3 easy-to-implement tactics to boost your HR strategy in 2023

When strategic HR management is implemented correctly, it can ensure that the business is working toward long-term goals. A well-defined strategy increases the likelihood of the company’s success.

Part of the scope of the HR strategy is to identify how departments can change to hire and engage with employees with the appropriate combination of ability and experience, creating an organization that is genuinely looking out for the best interests of its employees. This approach contributes to a positive employee experience, resulting in an engaged, happy, and productive workforce.

This article compiles 3 easy-to-implement tactics to improve your current HR plan!

TACTIC #1: Reduce your talent costs without losing your competitiveness

 If you’ve ever struggled to keep the best employees on board and meet the demand for new staffing while trying to exceed employee expectations with a budget cap, you will love this tactic!

One of the most effective methods to do wonders with your limited budget is integrating your local workforce with a remote workforce outside the United States. 

This strategy is ideal for lowering labor costs while maintaining business competitiveness, directly impacting your budget optimization, and giving you the freedom to do more with the same budget!

 Not all roles can be outsourced, but some certainly can! Customer service, IT support/development, and administrative/accounting support are the most commonly outsourced positions. You can save up to 70% by using remote workers outside the United States.

At TeamCadre we have specialized in finding that type of workforce. If you’d like to learn more about this tactic, click here for a free consultation.

TACTIC #2: Make your employees your most valuable asset

A company’s most valuable resource is its human talent! We are currently on the verge of a global economic recession, which brings new challenges, one of which is implementing HR actions capable of retaining its workforce.

Here are some easy actions to implement in this area

Get to know your employees.

Survey your employees to find out their pain points and the challenges they face in their work lives. This research will allow you to identify in a more grounded way the opportunity areas in your organizational culture and create an action plan to mitigate them.

Invest in the well-being of your employees

Well-being generates happiness, and when invested in people, there are only gains, both for the beneficiary of these programs and their families and the company. Happy people equal more productive staff.

Financial well-being: Research the job offer salary and ensure the company is within the range or above. Using strategies like the one explained in point 1 of this article, your company can substantially optimize the salary compensation budget.

Offer education to your employees on topics like responsible finance, savings, investment initiatives, etc.

Emotional well-being: Generate initiatives in various areas such as: managing difficult conversations, psychological support, programs to promote mental health and prevention of stress-related diseases, etc.

Physical well-being: Implement programs to care for the physical health of your employees, which could include various activities such as active breaks, best practices for taking care of body posture at work, practical tips for managing stress, etc.

TACTIC #3: Integrate gamification across HR touchpoints

Gamification is more popular and widespread than ever before. Everything comes down to using game principles and techniques in non-game situations. HR would benefit from employing this technique in crucial areas such as:

• • A culture that prioritizes employees
  • A culture of lifelong learning
  • Better cross-functional integration
  • More engaging processes

Many HR departments are employing this strategy to achieve their goals for employee engagement, team building, rewarding employees, promoting well-being, training, and so on. As a matter of fact, it can be as vast as the HR manager envisions!

If you are new to this, you can start with the most common gamification tools used in HR: leaderboards, reward systems, online games, challenges, quizzes, and hackathons.

Investing in and caring for your talent is the best investment you can make to achieve your corporate objectives. Happy New year!