{"id":3614,"date":"2017-06-14T13:28:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T10:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmkedev.wpengine.com\/?p=3614"},"modified":"2022-01-12T19:13:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:13:53","slug":"organizational-rightsizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing","title":{"rendered":"A Glimpse into Rightsizing and its Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b3dffe3024\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b3dffe3024\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing\/#Understand_the_Difference_Between_Rightsizing_and_Downsizing\" >Understand the Difference Between Rightsizing and Downsizing<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing\/#Rightsizing_the_Right_Way\" >Rightsizing the Right Way<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing\/#Understand_the_dynamics\" >Understand the dynamics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing\/#Keep_the_Human_Factor_in_Focus\" >Keep the Human Factor in Focus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing\/#Get_the_Human_Resource_Need_Right\" >Get the Human Resource Need Right<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing\/#Keep_the_Good_Will_in_the_Industry\" >Keep the Good Will in the Industry<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/organizational-rightsizing\/#Keep_your_Company_Grounded_During_the_Trying_Times\" >Keep your Company Grounded During the Trying Times<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understand_the_Difference_Between_Rightsizing_and_Downsizing\"><\/span><strong>Understand the Difference Between Rightsizing and Downsizing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Downsizing is a word that causes panic in the Kenyan job market. It is behind the <\/span><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/job-cuts-kenya\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent spurt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of layoffs in Kenya, with the most affected industries being banking, manufacturing and media industries. Companies affected include; Sameer Africa, Coca-Cola, Family Bank, Sidian Bank, Royal Media, and Nation Media Group. While company restructuring is inevitable, downsizing can definitely be made less sinister by switching to rightsizing. Rightsizing defines a strategic move to ensure that human resources are aligned to the operations of the organisation. The difference between rightsizing and downsizing is that the latter is a reactive move, necessitated by a sudden shift in the organisation\u2019s operations or the economy. On the other hand, rightsizing is a deliberate, continuous move by a company to ensure efficiency in its human resource capacity at all times. Rightsizing involves taking a step back as a company and critically evaluating your human resource in relation to the work at hand and the company\u2019s needs in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rightsizing_the_Right_Way\"><\/span><b>Rightsizing the Right Way<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a human resource professional, you should take lead in all rightsizing efforts. You have the responsibility to make the process as seamless as possible. You should, therefore, sit in the management team meetings to better understand each department and its specific needs. This will help you be better equipped to strategically coordinate talent management. When your company intends to shift focus to optimise operational efficiency for the long term and increase its competitive advantage, you might be required to organise and handle the rightsizing process by combining departments, reshuffling responsibilities and laying off redundant human resource.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do you ensure the process is done right?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understand_the_dynamics\"><\/span><b>Understand the dynamics<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Understand-the-dynamics.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Understand-the-dynamics.png 828w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Understand-the-dynamics-770x258.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Understand-the-dynamics-390x130.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rightsizing, like most human resource processes, is seemingly easy to implement in theory till your company is in a situation that requires restructuring and reshuffling of roles. As a human resource expert, how the process runs is highly dependent on how well you understand what is expected. In order to help your company sustain the right size and shape, you must realise that you are dealing with an extremely dynamic process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This process is not immune to external forces that may slow it down or require a shift in procedure. How these challenges are handled is what differentiates rightsizing from downsizing. To ensure success, you need to ensure that there is sufficient analysis, planning and insight. This will keep you in control of the process when external circumstances hit, to guarantee all members of the company are handled in the right way. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_the_Human_Factor_in_Focus\"><\/span><b>Keep the Human Factor in Focus<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Human-Factor-in-Focus.png\" alt=\"Human factors\" width=\"828\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Human-Factor-in-Focus.png 828w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Human-Factor-in-Focus-770x258.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Human-Factor-in-Focus-390x130.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of members of the organisation, you need to be aware that how you handle company restructuring affects everyone in the company. As a human resources expert, it is your responsibility to ensure the process is both professional and considerate of all affected members. With the recent layoffs in Kenya, most employees in the country are on high alert and any slight shift in the company&#8217;s operations makes<\/span><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/job-loss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> them suspicious of a pending layoff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, open communication is key every time the company is undergoing a shift in its focus or operations. Rightsizing empowers all stakeholders in the company to embrace the impending changes and gives employees an opportunity to buy into the idea. If a reshuffling is inevitable, let employees understand the situation and their options in good time. This gives a chance to those who feel they have transferable skills that can fit in the new system to grow into the available positions. Sufficient notice also gives those likely to be affected by layoffs enough time to look for other opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, how everyone is treated during the transition period affects the morale of those being left behind. They should feel that even if something like that happens again, they will be treated with utmost professionalism and consideration. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_the_Human_Resource_Need_Right\"><\/span><b>Get the Human Resource Need Right<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Get-the-Human-Resource-Need-Right.png\" alt=\"Rightsizing\" width=\"828\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Get-the-Human-Resource-Need-Right.png 828w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Get-the-Human-Resource-Need-Right-770x258.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Get-the-Human-Resource-Need-Right-390x130.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During a company\u2019s restructuring process, it is easy to overlook the important issues in a rush to respond to harsh economic times or a sudden shift in operations. This results in a hurried downsizing process that might leave the company with gaping positions that could have been filled by the existing staff. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rightsizing is strategic and takes into consideration the company\u2019s long-term survival. As a human resource professional, you should conduct a competency audit regularly to have an updated view of departmental need. This not only helps you plan for future recruitment drives and budget accordingly but also helps you stay prepared for any shifts internally or externally that may require an immediate shift in operations or focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always work to overlay performance management information gained from the regular reviews with talent management data gained from insights and predictions from the Kenyan market trends as well as the company\u2019s trajectory. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_the_Good_Will_in_the_Industry\"><\/span><b>Keep the Good Will in the Industry<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Good-Will-in-the-Industry.png\" alt=\"Industry good will\" width=\"828\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Good-Will-in-the-Industry.png 828w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Good-Will-in-the-Industry-770x258.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Keep-the-Good-Will-in-the-Industry-390x130.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fact that the Kenyan job market is currently saturated with qualified job seekers, do not assume that it will be easy to hire in the face of a recent downsizing. When a company restructures, it gets rid of redundant positions and seeks to fill other arising human resource needs that will help serve their current focus. Naturally, job seekers will shy away from a company that has had a recent downsizing episode. Who can blame them? They rightfully doubt the security of the positions being advertised for. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When rightsizing is done right, there is rarely an uproar in the market about your recent move to restructure. The planning and insight involved in rightsizing ensure that your company is in control of the information that goes out and that it packages this intel in a way that communicates the facts of the matter and paints the company in a professional way. This way, your company maintains a good name in the industry and the job market. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_your_Company_Grounded_During_the_Trying_Times\"><\/span><b>Keep your Company Grounded During the Trying Times<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rightsizing done the right way will ensure your company\u2019s posterity and ensure good will in the job market. Handling company restructuring processes in a professional way can help your company stand out as a great employer in a country where company restructuring is considered the current job market cancer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can join other HR professionals in this quarter&#8217;s HR Forum on 29th June 2017 at Norfolk Hotel Nairobi, to further discuss the impact of rightsizing and how you can make it work for your organisation, as well as share experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understand the Difference Between Rightsizing and Downsizing Downsizing is a word that causes panic in the Kenyan job market. It is behind the recent spurt of layoffs in Kenya, with the most affected industries being banking, manufacturing and media industries. 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