Building an “always learning” culture
“No matter how much you’ve done, or how successful you’ve been, there’s always more to do, more to learn, more to achieve” Barack Obama One of my favourite questions to ask of potential new employees is “what is something in your area expertise would you’d like to learn more about” When looking to future employees […]
Apprenticeships should support workforce planning
In 2013 when this most recent downturn hit I was made redundant from my job (the joys of working in a support service – you aren’t seen as an income generator so off you go). I am passionate about youth employment and an opportunity arose for me to work in the apprenticeships & traineeships space. […]
Talk is cheap & no-one’s buying
Have you ever attend an interview where the Manager & HR rep have waxed lyrical about what a great place it is to work? How they are really just like a big family and believe in having a laugh at work, how they have great benefits and are an employer of choice, how they love […]
So, what is HR? …. no really…
If I were to ask you what HR is, and what function they play within a business what would you say? Fun police? Managements puppet? Someone that hires people? That pain in the butt function that you force someone in finance to do? Stunningly beautiful and intelligent individuals? A value adder to the business? Well, […]
Is your recruitment strategy killer, or just a buzz killer?
Right now, the reality for many businesses is that quality candidates, or just any candidates for that matter, are hard to come by. Whether that be because of a skills shortage, geographical location, that the vocation lacks a bit of “cool factor”, ineffective recruitment practices or the reputation of the employer; businesses approaching their talent acquisition efforts without having some sort of plan in place is an inefficient use of financial & people resources.
It’s gonna take money, a whole lot of spending money
Just incase I drew you in with my clever use of a George Harrison lyric, you can read the first 2 blog posts in this series here & here. This week we are going to look at Compensation & Benefits * queue a chorus of groans from all the bean counters out there *
According to a recent Employment Hero report 63% of employees say that remuneration is one of the top 3 considerations when selecting a new role. But it is not the make-or-break factor it once was, when it comes attraction and retention of employees additional benefits such as flexible work arrangements, training & development, salary sacrifice, reward programs & perks such as free snacks (🐷) go a long way to singling your business out as an employer of choice.
People | Process | Power
Last week I wrote this post to give you an overview of strategic HR management and how each element adds value to your business, today we are going to take a closer look at one of those elements; Workforce Planning.
Put simply, workforce planning is “having the right people in the right place at the right time”
Sounds like a plan, Stan
Business owners, who woke up one morning, decided to start a business, and plowed on ahead with no plan, no idea of where they were headed & no structure for finances, products, clients or employees? Anyone……. Anyone…… As I thought, no-one, because who would be so blasé about their investment and reputation. Yet, going forward how many of you have employee centric plans in place? Such as, have you thought about skill requirements to ensure successful future growth? Have you thought about the documentation of your mission & values so you can ensure your employees, current and future, share them? Have you got a strategic or business plan in place and do you have employee related policies and performance management mechanisms in place to ensure they are met?
If you don’t know where you are headed, how can you expect your employees to join you for the ride?
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