Expert Advice

Three Reasons You Need an Org Chart Now

In today’s rapidly changing business environment it important to be able to adapt to changes quickly. To do so,  an organization’s structure and key workforce metrics need to be clearly displayed and immediately accessible. The creation of new project teams, reorganizations, reductions in force, mergers and acquisitions, along with break [...]

April 20th, 2018|

How to Avoid Skill Shortages in Your Organization

How to Avoid Skill Shortages in Your Organization Joe Kolinger presented this webcast at HR.com recently: Protecting your company from skill shortages is a ubiquitous problem. Today, many companies are facing a common problem – they have plenty of “data” about their talent, but what they don’t have is a [...]

May 22nd, 2017|

5 Reasons to Integrate Your Org Chart into Your Intranet

5 Reasons to Integrate Your Org Chart into Your Intranet With the workforce becoming more mobile and distributed 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 the shoulder for [...]

May 15th, 2017|

9 Reasons Even Smaller Businesses Need an Org Chart

9 Reasons Even Smaller Businesses Need an Org Chart For any growing organisation, deciding the best direction to take is key to success. There are many factors that differentiate large business operations from small business operations, one of them lies in the communication and implementation of a proper organisational [...]

June 23rd, 2016|

Span of Control & Organisational Structure

What is Span of Control And Organisational Structure? It is very important to understand span of control and organisational structure when describing an organisation. Simply, span of control refers to the number of subordinates under the manager’s direct control. As an example, a manager with five direct reports has a [...]

December 5th, 2015|

Why Do Businesses Need Organisation Chart Software?

An organisation’s workforce is its backbone. It supports the business and its objectives. If it is healthy, strong and flexible, the business thrives. If the structure is weak or brittle, the body—the business—suffers. So it makes sense to not only see but also analyze the structure of the organisation. While [...]

May 18th, 2015|

The Value of Talent Management and Succession Planning

Software Advice, an HR and recruiting technology research firm, recently released a report discussing the value of talent management and succession planning—“the process of identifying and developing current employees for future leadership roles”—and how it affects employee engagement. The key finding? . . . 62% of employees surveyed say they [...]

March 17th, 2015|