Restructuring The Right Way
Restructuring the right way!
It’s around this time of the year that many businesses stop and reflect on changes they need to make for the year ahead. I have had a run of questions along the lines of “I need to get rid of this employee – can I restructure him out?”
The answer has to be “No!” You can never restructure a person … because a restructure always affects positions not people. So frequently I help businesses re frame their question into one that says “This position is not delivering what my business needs – what positions do I really need?”
Get that right and you will have a motivating need for change and if an employee no longer fits your structure (s)he will end up out of a job because of that. As examples: a sales rep position may be needed – and not a Sales Manager; or an Accountant – not an Accounts Officer. Or business might be shrinking and only need some part-time roles instead of full time.
If you think your business needs to have some changes in its structure – always work out what positions it needs and then we can work a process with you.