Start with the business need
People budgets are often reviewed as a cost line. A more useful discussion begins with the capabilities the business needs, the work those capabilities support and the priorities they enable.
Make responsibility visible
Clear roles, KRAs and KPIs help connect individual responsibilities to department and business priorities. Without this connection, the organization can remain busy while leadership struggles to see progress.
Review the whole system
Organization structure, manpower plans, performance processes and policy frameworks affect one another. Reviewing them together creates a stronger basis for decisions about people cost and productivity.
A QUESTION FOR YOUR NEXT REVIEW
What needs to become clearer before the business takes its next step?
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