1. 21st Century HRD Issues and
Challenges
Team No: 6
Deepa Rani.A – 13MBA069
Divya Muthusamy – 13MBA072
Divya Rajalakshmi.B – 13MBA073
Sagareca.C.A – 13MBA100
Sathya Saraswathy.S – 13MBA104
2. Common challenges faced by
HRD professionals
Culture or attitude:
Different countries have different
culture and as the world has become
a global village HRD Professionals
have to face the cultural challenges in
different countries or with the
employees belonging to the different
countries.
3. Technology or skills:
The pace of technological
development is very high and the new
technologies are replacing the older
ones quickly. Same is the case with
techniques and technologies use for
training. An HR professional has to
upgrade his skills and knowledge to
meet the requirements of the new
generation.
4. Values of behaviour:
The HRD professionals have to adjust
themselves to the emerging new
values as principle centric leadership
is becoming trend in the corporate
world. Values like trust credibility
timeliness and the simpler rules are
becoming the corners stone of many
businesses.
5. Knowledge or information:
Enhancement of knowledge is also a
big challenge for HRD professional as
they have to understand the different
philosophies demonstrated at different
places in the world. For example the
philosophy related to leadership
changes dramatically in organizations
from different parts of the world
6. Life style or habits:
The life style of an employee is also
important for HRD professionals
because they have to understand the
habits of the employees and then
decide the training that needs to be
imparted for bringing a change in the
habits of the employees.
7. Knowledge of new practices:
A HRD professional has to be aware
of the new practices adopted by the
organization around globe. An HRD
professional should know about the
practices like dignity of individual,
retention of employees, leadership by
examples, clear conscience
relationship with employees share
holder, vendors, suppliers, customers
and society at large.
8. Environment:
An open environment is required for
the success of an organization. The
organizational environment should
have meritocracy, fearless, justice,
speed imagination and accountability.
It is the job of the HRD professional to
inspire the employee to perform better
ones this environment is created in the
organization
9. Based on the American Society for Training and
Development trends referred to earlier, McLagan and
Suhadolnik (1989) analyzed the impact these forces
would have on the tasks and roles of the HRD manager in
21st century. They identified the task and role as the
challenges for the future which are as follows:
1. Increased pressure for outcomes in terms of
productivity and cost-effectiveness.
2. Increased pressure to demonstrate improved
quality and value.
3. Accelerated emphasis on customer service
and satisfaction.
4. Increased sophistication in HRD tools,
technologies, methods and theories.
Other Challenges…
10. 5. Increased pressure due to workforce
diversity in demographics and values.
6. Pressure to meet increased expectations of
worker creativity, risk taking and adaptation to
change.
7. Increased use of systems.
8. Business strategies that concentrate on
human resources.
9. Pressure due to changed organizational
emphasis from loyalty to merit.
10. Increasing pressure of globalization.
11. More workforce demand for meaning and
participation in work.
12. More team changes due to flatter and more
flexible organizations.
