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Workforce Planning

The key to successful workforce planning is making sure your business has the right people available for the right roles at the right time - so the right things get done. What steps can you follow when mapping your workforce?
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Talent Management - What Is It Really?

by Paul Phillips

There seems to be a constant flow of new buzz words popping up and a recent one is 'talent management' - logically following on from 'the war for talent'. Depending on where you look, you will find various definitions of it. We won't try another definition here but let's assume it is about finding talented people, having them perform well and keeping them in the organisation.

Putting Those Plans Into Action - Starting With The People Is A Good Idea

by Paul Phillips

The early part of the year is often taken up with planning. Very soon after that we get caught up in what we think is our normal business. Towards the end of the year we'll wonder what happened and find out that much of what we planned just didn't eventuate.

Human Resources Planning Checklist

by Paul Phillips

This template is designed to be used to collect relevant information from corporate strategic plans to ensure HR plans are comprehensive.

Performance Management Implementation Checklist

by Paul Phillips

An effective performance management program can make a significant contribution to a business. It brings together a number of fundamental people management systems and processes such as job design, measures, development and rewards and ensures they are linked to overall corporate goals.

Sample Management Development Program Outline

by Paul Phillips

The following briefly summarises the elements and module objectives you may consider when introducing a development program for front line managers.

Managing Your Talent... Planning Versus Reacting

by Carol Henriques

Planning ahead for future needs - especially when labor markets begin to tighten up - is not an easy proposition. What follows are some practical ideas to establish a long-term, yet flexible, talent management program with the goal of putting the right people in the right jobs at the right time.

Workforce Planning... It's Not Just About People

Bringing in new staff can be part of the solution, but there are other factors to take into account.

Essentials Of Workforce Planning

by Randy Harrison

"It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow." Aesop, Greek slave & fable author (620 BC - 560 BC)

Cause And Effect: People Practices And Financial Results

by Tom Srivner and Kathryn Sanders

Companies are constantly searching for the "missing link" of human capital management: the cause and effect between people practices and financial results. Our work shows that the alignment really hinges on the ability of the organisation to address key questions: Do we know where to invest our human capital efforts to support our business strategy and market orientation? Are our human capital practices integrated and aligned with one another?

Why HR?

by Isabel Wu

In this article we will provide you with an insight into the role and purpose of HR and why every business needs to develop its own HR system.

Ready For HR Process Engineering? Here’s How To Start

by Gordon Steele

Many organizations, in order to affect better management, embark on business process improvement projects. These endeavors can be time-consuming and, if not properly conducted, can disrupt workflow in the very groups that they are intended to improve.

Preparing Effective Workplace Training Sessions

by NSW Business Chamber

Staff training is a means of “closing” specific competency gaps in the skills and knowledge of each of your staff. You should have identified these gaps via a thorough workplace needs analysis.

How A Business Can Suffer Without Ongoing And Effective Staff Training

by NSW Business Chamber

Well-trained employees are integral to achieving your business objectives. Your staff need up-to-date skills and best practice methods to do their jobs efficiently and effectively.

Are People Your Most Important Asset? - Not Necessarily!

by Paul Phillips

The challenge for existing businesses is this: to carry out effective planning and setting the direction, you need to involve key people.

Succession Planning For Your Staff

by Paul Phillips

Insurance for your business.

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