ACCOUNTABLEHR Working together to make evidence-based strategic HR decisions

I can help your team identify appropriate strategies for managing downsizing efforts, develop criteria and timelines for the activity, and take actions to manage the survivors of the downsizing activity to ensure a speedy and focused recovery for your organization through:

• Identification of downsizing need, including the desired quantity and quality of resources required
• Development of appropriate and legally defensible decision criteria for selection of employee exits
• Management training in communication, including support during the termination meeting
• Assistance with recovery post layoff including job redesign, motivation of survivors and development of procedures to minimize the risk of a labour surplus in the future

Proactively manage your workforce through developing a rightsizing policy that is realistic, actionable, legally defensible and most importantly, aligned with the organizational business strategy.  The service offering includes assistance with: 

• Organizational policy development regarding labour force movement 
  Streamlining efforts to consistently and proactively monitor internal labour force trends
• Examination of alternative approaches to rightsizing including job redesign, alternative work arrangements, early retirement, voluntary separation and more
• Management training during rightsizing efforts
• Employee communication during times of change Identification of best practices to overcome Survival Syndrome

While the concept of workplace wellness is well researched and spoken about, many of us find it challenging to translate the concept into our everyday workplace practices. We often lack the tools needed to integrate wellness in our daily work, or the organization lacks a shift in their subculture to support employees including remote/hybrid workplaces and wellness initiatives.

We can explore tools and tricks to help you boost your employees mental and physical health in the virtual workplace:

• Advocate for employee needs in the workplace

• Lead and participate in meetings structured to curtail zoom fatigue

• Use time management tips and tools to help schedule work

• Organize daily work routines and understand the importance of these practices in minimizing the blurring of work and personal space

• Explore simple ideas to minimize workplace isolation

• Recognize the differences between remote work and flextime, including when to use each

• Make remote workspace work well

 I work with you to develop/use reliable and valid research methods to proactively monitor  the causes of turnover among the highest performers in an organization. This information helps the organization understand the motivation and rewards strong performers’ desire.  I can help you develop a process to minimize the exodus of your star employees. An effective program should address: 

• Decision making criteria and implementation of consistent and standardized measures around which employees should be retained
• The procedure to handle each type of situation
• The timeliness factors associated with each scenario
• Assistance with identifying the top talent and critical employees to the organization.