Managing Change in Times of Crisis
Managing Change in Times of Crisis Businesses today are undergoing rapid and massive upheaval as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic gripping the world. Many management teams are scrambling to adapt to two seismic shifts in their workforces. One, the move of employees to remote working situations and the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
