HR Management

Span of Control is Important

Why Span of Control is Important What is span of control? When examining organisational structure, span of control is an important metric to understand. Simply, span of control refers to the number of employees under a manager’s direct control (i.e. a manager with five direct reports has a span [...]

June 17th, 2020|

Blindsided by Talent Gaps

At a time when businesses are reevaluating the composition of their workplaces we’re revisiting this client story which first appeared in the March 2016 edition of IHRIM’s Workplace Solutions Review. By Joe KollingerA unique visualisation of the workforce gave one of our clients advance warning of talent gaps enabling management [...]

May 13th, 2020|

The Impact of Contractors

 Visualising the Impact of ContractorsMost 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 entitled [...]

February 5th, 2020|

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 Health of [...]

January 22nd, 2020|

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 [...]

January 8th, 2020|

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 [...]

December 18th, 2019|

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 [...]

November 6th, 2019|

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 [...]

September 25th, 2019|

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 [...]

September 11th, 2019|

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 [...]

August 28th, 2019|