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 There are many ways by which this pervasive ignorance in HR Management is manifested.  The larger than life manifestation of pervasive ignorance in HR Management is APING. There is a popular adage that says "every mistake in New York is a new style" in my clime. Permit me to call you an Ignorant Human Resources Practitioner (IHRP) by Aping things that work in other places but cannot work in your environment. Some examples are:- - Attending open training courses that you cannot apply the knowledge where you work makes you an IHRP. - Copiously quoting management experts from other lands, whose ideas you cannot apply to your job, makes you an IHRP. - Promoting Remote working while working in factory that cannot produce without staff physically on ground, makes you an IHRP. - Promoting robotics while living in a country that cannot provide 4hours electricity per day for her citizen, makes you an IHRP. - You work in a bank that cannot load her ATMs remotely but with wide mouth pr

 There is always a price tag for every disobedient action you take against your father's position.

 From the CAREER: BUSINESS EMPLOYABILITY SUMMIT, we were sold such dummies as:- - No connection no job. - No connection no promotion. - Promotion comes fastest by eye-service. What our "GURUS" did not seem to know are such HR concepts as-: - Merit. - Behavioural interview. - Background checks. - Performance Management System. And. - Taking no account of our level of technological know-how. - That Aping does not get you there. Two rather harsh conclusions I have drawn are:- - That HR Management has left organizations, it is now a social media profession. That by the quality of the facilitators (coaches), it does appear there was a conspiracy to promote Illiteracy and Nepotism.

 What puts off people who would ordinarily support your position in politics? It is your sense of Entitlement.

 Recently, I unfortunately exposed myself to pervasive ignorance in HR Management through a summit I attended; CAREER: BUSINESS EMPLOYABILITY SUMMIT. This week and next, we shall share highlights and conclusions from the summit. - The quality of the facilitators was suspect. - A majority of the facilitators have no HR education, training, experience and professional certification. - Entering the labour market nolonger require educational qualifications. - Social media skills is what can land you employment. - With technology, so many jobs will vanish, for example, an application is already taking over the jobs of doctors and nurses. - Without connections, it is very difficult to secure employment. - Social media HR Awards is the vogue. It is really correct, that you cannot give what you don't have. Next week, we shall share hard core HR Management ignorance.

 What do you have in your nation, a foolish majority or a wise minority? A foolish majority of course.

 Continuing on pervasive ignorance in HR Management, we share today some implications of Ignorance. I concluded very early in my active work time that Ignorance could make a man to operate without principles, indecisive, become a thief and finally looses integrity. In order to overcome the above, I set for myself the following non-negotiable principles:- - Shall not work for anyone who owes salaries. - Shall not negotiate my annual leave when it falls due. - Shall not leave what can be done now for later. - Shall not clug my desk with files pretending to be very busy. Based on the above, I concluded that:- - Anyone who continues to go to work while being owed salaries is a THIEF. - Anyone who for any reason whatsoever refuses to go on annual leave is THIEF. - Any HR Manager who combines Salary Administration with Pay Roll function is a THIEF. - Any HR Manager who works long hours with nothing to show is an Ignoranmous. EYE SERVICE IS A SIN.