Материал: Никова Тхе Басиц Иссуес оф Манагемент ин Усе 2016

ment in which people will choose to be motivated, contributing, and happy. HR department helps establish the organizational culture and climate in which people have the competency, concern and commitment to serve customers well.

In this role, the HR manager provides employee development opportunities, employee assistance programs, gains haring and profit-sharing strategies, creative approaches to problem solving and regularly scheduled communication opportunities.

Change Champion

The constant evaluation of the effectiveness of the organization results in the need for the HR professional to frequently champion change. Knowing how to link change to the strategic needs of the organization will minimize employee dissatisfaction and resistance to change.

Vocabulary:

recruiting – процесс поиска кандидатов на открытую вакансию для последующего приема на работу;

staffing – комплектование кадров; hiring – найм на работу;

training – обучение;

development – повышение квалификации; to retain – удерживать, сохранять;

to strike (зд) – достигать;

basic needs – основные потребности; market driven – диктуемые рынком;

to differentiate from – выделиться из общей массы, отличаться от других;

line manager – руководитель среднего звена; workforce – штат сотрудников;

employee base – штат сотрудников; attainment – достижение (чего-либо);

systemizing policing arm – систематизирующее, дисциплинирующее подразделение;

executive management – административное руководство, управленческий аппарат;

road block – препятствие;

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strategic partner – стратегический партнер;

employee advocate – защитник интересов сотрудников; change champion – борец за перемены;

to contribute – способствовать, содействовать, вносить вклад; to foster – способствовать, благоприятствовать;

gainsharing – участие в прибыли;

champion (зд.) – поборник, защитник, боец / защищать, бороться (за что-либо).

Ex. 1. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases.

Основные потребности сотрудников; потребности компании, диктуемые рынком; сделать все от себя зависящее; много споров; потребности и приоритеты сотрудников; сосредоточиться на основных принципах и установках, достичь оптимального баланса, руководить штатом сотрудников, попадают под функции отдела по управлению персоналом, набирать кадры, основные принципы функционирования на рабочем месте, заработная плата и дополнительные выплаты, удержание, обучение и развитие персонала, удовлетворять изменяющиеся потребности, систематизирующее, дисциплинирующее подразделение управленческого аппарата компании, достижение целей генерального стратегического бизнесплана компании, стратегический партнер, защитник сотрудников, борец за перемены, последний оплот бюрократии.

Ex. 2. Write down Russian equivalents for the following words and phrases.

Basic needs of employees, market driven needs of the company, to do your best, a good deal of debate, the needs and priorities of employees, to focus on the practices and policies, strike the optimal balance, to manage the employee base, fall under HR management, staffing, basic workplace policies, compensation and benefits, retention, training and developing employees, to meet the changing needs, systemizing policing arm of executive management, attainment of the overall strategic business plan and objectives, strategic partner, employee advocate, change champion.

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Ex. 3. Answer the questions, based on the text.

1.What is the most complicated task of HR management?

2.What are the key areas that fall under HR management?

3.Say a few words about each of the following areas: staffing, basic workplace policies, compensation and benefits, retention, training and developing employees, regulatory issues.

4.Why is HR sometimes called «The last bastion of bureaucracy»?

5.What are three major roles HR person plays in the modern business world?

6.Say a few words about each of the following roles: strategic partner, employee advocate, change champion.

Ex. 4. What do you think the main idea of the text is?

1.Both knowledge about and the ability to execute successful change strategies make the HR professional exceptionally valued.

2.The job of HR manager is to help your firm to strike an optimal balance between the strategic needs of your business and the basic people needs of your workforce.

3.The HR person contributes to the development of and the accomplishment of the organization wide business plan and objectives.

Ex. 5. Prepare to present a summary of the text.

1.Make a plan of the text.

2.Write down phrases and expressions you will be using when talking about each part.

3.Present a summary.

Ex. 6. Translate into English using vocabulary and expressions from the text.

1.В функции менеджера по управлению персоналом входит поиск кандидатов на свободную вакансию, найм, обучение персонала, вопросы оплаты труда.

2.Самый главный актив компании – это ее сотрудники.

3.Необходимо найти оптимальный баланс между стратегическими задачами предприятия и основными потребностями его сотрудников.

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Ex. 8. Discussion time.

Divide the audience into two groups. One will try to prove, that the most important thing for HR department is meeting the people’s needs of the employees, and the other – that needs and priorities of the company are much more important. Where is the truth?

Ex. 9. Essay writing.

The role of HR s constantly changing. Nowadays HR specialist is considered to be strategic partner, employee advocate and change champion. But at the same time HR department is called «The last bastion of bureaucracy». It serves as the systemizing, policing arm of executive management. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? How important is it to comply with federal and local regulations?

Think about it and write an essay about traditional roles of HR department in modern environment.

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