Expert Advice

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 [...]

May 13th, 2020|

Managing Remote Workers

Effective Management of Remote Workers While remote workers were not uncommon, the coronavirus pandemic has forced some companies' hands into moving more employees into a work from home situation. Office workers are being asked to remain at home in isolation while organizations struggle to navigate the ever-changing health environment. Even [...]

April 29th, 2020|

The Importance of Retention Rate

The Importance of Retention Rate A recent analysis of 32 million LinkedIn profiles showed that there was a 76% chance of an employee still being at a company 12 months later. Retention rate is an important metric for Human Resource Departments given that retaining talent generally benefits the company as [...]

April 15th, 2020|

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 [...]

April 1st, 2020|

Our Advantage, Speed & Efficiency

The OrgChart Now Advantage - Speed and Efficiency In this new video series, we introduce the advantages of OfficeWork Software’s OrgChart Now. Faster Navigation As anyone who has created org charts manually in programs like Visio, any drawing program, PowerPoint or even Word can attest, producing an org chart [...]

March 18th, 2020|

Managing with Co-leadership

Co-leadership is a term growing in prominence as a management solution. Simply defined, co-leadership is the concept of having two leaders equally positioned and sharing the responsibilities of leadership. A research paper from Regent University concluded that while “shared leadership has its challenges and can be difficult to implement, overall [...]

February 19th, 2020|

The Impact of Contractors

Visualising the Impact of Contractors Most companies of size today balance a workforce of employees and contractors. A recent NPR/Marist poll showed 1 in 5 jobs is held under a contract. Loosely defined, an employee will just be working for your organisation, generally works at your place of business, is [...]

February 5th, 2020|

Emotional Wellness

Your Employees & Emotional Wellness . Emotional wellness can no longer be ignored when examining the overall health of a workforce. Between 2013 and 2016, major depression diagnoses grew most significantly among adolescents (up 63 percent) and millennials (up 47 percent), according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)’s [...]

January 22nd, 2020|

5 Reasons to Integrate…

5 Reasons to Integrate Your Org Chart into Your Intranet by Chris Meyers. Today's workforce is more mobile, and distributed, and with employees spread across offices and time zones, it is more difficult for people to connect with each other like they used to. The days of tapping someone on [...]

January 8th, 2020|

Making Sense of Your Data

Making Sense of your HR Data with Org Charts The great power of modern organizational chart software is being able to make sense of the trove of HR data you already have. By importing the data into a centralized chart, data is transformed into something organized and visual which can [...]

December 18th, 2019|