* Your manager has asked you to draft a proposal for improving the management of human resources in your company. * Describe the best ideas for improvement presented in the brainstorm session from the human resource improvement Discussion Question. * Select the best ideas from at least two of the different areas discussed. What are the different ways that changes to these areas would affect business?

I think that the best ideas for improvement are the two I chose in the Discussion Question. These include “training and development” and “performance appraisal and feedback”. Although training and development is an extremely expensive part of a company’s system, many employees spend more time training than they do on the job. To cut some cost, many major companies rely on training facilities and consultants also known as outsourcing to do their employee training while other companies provide in-house training. Many employees can be trained on the production lines by the management or other experienced employees, however, many companies will rely on the skill-trained courses taught at night for major training. Bigger companies have the resources to provide excellent training and developmental opportunities. Performance and appraisal is a way in which managers review and evaluate how well an employee retains what they learned from training and apply to their jobs. This process includes evaluating an employee’s work and providing them with feedback, whether it is positive or negative. It is the manager’s responsibility to reward the employees with either a raise in pay, bonuses, or something else to show appreciation for good reviews. It is also the manager’s responsibility to give feedback for those employees that are performing below the expectations to keep them motivated and show them that you are concerned. Also, the manager should be trying to find the