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Managing people

Having the right people in the right place at the right time, all of the time, is a difficult task in any organisation. Agencies are currently facing scarce resources and stiff competition to attract, retain and retrain quality staff. It is therefore crucial to secure the workforce for the short, medium and long-term in order to deliver government and business outcomes.

Taking the time to assess and plan for the workforce will assist agencies to address the current barriers of shrinking and competitive labour markets.

A central part of managing people is an integrated approach to workforce planning, at central, local and regional levels, but the planning is not simply numbers-driven. It has to be more expansive and dynamic than that. It is a continuous process that commences with the retention of current employees and moves towards the attraction and selection of the future workforce. It takes an employee from commencement to retirement – whether that be 9 months or 40 years later. The Workforce Planning Toolkit is available to assist agencies through this process.

Further resources are available under the Retention and Recruitment areas in this section, as well as the Capability Development section .

These resources present suggestions and tips of how agencies can plan and secure the workforce they require to deliver current and future business outcomes.

Last reviewed 21 March, 2007