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IPM building leaders for tomorrow Today people with knowledge, charisma, vision and acquired interpersonal skills are not necessarily fit for leadership. The leaders of this new age require a different blend of competencies. The speed in which the world is changing, globalisation and other social factors pose a new set of challenges to a senior manager or an executive in a managerial or leadership position. Ability to cope with stress and tension within and outside the organisation, the need to make critical decisions quickly, delegation of work, selecting, developing and training the Human Resource is all part of leadership. Today, a leader should be emotionally intelligent, having emotional competencies, be able to adapt and have empathy towards those of whom he or she is leading. The leaders should exercise initiative, be confident, have a positive attitude and a winning mind. They should be able to recognise the natural processes of change and manage change within an organisation to stay on course with the mission and vision of that organisation and help achieve the short and long-term objectives. Most of all, a leader should be accountable as much as he is responsible. The Institute of Personnel Management who is at the forefront of developing Human Resource management in the country has recognised the need to play a vital role in building leaders for tomorrow. IPM who is leading in the profession in Sri Lanka took a very ambitious step by reviewing their vision and mission statements in mid last year. The vision of IPM was changed from 'to create world class organisations through people' to 'be the leader among the professionals of HR management in South East Asia in 2010.' In October this year, Janaka Kumarasinghe, President of the IPM was elected as the President of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management. This appointment has given IPM the membership to the World Federation of Human Resource Management. It is correct to state that the President of IPM and the Institute was elected to this position as recognition to the ardent work that was carried out in the past in the field of Human Resource Development. With this new role comes the responsibility and accountability of initiating training and educational programmes to raise the standards in Human Resource management within the country and to enhance the level of leadership in all sectors of management through HR development. In the past, IPM was recognised for its Diploma and certificate programmes. But today IPM has been successful in getting recognition for its involvement in creating excellence in managing people through continuous improvement and development of HR Professionals. IPM has stayed true to its role to help HR practitioners to enhance their professionalism and thereby contributing to the development of the HR profession. Various seminars on new developments of Human Resource development are conducted frequently to keep the membership and those in the field of HR management abreast with the global trends. An HR learning centre has also been set up which will record key learning within the profession and provide vital insights to the practising HR professionals and senior management who is involved in the subject of managing people. All this is done within the new building of IPM (HR House) which is situated in Colombo 5. The 'HR House' has been undoubtedly a catalyst in enhancing the level of professionalism in Human Resource management in the country and contributed immensely to make the workforce employable and competitive and also looked at increasing productivity at a national level. A spokesman of the institute is of the strong opinion that the endeavours of the institute will bring out a new breed of leaders so essential for organisational and national growth. "Today if we look at the problems in our workplace, the breakdown we often experience in industrial relations stems out of poor leadership," he stated. He further emphasized that productivity, increasing the levels of competencies to face heightened competition etc could be achieved only through systematic development and training of the human resource. "At the Institute of Personnel Management," we have the expertise and experience to guide and mentor those who are involved in the area of Human Resource to build constantly learning and evolving organisations. We are building leaders for tomorrow," he stated. |
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