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

Traditional Analyses Will Not Be Sufficient

When it comes to retirement analyses, most organizations operate at a level that is simply too generic to be helpful. Others might use more focused approaches, but their analyses are still not specific enough to drive action. Broad studies (e.g., those that determine that x percent of the overall employee population or y percent of managers above a certain level will be retiring) may seem helpful at first, but it is nearly impossible to do anything constructive based on these overly broad results. They are simply too generic to allow you to create staffing strategies and plans that will drive action. Specifically, what would you actually do differently if you determined that the average age in a particular ...