To prove your worth and to impress everyone else, you could become presumptuous and pretentious. You may think you can solve the crucial problems of the organization by yourself. This is not true and others can ressent it.

What Not To Do: To be too presumptuous and pretentious

It is misadvised to content yourself with knowing just the organization and relegating the knowledge of the people to the background. Your isolation can be fatal. It can reduce your chances of establishing strong relationships with others, and of getting valuable information about the operation of the business.

What Not To do: Isolate oneself from the rest

As a new director, you will probably inherit an old team that does not suit you. It would be a shame to keep such a team that won’t make you succeed. Most of the time, some new leaders are intimidated by the seniority or opinion that team members may have of them. If a team seems unsuitable, avoid keeping it. As a new leader, adjust things.

What Not To DOo To keep an underperforming team

The culture of a company is the norms and values that are developed, including behavior, language used by the staff, the daily business processes. Culture is, therefore, a set of practices already anchored in the habits of the organization. So, as a newcomer in the company, not thinking, acting, adapting to this culture can lead to a disconnect with the other staff. This disconnect can result in misguided decision-making that can frustrate more than one and create a disagreement.

What Not To Do: Not adapt to the culture of the company

A good HR director should be able to administer, mobilize, and develop the human resources involved in an organization for greater efficiency and effectiveness. It does not mean that people are resources but rather that people have resources (talent, skills, gifts) that need to be managed.As a human resources director, it is up to you to manage the resources of the people so that they are best invested in achieving the objectives defined by the company.

What does an HR director do?

<ul><li>recruiting and staffing; </li><li>organizational and space planning; </li><li>performance management and improvement systems; </li><li>organizational development; </li><li>employment and compliance to regulatory concerns; </li><li>employee orientation, development, and training; </li><li>policy development and documentation; </li><li>employee relations; </li><li>company-wide committee facilitation; </li><li>the company, employee and community communication; </li><li>compensation and benefits administration; </li><li>employee safety, welfare, wellness, and health; </li><li>charitable giving; and </li><li>employee services and counseling. </li></ul>

What are the activities and scope of the HR Director function?

<ul><li>Develop your credibility early</li><li>Get to know the business.</li><li>Know how the company makes money</li><li>Know how the company operates (from various points of view)</li><li>Have direct experience with the product</li><li>Be in contact with key persons</li><li>Learn to know your direct reports</li><li>Review any employee surveys, if any</li><li>Set up your priorities strategically</li><li>Have a great team</li></ul>

Get through the first 90 days: practical tips

Your first 90 days in a new company is the integration period. It is therefore vital for you and the company that it goes well. During this period:<ul><li>You need to learn as much as possible about the company and organization, its processes, the role that you have there,</li><li>You need to set up a strategic plan for the future of the company.</li><li>You need to discover what is expected of you: have frequent conversations with the CEO and other executives to determine what they expect of you.</li></ul>

Practical tips for a successful first quarter

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