Hrdhe topics discussed have been generic and organisation centric in nature, thus being adoptable to or usable by any type of organisation whether in private enterprise, state sector or any other. However the writer is of the opinion that it is topical to relate some strategic HRD issues focusing on the state run organisations, semi government, public private partnership institutions and ministries as the Sri Lankan economy is in the threshold of a revival and the state sector has very much a prominent role to play, if not the leading role, in accelerating growth towards a boom.
The need for discussion arises from the fact that many state institutions have not considered human resource development, let alone strategic HRD as a priority. There are a handful of very dynamic state institutions, semi government institutions, public private partnerships which have embarked on and benefitted from ambitious and progressive HRD initiatives. They deserve our accolades. But no planned initiatives and/or investments have been done in this area at all by many state institutions and government owned business undertakings by and large and the absence of a “national HRD roadmap” based on globally accepted norms (localised accordingly of course) focused on productivity, profitability and other bottom-line achievements is a void that is felt.
With a host of professionals, academics and qualified think tanks in the state and private sectors being involved and chipping into help with the “economic resurrection” planned, one is hopeful that this void will be soon filled. This paper is an attempt and a contribution by the writer as a HR professional to introduce some key concepts and initiatives which can be launched in the state run institutions without major policy or procedural changes; and just by progressive leadership.
I’d like to introduce the following concepts in the order that they are presented based on what I see as a pragmatic approach from least complicated to the complicated considering the natural phenomenon of resistance to change and other realities of governance
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