Imagine you are the HR Director of your organization. This could be your place of employment today or, if you are not working or do not have a frame of reference, you can research an organization through the online library or choose an organization by doing an internet search on the 2022 list of great places to work:

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In your quarterly executive meeting, The CEO just announced plans to expand the business by 30% in the next 2-5 years. 

In your current review of the organization, you have identified serious concerns in productivity, innovativeness, profitability (or cost effectiveness), and employee morale. All of which are much lower than they should be to meet today’s competitive and social challenges. You are now even more concerned with the CEO’s plans to grow the organization over the next 3-5 years. 

Based on your current review of the organization, in addition to the 3-5 year growth plans, identify a minimum of 3 strategies that you will use to address the gaps between future needs and present HR capabilities of the organization. You could choose strategies that focus on any of the following areas in the organization: