Human Leadership: for improved HR functions!

There have been "managers" and "leaders" in the organisation with two distinct roles. A HBR article, Bailey J. R. (2022), shows every employee needs to be both "leading" and "managing," and the C-level executives possess a balance between leading and managing.

 

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Bailey J. R. (2022) kept a record of the comments of 1,000 executives who were questioned over a fifteen-year period about the distinction between managing and leading. It summarizes that the two roles are still significant and that there should be a balance between leadership and management with the same skills in an organisation.

Leaders need management skills, and managers need leadership skills!

A report by Dixit, R. (2023) shows that on the workplace enhancement front, the importance of an effective leader and manager has grown like a weed with the demand for empathetic, adaptive, and authentic leaders who understand their employees' motivations, needs, and pain points.

What is human leadership?

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Leaders to human leadership

On human leadership, Ismil, K. (2022) lists the following ways to encourage leaders toward human leadership:

  • Improve company communications
  • Prioritize teamwork and collaboration
  • Invest in people
  • Encourage feedback
  • Give recognition, rewards, and compliments

 

Today's leaders must adapt their strategies to the changing needs of their workforce since employees are demanding a more personalized work experience that meets their specific needs. Flexibility, employee well-being, freedom, education, and support are given first priority, which boosts output and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

 

In conclusion, emerging human leadership, both leaders and managers, encourages teamwork, collaboration, recognition, rewards, and compliments, which promote a healthy work-life balance.

 

Reference

Bailey J. R, (2022) The Best Managers Are Leaders — and Vice Versa, HBR 

https://hbr.org/2022/09/the-best-managers-are-leaders-and-vice-versa [Accessed: March 7, 2023]

 

Bratton, J., Gold, J. (2017) Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice. Basingstoke; Palgrave MacMillan

 

Dixit, R. (2023) HR Trends for 2023: Future of Human Resource Management, selecthub 

https://www.selecthub.com/hris/hr-trends/ [Accessed on March 7, 2023]

 

Frege, C. and Kelly, J. (eds.) (2020) Comparative Employee Relations in the Global Economy. 2nd ed. London; Routledge.

 

Ismail, K. (2022) What It Means to Be a Human Leader, and Why It's Important Today, Reworked

https://www.reworked.co/leadership/what-it-means-to-be-a-human-leader-and-why-its-important-today/ [accessed on March 7, 2023]

 

Marchington, M. and Wilkinson, A. (2020) Human Resource Management at Work, (7th edn).  London: CIPD.

 

Michael Armstrong, (2012) Human Resource Management Practice, 12th edition, Kogan Page, London, and Philadelphia

 

Purcell, J. and Boxall, P. (2022) Strategy and Human Resource Management, London: Palgrave.

 

Vance, C. and Paik, Y. (2014) Managing a Global Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities in International Human Resource Management. New York: ME Sharpe

Comments

  1. TharangaMarch 12, 2023 at 9:26 AM

    Human leadership can have a significant impact on HR functions. You've explained it well here.

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  2. Iresha UdariApril 3, 2023 at 2:23 PM

    It is true that human leadership is important and should adapt to such strategies in the workplace

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  3. Asanka DevagiriApril 22, 2023 at 3:34 PM

    HR leadership is critical at all sizes of firms. Human resource leaders are compassionate and strong, and they can view challenges from both the employee and customer/client sides. They integrate their goals and efforts with the company's and work hard to create a better working environment for all employees. Well done !

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