What’s involved in effective workforce planning?

What’s involved in effective workforce planning?

Workforce planning is far more complex and strategic than back-filling roles when an employee leaves or as the need arises. Ideally, the HR and Recruitment teams need to be involved in strategic business growth initiatives in order to align workforce planning to long-term business goals, according to Hudson RPO. Moreover, the process needs to be…

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How companies can best manage employee stress

How companies can best manage employee stress

Most employers want to get the most out of their employees, reduce turnover rate, increase employee retention and develop a high functioning and motivated team. Reducing employee stress is a key step in improving the productivity in your employees. By 2020, depression will rank second only to heart disease as the leading cause of disability…

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Should your company move to an agile framework?

Should your company move to an agile framework?

Quite often the focus of a business is internal – ‘how we do things around here’. It’s challenging finding the time to understand how innovation is affecting your industry and how you might leverage this to help your business achieve its goals.  Many organisations have reported significant business benefits from moving to an agile framework….

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What employees learn about your company from your induction program

What employees learn about your company from your induction program

The first few weeks of an employee’s appointment can have a lasting impact on how they perceive the business. In fact, a study by Wynhurst Group found that employees that went through a structured induction program were 58% more likely to stay with a company in three years’ time. Additionally, HHR states that structured induction…

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Refreshing your personal brand

Refreshing your personal brand

Personal branding is the ongoing process of establishing an image or impression in the mind of others about an individual. Refreshing your personal brand is often a topic that people consider when there is a significant event occurring in their professional life: perhaps they are considering changing job or career. Often the start of the…

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