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Top Strategies for Effective Headcount Planning in the Modern Workplace

hrQ

Headcount planning is a critical component in achieving business success, yet it presents a challenge in balancing workforce requirements with financial constraints. Headcount planning, the strategic alignment of staff numbers and skills with organizational goals, is essential for operational efficiency and budget management.

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Ensuring Continuity: Succession Planning Strategies for Professional Services

Extensis

Investing in a succession plan enables companies to overcome gaps in leadership and encourage talent nurturing among current employees. Read ahead to learn how a professional employer organization (PEO) can provide comprehensive HR services that empower succession planning goals and expectations.

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Is the HR Accountable for Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

You were there when it happened. The meetings to discuss the need to hire recruiters. To meet the growing demand of the digital boom, overoptimistic firms made the HR hire in droves. Build workforce change strategy Having an effective workforce change strategy can help you find alternatives to layoffs or minimize their fallout.

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Distinguishing Employee Performance and Productivity: A Modern Perspective

EmployeeConnect

Productivity management typically falls within the purview of Human Resources (HR) systems, while performance management stands as a potent instrument to deploy the overarching corporate strategy. These phases align with a continuous improvement cycle rooted in the Plan-Do-Check-Act framework, also known as the Deming cycle.

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Are HR consultant jobs a good idea? [Reader Question]

UpstartHR

I enjoy knowing that each day and each client has a different set of problems and that I get a chance to offer multiple sets of HR solutions to help any company attain their mission, vision and goals in a positive light. Ability to work remotely and meet deadlines. (Plus, it is great for someone like me who tends to get bored easily.)

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Guide To Drive Employee Recognition

Empuls

   This acknowledgement of employee contributions typically happens right after the achievement, based on predefined goals or performance standards the employee is expected to meet.  It's a powerful tool that can boost your company's success in surprising ways.   Why is employee recognition important?

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COVID-19 Impact Study: Aligning In-House Exec Recruiting with Corporate Strategy

Thrive TRM

Two weeks ago, we began a new series of articles focused on in-house executive recruiters and the ways they’re evolving to meet the current crisis. In doing so, we outlined three strategies that could be adopted by all internal executive search teams, regardless of how their company or industry has been impacted by COVID-19.