The steps for creating a strategic roadmap do NOT include:

BONUS QUESTION (worth up to 5 points): In “How to Create an Integrated HR and Business Strategy”, Kevin Rutherford mentions the 8 C’s. They include: culture capacity capabilities connection costs compliance  collaboration continuity When implementing major change in the firm (including major shifts in strategy), which of the C’s is the most important, in your opinion, and why?  

When using the SWOT analysis, it is important to know that consider the opportunities and threats that are external to the firm. 

In-office workers have higher levels of engagement than hybrid and fully remote workers. 

Eight-four percent (84%) of the employees working remotely post-pandemic prefer to have a mix of working from home and at their work location. At the same time, 61% of employees prioritize productivity as the primary objective of being in an office, rather than developing relationships. Why do you believe this to be so? What are your personal experiences, if any, with working remotely? Can you cite any best practices in managing the hybrid workforce?

Analyze the role of strategic human resource management in achieving organizational goals, and how to ensure that HR is properly integrated with the overall business strategy. Name and describe a specific firm’s strategic plan. What are your observations about the plan? Provide one (1) example of a firm that has successfully implemented an HR strategy.

_________________ experience work the classic way, where employees go to a specific location dedicated to their job. This arrangement promotes direct interactions, and quick feedback, and builds stronger connections among team members. 

If a firm’s hybrid workforce plan (if poorly designed and implemented) could lead to perceptions of favoritism and inequitable treatment, resulting in low morale and division amongst people. For this reason, ______________________________ is suggested best practice in managing a hybrid workforce.

The firm’s mission statement describes “What business are we in now?” and “Why do we exist?”.

The landscape of work has shifted dramatically, and managing hybrid teams has become a pivotal skill for leaders. The transition to hybrid workforces was accelerated the COVID-19 pandemic.