5 effective HR management methods in the new normal

Human resources always play a crucial role in the operations of organizations or businesses. Effective management and utilization of resources are prerequisites for success and sustainable business development, especially in the post-pandemic period. So, what human resource management methods should leaders apply to suit the current new normal context? Let’s find out with 1Office in the article below!

I. Effective Human Resource Management Methods to Help Businesses Grow Post-Pandemic

Although each type of business will have different human resource management methods, in general, there are 5 common methods widely applied by many businesses today. From these basic HR management methods, each manager can flexibly adapt them to suit their needs and bring better management efficiency to the business.

1. Remote Recruitment and HR Management

A large-scale survey shows that businesses will consider reducing costs for permanent recruitment and instead, focus more on online recruitment methods to evaluate and review the effectiveness of the recruitment process more comprehensively. This has achieved certain efficiencies compared to previous interview methods, such as saving costs and time for both candidates and recruiters. At the same time, this method also helps make interview results more accurate and objective by reviewing candidates’ answers through replaying interview videos for further analysis.

Besides, “remote working” is also a model that has been implemented for over a year to adapt to COVID-19 and, moreover, is becoming a model that can be applied even in the new normal. In the context that the pandemic situation may return and to adapt to the strong digitalization trend happening globally, instead of only applying the work-from-home model during social distancing, many businesses will continue to be flexible with this model in the near future – even when the pandemic is under control.

2. Enhance Employee Training and Competency Development

One of the top human resource management methods that businesses are currently interested in is enhancing employee training and competency development. Training not only provides employees with foundational knowledge, work skills, labor skills, and situation-handling skills to adapt more flexibly, helping the business develop sustainably, but it is also one of the key factors in retaining employees.

However, post-pandemic training activities should not only focus on skills training but also on 3 core competencies needed for success in any field, especially in the current volatile, uncertain, and complex context:

• Remote work management skills: This aims to address issues such as effective remote leadership and keeping employees motivated in difficult circumstances.
• Change management skills: This is an essential skill to respond to changes in the workplace. For example, in business models where employees are used to working directly with customers, they now need to adjust more flexibly to adapt to market changes.
• Leadership skills: In the current volatile period, HR managers need to consider replacing cumbersome administrative machinery with a system of clear objectives and rapid decision-making capabilities.

3. Manage & Reward Employees Based on Performance

It is clear that the pandemic has significantly affected how businesses manage and evaluate their staff. A prominent issue is that most employees feel their performance evaluation results do not accurately reflect their contributions. Especially in a period where most employees work remotely, performance management becomes even more crucial. To accurately assess the role of personnel in the organization and appropriately reward employees with good contributions, here are 2 factors that managers need to consider:

• Balance employee goals with business priorities: managers should have regular conversations with employees to jointly identify priority activities and flexibly adjust them according to actual conditions.
• Focus on the contributions of all employees: it is necessary to balance motivating and retaining top performers while also inspiring the work spirit and capabilities of personnel whose performance is declining.

4. Optimize the Employee Experience

One of the human resource management methods that businesses need to prioritize more than ever is enhancing interaction and optimizing the employee experience. Businesses need to apply practical solutions to create a work environment that closely follows the objectives of each changing market period. From there, optimize the employee experience with 4 factors: the physical environment experience, the technology environment experience, the cultural experience, and the experience of a meaningful workplace. A leader who invests in the employee experience will be “rewarded” with a dedicated and self-motivated workforce.

5. Finalize Human Resource Plans and Strategies

It’s clear that new-era business trends (such as the shift from offline to online models) are placing new demands on human resource planning. Therefore, managers need to create specific plans, build strategies, and transform the workforce accordingly.

• Re-evaluate strategic positions in the company: with the current fluctuations in business operations, companies need to re-evaluate the most critical positions for the present and post-crisis periods.
• Skill groups: beyond individual roles, businesses also need to focus on key skill groups for each employee to identify necessary future skills and determine if their staff meets the requirements. This requires a more comprehensive view of the talent supply, rather than just focusing on job titles and vacant positions.
• Talent system: today, AI-powered tools can help assess individual employee skills. Based on this, managers can accurately understand the existing qualities of their personnel and flexibly organize assignments based on suitable skills.

Read now: What is Employee Engagement? Solutions to Enhance Employee Engagement in Your Business

II – Digitize Effective HR Management Methods with 1Office

Applying HR management software not only helps businesses keep up with the market’s digital transformation trend and create a distinct competitive advantage, but also contributes to optimizing resources and saving maximum time and costs. With 1Office – an all-in-one business management software, leaders can manage all HR-related operations quickly and easily on a single platform.

Comprehensively Solve Every HR Challenge from a Holistic Perspective

More than just an application for handling routine tasks like timekeeping – payroll or an HR records management software that provides a complete data platform, 1Office is a comprehensive HR management system that helps evaluate, analyze, and plan resources, optimizing personnel costs for the business:

• Recruitment: Standardize and digitize the recruitment process to make hiring simpler and more effective; save up to 85% of time and costs
  Personnel Utilization: Help leaders assign and coordinate work more effectively. At the same time, minimize management and document storage costs
• Performance Appraisal: Provide managers with a multi-dimensional view of employee performance to make accurate, objective decisions, eliminating emotional factors
• Training & Human Resource Development: Managers can track and evaluate the personnel situation from recruitment, onboarding, and training throughout their entire employment at the company. This helps build a clear and scientific training and development roadmap for each employee.
• Internal Culture Development: Ensure consistency – transparency – objectivity within the business. Help businesses build a professional, proactive, and flexible work culture

Digitize Records – Towards a Paperless Office

Instead of managing personnel information, timekeeping, and payroll manually, now with 1Office, all operations and data are digitized on the software. As a result, businesses will save maximum time, effort, and costs associated with cumbersome and inefficient manual management tasks.

Customization and Automation – The Outstanding Advantages of 1Office

There are many software solutions on the market today that provide smart, professional HR management systems for effective employee management. However, finding an HR management software that fits the scale and field of each individual business is not simple.

With 1Office, users can proactively set up and flexibly adjust features to suit their needs. In addition, the software automatically aggregates data for reporting systems, approval systems, and alert systems, helping leaders manage more conveniently, simply, and time-efficiently.

Reasonable & Flexible Pricing

Most software today charges based on fixed packages (with a minimum package for 30 users or more). This inadvertently inflates the cost and wastes resources. In contrast, 1Office charges on a “subscription” basis – the usage cost corresponds to the number of users. Starting from just 2,000 VND/user/month, businesses can enjoy the full benefits of 1Office.

Thanks to its outstanding features, 1Office has comprehensively met the needs of over 3,500 businesses across various industries/sectors such as: Manufacturing, Real Estate, Commerce, Services, Construction, Tourism, Logistics, etc. It’s time for your business to digitize its human resource management system to optimize management costs, increase work accuracy, and “free up” labor!

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