Category: Organisational Design
Are you a triangle or a diamond? Four steps to understanding & using organisational design
Sarah Lardner | 07 May 2024
Reward Consultancy | Reward Intelligence | Organisational Design
Do you know the 'shape' of your organisation? In this blog, Sarah Lardner explores the value of Organisational Design and shares the steps to getting the right people with the right skills, the right roles and levels. Will your current OD shape align with your aspirational one...?
Organisational Design is moving away from the more traditional
16 April 2021
Having the right organisational structure is arguably more important than ever, and anyone embarking on reviewing their OD framework needs to come at it with a different mindset. To get us thinking about it a little differently, Sarah Lardner offers seven steps to get you started.
Reframing reward post-COVID: create a foundation for recovery and growth
07 January 2021
Motivation | Pay & Reward | Organisational Design | Reward Strategy | Performance | Wellbeing | Covid-19
Moving from reactive to proactively assessing current state against the future aspiration will place HR in control and will enable space to create a compelling, effective and sustainable people strategy that can support the business to transition from the recovery phase to the growth phase. Sarah Lardner explains how.
What shape is your organisation?
10 December 2020
All too often, organisation redesign is done focusing on the now, using existing job grading and identifying what cost can be cut out as opposed to thinking about the future. The desired shape, i.e. what skills do we need and at what level, is a critical part of this conversation.
Why job design and workforce planning are key to good employee mental health
23 October 2020
Organisational Design | Workforce Planning
Cathryn Edmondson reviews the key considerations in effective job design that can help organisations' maximise job satisfaction and the impact of their other wellbeing initiatives, and therefore make significant strides towards a mentally healthy workplace.
Reshaping your organisation to achieve your desired results
17 June 2020
Organisational Design | Pay Structure
Taking the opportunity to reshape your organisation is something that many businesses are considering right now, and certainly for many it will be an unfortunate necessity due to pandemic-related reduced income meaning that it is no longer feasible to carry the staff overheads they previously could. But where is the best place to start?
Harnessing the benefits of a diverse workforce
17 June 2020
Organisational Design | Job Descriptions | Recruitment | Diversity | Ethnicity Pay Reporting
The prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement comes at pivotal time for businesses as we face what could be one of the most severe recessions in a generation. At a time when companies are trying to forecast what the future holds in the context of unprecedented circumstances and how best to keep the lights on, it would be easy to lose sight of issues like diversity. Cathryn Edmondson details why it is vital that diversity remains high on the HR agenda.
Transact, Transition, Transform: reframing for the demands of the new world
12 May 2020
Pay & Reward | Organisational Design | Agile working | HR Technology | Covid-19
Whilst the COVID-19 crisis was not predicted, a number of businesses were astonishingly well prepared and able to adapt with complete agility. But what comes next? Sarah Lardner reviews the actions businesses are taking to not only react to the situation as it unfolds, but to also begin to ramp up to recovery.
Your 4 step guide to organisational design
23 January 2020
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Evaluate | Job Evaluation Software | Organisational Design | Job evaluation | Productivity
This week Innecto's Sarah Lardner brings you her handy guide to organisational design - how to do it and what value it can add to your organisation.
The big squeeze: 4 ways to handle low pay increases
12 November 2019
HR Reward | Reward Consultancy | Pay framework | National Living Wage | Organisational Design | Low Pay | Pay Progression | Skills based pay | Pay Structure
The government's low pay increases in recent years have been ambitious and caused budgeting headaches across businesses with a large proportion of low pay employees. With rates set to keep rising, how can you handle these challenges and make them work for your business?
Attracting talent in tech: what should your business be considering?
08 October 2019
Measuring pay | Global talent | Talent | Organisational Design | Job evaluation
When it comes to attracting the right talent, technology and digital roles are the ones that are often creating headaches for many employers right now. The increasing tech focus for most organisations is demanding a skill set that in many cases doesn’t yet exist - or if it does, it is like gold dust to find. We explore some key considerations for businesses looking to find the cream of the crop.
How to lead the way with a ‘light touch’ RemCom approach
24 September 2019
Executive Pay | Leadership | Organisational Design | Responsible Reward
How businesses manage the pay of their employees and particularly their executive remuneration is coming under increasing scrutiny - so what can employers do to stay ahead of the game? Sarah Lardner offers some solid advice on a framework that will help companies raise the bar.
