Strategic Staffing: A Comprehensive System for Effective Workforce Planning, Second Edition

Chapter 17. Getting Started: Conducting a One-Day “Kickoff” Session

Do you think your organization might be ready to develop and implement an effective strategic workforce planning process, following the system and suggestions included in this book? In my consulting, I often start an organization down the road to effective workforce planning by conducting an intensive, one-day training seminar that allows that company to:

• Create a common, consistent understanding of what an effective workforce planning process includes (e.g., objectives, process steps, implementation context)
• Review and understand the workforce planning process in detail, on a step-by-step basis (including an actual example that demonstrates each step)
• Define how the workforce ...