Organizational Structure
3 Basic Types of Organisational Structure With the growth of any company the reporting structure must change. Three common systems of hierarchy have emerged among the companies we work with. We’ve listed them below with a brief explanation: 1. Functional A functional structure is simply one that divides a [...]
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 [...]
Origin of the Org Chart
Origin of the Organization Chart as a Tool of Business Management Joe Kolinger, Founder and CTO of OfficeWork Software, explores how through necessity the first organizational charts came to be and how they shaped business management today. Organizational charts today have a mixed reputation. While companies need them they [...]
Talent Hoarding
At the time of writing U.S. unemployment is at 3.7%, which can be arguably regarded as full employment. A host of workforce issues attend this favorable employment environment such as worker quality, job satisfaction and employee retention. In the competition for workers, companies can become so desperate for help that [...]
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 data integrity [...]
Gender Equality in the Workplace
Gender Equality in the Workplace Attention to pervasive gender inequality in the workforce has recently grown sharper and more urgent—and rightfully so. While most agree that inclusion and support of women in the workforce is a vital cultural correction, we’re also beginning to see that companies reap significant rewards [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mind the Gap: Open Positions
Mind the Gap: Managing Open Positions in Your Organization Identifying and filling open positions quickly and effectively is a priority for the human resources department of any organization. Employees come and go constantly, not just with resignations but retirements, promotions and relocations. Gaps in the organization need to be [...]
Succession Planning
Succession Planning By 2024, baby boomers will have reached ages 60 to 78 and will be retiring in droves from the workforce. Progressive businesses, both big and small, can’t afford to wait until the moment senior members of their staff announce their departures to start planning their replacements. Before [...]
