Some Final Thoughts

Needless to say, the strategic planning process varies widely from company to company; indeed, it may vary among units of the same company. Consequently, there can be no set way of creating the necessary relationships between your business strategy and strategic staffing processes. You should use this diagnostic as a framework to guide your thoughts and actions, not as a cookbook to be followed line by line.

This diagnostic is meant to facilitate action, not prevent it. Consistent with a theme that was raised in Chapter 8, do the most you can with what you have. Even if you find that some pieces or some points of integration don’t exist, you can still begin to develop your strategic staffing process. Take full advantage of ...

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