Using a Staffing Strategy as a Context for Reduction Decisions

As discussed throughout this book, strategic staffing/workforce planning is a process that allows an organization to develop a long-term staffing strategy that is used as a context for defining the most effective short-term staffing actions (see Figure 22-1). Without this long-term context, it is at best difficult to make truly effective short-term staffing decisions—especially those involving staff reductions.

Figure 22-1. Defining Staffing Reductions in a Strategic Context.

A well-designed staffing strategy can help organizations make reduction decisions ...

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