same time. He should take care to not involve himself in personal
issues of the employees and restrict himself to professional complaints unless absolutely
necessary.
• 6. Legally Sound - The HR makes key decisions pertaining to policy frameworks for the
organization. He should ensure he consults the legal team regarding the implications of
the same. This will enable him to tackle any loopholes or issues that might crop up.

3. Qualities of HR Manager
• Qualities of HR Manager are Sympathetic Attitude, Quick Decisions,
Integrity, Patience, Formal Authority, Leadership, Social Responsibility,
Good Communication Skills. HR Manager’s role is to interview and
hire candidates based on their skills and talents.

4. Skills of HR Manager
• According to Henri Fayol, an HR manager should possess human relations skills
much more than other managerial skills. He divided the qualities needed by an
HR manager into these categories:
• Physical-health, vigor, address;
• Mental-ability to understand and learn; judgment, mental vigor, and also
adaptability;
• Moral-energy, firmness, willingness to accept, responsibility, initiative, loyalty,
tact, dignity;
• Educational-general acquaintance with matters not belonging exclusively to the
function performed;
• Technical-peculiar to the function; and
• Experience-arising from the work.

5. The Roles of the HR Manager
• Following are some of the roles the HR Manager plays in ensuring smooth
functioning of the organization -
• Conducting interviews and selecting the appropriate candidates
• Manage the entire recruitment and placement processes effectively
• Assigning job roles and designations as per the abilities of the candidate
• Ensuring training and induction processes are in place to welcome
candidates
• Work consistently with the founding team on enhancing organizational
climate
• Organize programs as and when need to boost employees’ mental health