Workforce Planning
Key Elements of Workforce Planning Fundamental to any HR department is planning the structure of the workforce, for today and into the future. It’s important as an organisation to be prepared—and not just reacting to—human resource changes such as retirements and turnover. Putting in place a simple four step strategy, [...]
Team Based Planning
Team Based Planning Optimising the structure and planning the deployment of employees across an organisation is a major responsibility of any human resources department. With management teams increasingly dispersed, and having to work remote from one another, OfficeWork Software has developed a collaboration module to assist teams plan for the [...]
Retirement and Succession…
Retirement and Succession Planning Succession planning is the process of identifying younger talent to fill vacant positions. Progressive businesses, both big and small, can’t afford to wait until the moment senior members of their staff announce their retirements to start planning replacements. . The benefits of having a formal succession [...]
Span of Control is Important
Why Span of Control is Important What is span of control? Simply put, span of control refers to the number of employees under a manager’s direct control (i.e. a manager with five direct reports has a span of control of five). When examining organisational structure, span of control is [...]
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 [...]
Managing Change in Times of Crisis
Managing Change in Times of Crisis Businesses today are undergoing rapid and massive upheaval as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic gripping the world. Many management teams are scrambling to adapt to two seismic shifts in their workforces. One, the move of employees to remote working situations and the changes [...]
The Impact of Contractors
Visualising the Impact of Contractors Most companies of size today balance a workforce of employees and contractors. According to Self-employed Australia, 17.1 per cent of the Australian workforce are self-employed, totalling 2 million persons. Loosely defined, an employee will just be working for your organization, generally works at your place [...]
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 [...]
Using Org Charts to Power Success
Using Org Charts to Power Success Almost every company owns an organisational chart, or org chart as they are commonly known, but they are implemented to varying degrees of success. HR personnel often struggle with general purpose diagramming tools like Visio and PowerPoint and charts are updated sporadically. Software based [...]
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 [...]
