Managing Dotted Line Relationships
Managing Dotted Line Relationships Often companies are traditionally structured into functional silos (i.e, manufacturing, finance, sales, etc.) and the hierarchy is well-defined. Each silo manages its own area of responsibility and work is passed in a linear fashion from one silo to another, much like an auto assembly line [...]
OrgCharts for Strategic Planning
Org Charts as a strategic tool Some companies are still maintaining their org charts in simple drawing software such as PowerPoint and Visio. As the charts become bigger and more complex, just formatting these charts becomes more tedious and prone to error. Typically the information on an org chart [...]
Blindsided by Talent Gaps
At a time when businesses are reevaluating the composition of their workplaces we’re revisiting this client story which first appeared in the March 2016 edition of IHRIM’s Workplace Solutions Review. By Joe Kollinger A unique visualisation of the workforce gave one of our clients advance warning of talent gaps [...]
Emotional Wellness
Your Employees & Emotional Wellness . Emotional wellness can no longer be ignored when examining the overall health of a workforce. In a 2014 TNS Social Research report it was found one in five Australians had taken time off work in the previous 12 months because they felt stressed, anxious, [...]
5 Reasons to Integrate…
5 Reasons to Integrate Your Org Chart into Your Intranet by Chris Meyersby Chris Meyers. Today's workforce is more mobile and distributed, and with workers now ever more likely to be spread across offices and time zones, it is increasingly difficult for people to connect with each other like they [...]
Understanding Turnover Rate
Understanding and Improving Turnover Rate A key role of any organisation's HR department is to understand and manage the turnover rate of employees. Losing good employees is just too expensive. Managing turnover goes beyond simply calculating the turnover rate and trying to hit an arbitrary number. When business leaders see [...]
Gender Equality in the Workplace
Gender Equality in the Workplace An August 2019 report by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows that the average gender pay gap remains at 14% in favor of men across the nation—in Western Australia, that gap increases to 21.8%. Disparity in leadership positions is equally acute, with only one [...]
OrgChart Platinum 12 Just Released
OrgChart Platinum 12 Makes Planning Your Company’s Future Easier Novato CA, September 5, 2019, OfficeWork Software, the maker of the leading tools for workforce planning and management has released OrgChart Platinum 12. Organisation charts are increasingly used by companies to plot the future course of their organisations. OfficeWork Software has [...]
Shaping Your Company’s Future
Talent Management - Shaping Your Company’s Future It’s no surprise, in the present buoyant job market, that recruiting high quality candidates is the number one challenge faced by 76% of HR managers according to a recent report by Glassdoor. Talent management—the business of recruiting, hiring and retaining employees—has become an [...]
Better Planning with the 9 Box Grid
How to Use the 9-box Grid for Better HR Planning A 9-box grid provides a visual display of employee performance and is commonly used for succession planning. A 9-box, as seen in the example below, is a way of assessing employees on current performance and future potential within the organization. [...]
