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Why HR plays a critical role in ensuring a positive change management experience
The past two years have forced business leaders to embrace a ‘changing and ever-evolving business model’, to adapt to constantly changing circumstances. Many businesses have had to implement various large-scale change initiatives with little to no preparation out of sheer necessity to survive (downsizing, work from home, and other such flexible arrangements). HR professionals have played a key...
Organizational Designs: Intro to Holacracy
Hola-what? Holacracy! A relatively new and innovative approach to organizational structure, holacracy is defined as: “A method of decentralized management and organizational governance, which claims to distribute authority and decision-making through a holarchy of self-organizing teams rather than being vested in a management hierarchy. Individual employees can take on a role or multiple roles...
Shifting from Diversity and Inclusion to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
One HR concept that we know will remain a focus for organizations in the years to come is diversity and inclusion. It is imperative that along with these two concepts we acknowledge and address equity as well. The truth is, without equity, focusing on diversity and inclusion will not be as effective, and will not suffice. Over the past few years, and especially throughout 2020, the focus on...
A Focus on the Multigenerational Workforce
A multigenerational workforce is a team comprised of people from several generations. The average lifespan for humans has been steadily increasing which has resulted in more individuals choosing to work well past the ‘typical’ retirement age. The age diversity in the workforce overall, is currently the widest ever. This means that it is now common for organizations to have employees working...
5 Ways that Job Descriptions Can Influence the Direction and Success of Your Company: Why the Job Description is One of the Most Important Workplace Documents
No matter what your role is in a company, whether you are an employee, manager, or the CEO: chances are, you know what a job description is. But do you know just how critical a role a job description plays in the success of a business? While the fundamental purpose of any job description is to outline the primary duties and responsibilities involved in a particular job, the benefits of a...
Is Outsourcing the Future of HR?
HR outsourcing is a contractual agreement between an employer and an external third-party provider where the employer transfers the management of, and responsibility for, certain HR functions to an external provider. There are several types of HR outsourcing options available to employers. Options can be as specific as outsourcing one particular aspect of one HR function or as broad as...