A typical mistake is to add manpower in the pursuit of growth.

Growing “to the next level” has less to do with headcount than with the potential of the people involved – their adaptability, vision, style, skills, and approach to managing the business.

While managing growth requires addressing a number of important issues, it is a “challenge” most any company would welcome.

And of those issues, many invariably relate to organizational planning and people management, particularly manpower costs.

Gravitas People helps companies (typically Asian subsidiaries of U.S. or European MNCs, or medium-sized local organizations) that are lacking in the local HR management to successfully expand by “setting-up” in new countries.  It also helps established companies simply struggling with growth within their own markets.

By working with company management, Gravitas assesses the needs and issues, develops the necessary strategies and action plans, and then manages their implementation.

Areas reviewed in establishing the needs and issues include assessment of the:
Individual managers, and their effectiveness as a team  Organization structure and management processes
Compensation and benefits systems and levels  Approach to incentives, awards, and recognition
Performance management systems and practices  Training and development practices
Employee communication and Industrial Relations practices  Deployment and levels of manpower
Selection, recruitment and promotion policies and practices  Levels of organizational ethics and social responsibility

For established companies, additional emphasis is typically placed on the assessment of the appropriate training and development.

In cases, where the company believes that a manager is unable to make the transition to the new, higher level of demand, Gravitas can assist in outplacement counselling and support.

If appropriate, Gravitas can also provide Interim Managers to temporarily fill senior management gaps, and/or manage the search for permanent replacements.

To ‘kick-start’ new or ‘refreshed’ management teams, Team-Building/Strategy Action Planning Workshops have motivating and productive results.

In the case of “start-up” organizations, Gravitas can develop new policies, systems and processes based on international best-practice policies. In such cases, other basic systems and procedures (e.g. Personnel records, job descriptions, process charts and other administrative processes can be developed).

In summary, whether the company is in ‘start-up’ mode or an established company facing the ‘people challenges’ of growth, Gravitas can do what is necessary to assist it to understand the needs, help it plan the necessary actions, and facilitate their implementation.

Gravitas People Organizational Strategy & Human Resources Management also has services for the following specific needs:  Planning for Mergers & Acquisitions, People Issue Trouble Shooting and Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.