How to Create a Smart Staffing Plan How to Create a Smart Staffing Plan Are you an employer trying to determine how much staff and budget you’ll need for the next six to 12 months? While I don’t have a crystal ball, I do have some tips that can help you create a smart staffing plan. Assessing your firm’s staffing plan begins by answering one question: Do you have an adequate number of workers currently in place to achieve your objectives, at least over the near term? This is much more than a simple yes-or-no question, though. Let me explain, using two scenarios. Scenario #1: You are fully staffed Even if you feel you already have enough employees to meet your business goals, and your staffing plan is complete, you still have a few more things to consider. And not accounting for them could spell disaster. More than anything, you need to ask yourself these follow-up questions to ensure your staffing plan will help move your business forward in the months ahead: How quickly can you adjust to unforeseen staffing challenges?
A guide to workplace personalities by Blue Planet II This post was written by a member of the Debut Contributor Network. Using the magic of Blue Planet II, Charlie Duffield gives us a crash course in workplace personalities. Way back in 2017, the undisputed grandfatherly don of wildlife television, Sir David Attenborough, graced our screens with the spectacular Blue Planet II series. Camera crews offered unparalleled footage of life brimming within our earth’s oceanic depths, whilst Attenborough contributed his warmth and wisdom via voiceover to spectacular effect; the programme was deservedly the most watched of the entire year with more than 17 million viewers. As we set sail into a new year, January offers a very different connotation of ‘the blues’, with the return to real life and responsibility after festive downtime.
