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. 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Organizational Structure
3 Basic Types of Organizational Structure As companies grow they need to restructure. Organization Development science has identified three types of organizational structure. We’ve listed them below with a brief explanation: 1. Functional A functional structure is simply one that divides a company by specialty. Typical departments are HR, [...]
Understanding Turnover Rate
Understanding and Improving Turnover Rate Understanding and managing turnover rate is a key part of any organization's HR strategy, or at least it should be. Losing good employees is expensive. Managing turnover goes beyond simply calculating the turnover rate and trying to hit an arbitrary number. When business leaders see [...]
Data Integrity in HR Projects
HR Data Integrity for Organizational Change Projects . OfficeWork Software has provided our clients with workforce planning and organizational change solutions since 2005. During this time we have worked on many different organizational change initiatives: mergers, spin-offs, delayering, downsizing and gearing for rapid growth. Over time we have observed that [...]
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. [...]
