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Research from a variety of disciplines has repeatedly confirmed that an organization's best source of competitive advantage is its people. Strategies, business models, products and services can and are copied by competitors on an ongoing basis. People, by contrast, represent a unique and sustainable form of differentiation and it is the people we deal with that fundamentally drive our business decisions.

Achieving competitive advantage through people requires that organizations succeed in attracting and retaining talent as well as engaging the hearts and minds of employees at all levels. For most organizations, 75% of operating budgets are their payroll costs. People are a significant investment as well as an overhead cost. Ensuring that companies use these resources efficiently and effectively is critical to survival today and for tomorrow.

Just think of all of the organizational trends affecting companies today:

  • Market competition
  • Shrinking budgets
  • Changing business strategies
  • Customer Service issues
  • Potential mergers/acquisitions
  • Globalization
  • New technology
  • Privatization
  • Governance Issues

In tandem with these organizational changes there are many "people issues" also in flux. Some of these trends are:

  • Employee skill shortages
  • Increasing labour costs
  • Employee morale issues
  • Increasing employee absenteeism and disability (both mental and physical)
  • Employee relations issues
  • Rising employee benefit costs
  • Aging workforce issues
  • Societal value shifts

At Human Routes, we understand the implications of these trends to the management of people in organizations today. We know companies need to turn their attention to finding the best "route" regarding the three most fundamental people strategies:

  • RECRUIT
  • RETAIN
  • REFRESH

No matter whether your organization is "for profit" or "not- for -profit", is small, medium or large in size or has a wide variety of products or services you offer, we know that every organization needs to build Human Routes to business success! We look forward to guiding you in finding the best "routes" today for a bright future tomorrow.