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Advantage Consulting

Combining human resource management,
                    career and recruitment expertise
    to give you practical workforce solutions

Business management and change

Organisations need to change to survive. The rapidly evolving business environment requires organisations to continually review their business strategies and make changes in both structure and function to remain competitive and relevant.

"We are living in a time when a new economic paradigm - characterised by speed, innovation, short cycle times, quality, and customer satisfaction - is highlighting the importance of intangible assets, such as brand recognition, knowledge, innovation, and particularly human capital."

Becker, Huselid and Ulrich in "The HR Scorecard".

To assist you with the decisions on how to bring about sustained, superior business performance for creating value for shareholders and other stakeholders, we focus primarily on:

  • Working closely with you, your managers and staff
  • Developing appropriate organisational plans and structures
  • Developing and retaining a capable workforce
  • Developing your internal systems and processes including appropriate performance measures
  • Maximising the contribution of your human resource function and system towards creating sustained competitive advantage.

The keys to achieving your desired outcomes include effective leadership, a balanced approach to management and actually following through on implementing strategy. Our business management services will provide you and your organisation with the necessary capability and support to develop and manage these skills and processes and to create added value.

Our change management and business review services

Often changes involve the creation of new structures and positions, and the shedding of existing positions. Employees are often dramatically affected by change - reducing staff morale and productivity.

Because management needs of each organisation are different, our services are individually tailored to suit your situation.

To assist you in implementing an easy, seamless change in your business, we offer:

  • Business, operational and administrative reviews
  • Strategic advice for executive managers as they plan the changes
  • Information, advisory and coaching sessions for managers responsible for implementing the change process and for managing the impact on staff
  • Effective communication programs and communication strategy development for your leadership team to minimise negative consequences of change
  • Workshops and individual sessions for staff to assist in adjusting to the changes and to assist them to manage their career
  • Project management services.

These services link closely with our corporate career services in assisting employees affected by the change.

Project management

When properly planned, implemented and monitored, projects are often the most efficient and effective approach for achieving organisational objectives. Our project management methodology is people-focused and builds on sound change management processes.

The identification of an organisational or customer need is the starting point for any project. Completion of projects on time, within budget and to the required quality standards requires a range of competencies of the project manager and project team members.

We will assist in the application of a project management methodology in your business, and the development of the required competence for achieving outcomes and obtaining better control and use of resources.


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