III-D: Strategic Management of Human Capital

Maximize the principles that are embodied in successful human capital management.

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This is one of our highest priorities during this planning period. The President’s Management Agenda calls for various human capital strategies. These are listed below with a brief description of the RRB’s intentions regarding each one: Strategic alignment with the agency’s mission: We will align our human capital policies to support the accomplishment of the agency’s mission, vision, goals and objectives. This will include ensuring that all employees and organizational units can link their daily activities with the agency’s mission. Workforce planning and deployment: We will recruit, hire, develop and retain a diverse workforce with the strategic competencies required for mission-critical positions. Leadership and knowledge management: We will foster a leadership environment that inspires, motivates and guides employees toward our strategic goals; coaches, mentors, and challenges staff; provides needed training and sharing of knowledge; and, models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, and respect for all individuals. Results-oriented performance culture: We will maintain a performance culture that effectively uses performance appraisal and incentive systems to distinguish between good and poor performers and encourages innovation, creativity and enthusiasm among our staff. We will also provide a flexible work environment, using programs such as family-friendly leave, compressed work schedules, telecommuting, and other accommodations to improve morale and productivity. Talent: We will encourage professionalism and productivity in our workforce through training, incentives, and effective performance appraisal systems. We will also promote a climate of openness, continuous learning, and improvement. Through our succession/workforce planning efforts, we will strive to identify all mission-critical occupations, competencies and skills, addressing any identified gaps. Accountability: We will document our human capital management policies and guidelines through plans, procedures, handbooks and reports, and will use analytical data to aid our decision-making and to assess our overall progress in this area.

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