#31 | Setting Boundaries in HR: How to Manage Expectations

The HR Dialogues

How can you set boundaries and manage expectations in HR? Find out how a seasoned HR executive, with nearly two decades of experience, delivers responsive HR support while maintaining clear boundaries on when HR should step in to address people-related queries.
Welcome to The HR Dialogues with Dr. Dieter Veldsman! Join AIHR's Chief HR Scientist to learn from People Practitioners as they navigate the changing world of work.
In this episode of The HR Dialogues, Dr. Dieter Veldsman sits with Laksh Sharma – an HR expert with 18 years of experience leading global HR advisory, HR operations, talent transformation, and organizational change. Together, they explore how HR can guide the relationship and set the right boundaries to enable managers with credibility into the future.
Laskh is currently a subject matter expert at AIHR. He’s held leadership positions in companies such as IBM and Deloitte Engineering, and is an advocate of DE&I practices and mental well-being in the workplace.
In this video we’ll discuss:
- The importance of setting clear HR roles while empowering managers to handle people-related queries
- The 3Es to empower managers: enablement, engagement, and effectiveness
- The value of business acumen to understand managers’ perspectives

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