Management, human resource staff, and supervisors should be committed to dealing with employees in transition with care. Since its origin in August 1997, the Strategic Staffing teams have gathered suggestions and insights from public and private sector organizations utilizing staffing strategies. This is a compilation of advice offered the team from their business experiences. It is difficult to bring in incumbents, who are angry or upset, and ask them to participate in the process. It is critical to enlist the support of the unions in areas where you are trying to implement this type of change.
Voluntary compliance is preferred over mandatory or forced compliance.
Otherwise, the project could lose the organization's interest. Implementing a pilot within an entire division was too large a scope for the planning process. Expectations and responsibilities must be clearly defined. Ensure adequate resources from the outset. The process takes time and is dependent on the organization's culture.