Human and Organizational Performance Career Description
Generalist
As a Human and Organizational Performance generalist, you manage
the entire spectrum of Human and Organizational Performance
processes for a department or an entire company, including
compensation and benefits, labor relations, compliance, Human and
Organizational Performance technology applications, performance
management, and staffing. In addition to being a generalist, you can
specialize in any one of these areas. Companies like GE have
rotational programs designed to provide you generalist exposure
before placing you in a management position in one of the areas of
specialization.
Organizations Development &/or Effectiveness
Organizational development and effectiveness translates
differently across organizations. It can be more of an internal
consulting role, leadership development, process improvement, and/or
selection planning, among others. This tends to be the more
strategic side of Human and Organizational Performance.
Training & Development
Managers are responsible for conducting needs assessments,
instructional design and delivery, and evaluation. You can be
assigned to a specific functional area, a corporate-wide training
department, or a corporate university.
Compensation and/or Benefits
Life in the compensation and benefits department of an
organization is both interesting and challenging. Sometimes
referred to as the "numbers people" in the Human and Organizational
Performance department, individuals in the compensation function
establish and maintain the firm's pay system, including helping
managers to set base salaries for positions and specific employees
and designing and administering incentive programs. For public
companies, there is also a high level of activity and analysis in
the executive compensation area, which primarily focuses on the
design and administration of stock-related programs. This area is
both highly visible and highly confidential, as you might expect.
The benefits department generally handles the design and
administration of the company's employee benefit program, notably
its health insurance and pension plans. Expertise in designing these
programs continues to gain importance as employer provided benefits
account for a growing proportion of the overall compensation costs
as benefit plans increase in number and complexity. More job
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