Strategic Planning

Question 1

Strategic Staffing

Answer 1

the process of staffing an organization in future-oriented and goal-directed ways that support the organization’s business strategy and enhance organizational effectiveness

Question 2

How Strategic Planning Differs from Traditional Staffing

Answer 2

Traditional staffing:
- less tied to strategy
- more reactive and likely to be done in response to an opening
- and lacks continuous improvement effort

Strategic staffing:
- longer-term planning
- alignment with the firm’s business strategy
- alignment with the other areas of HR
- alignment with the labor market
- targeted recruiting

Question 3

Components of Strategic Planning

Answer 3

1. workforce planning
2. sourcing talent
3. recruiting talent
4. selecting talent
5. acquiring talent
6. deploying talent
7. retaining talent

Question 4

Staffing Goals

Answer 4

Process Goals—during the hiring process
- Attracting sufficient numbers of appropriately qualified applicant
- Complying with the law and organizational policies
- Meeting hiring timeline goals
- Staffing efficiently

Outcome Goals—after hire
- Hiring successful employees
- Hiring individuals who will be eventually promoted
- Reducing turnover rates among high-performers
- Enhancing employee diversity

Question 5

Integrating Strategic Staffing with Other Areas of HR

Answer 5

● Training – training employees based on the skills needed
● Performance management – evaluating the performance of management (clear criteria on what is
expected)
● Compensation – based on business strategy
Ex: lexus sales manager salary > toyota sales manager salary because lexus targets a more exclusive audience than toyota
● Succession planning – passing on leadership/high positions
● Career development
● Selection activities and the likelihood of successfully identifying good hires