Strategic Human Resource Management

Performance measurement is a key role in human resources management today. • Analyze at least three types of performance appraisals. o Identify some of the advantages and/or disadvantages of each type. o Feel free to share personal experiences or concerns that arise when considering how to have tough conversations with employees. • Identify which approaches should be taken when an employee warning is needed, or corrective action is required. o Note the key considerations for managers in each of these situations. o Cite at least one reference Part Two: Developing an Employee Training Session This portion should be no more than two pages in length. Imagine you are a new employee in an HR department. Your first task is to develop a plan for an employee training session on stress management. • Identify specific, relevant topics that should be covered during the training session, with justification. • Describe proven methods of tracking employee attendance and dealing with employees who do not attend or participate in mandatory training. • Develop detailed criteria to assist in selecting a vendor to use for the stress management training session. • Provide a well-reasoned explanation for why one of these training methods is most effective: presentations, case studies, simulations, and discussions. • Cite two or more credible, relevant, and appropriate sources that support the creation of a training plan. Part Three: Dismissal Meeting Write a 6-8 page paper in which you: • Propose three ways, proven to be effective, that a manager can cope with negative emotions that accompany an organizational layoff. • Describe a detailed, step-by-step process for conducting a dismissal meeting. • Determine fair and equitable compensation, with justification, that the company may provide to the separated employee. • Create a chart depicting a fair and equitable timeline for the disbursement of the compensation. o Use Microsoft Word or an equivalent application, such as OpenOffice. • Predict three ways an organizational layoff can affect a company's future strategic direction. • Support your propositions, assertions, arguments, or conclusions with at least four credible, relevant, and appropriate sources synthesized in a coherent analysis.