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Navigating Change in the Workplace Amidst Uncertainty
In an earlier FMP blog, Systems Don’t Make Change, People Do, we discussed the importance of having a formalized, people-centric approach to managing change in the workplace. In this article, we explore strategies for how you can navigate change effectively during times of transition. In today’s fast-paced world, change is an inevitable part of the…
Building our Capabilities
For as long as I’ve been at FMP (and it is too long to comfortably share), we’ve invested in and focused on growing and enhancing our services and capabilities. Not only is this a reflection of the learning organization we are, where our employees are life-long learners and actively seek out development opportunities, but we…
FMP Consulting Core Capability: Supporting Strategic Communications for Modern Organizations
Introduction Organizations have more ways to communicate with their employees and audiences than ever, but this hasn’t automatically resulted in deeper connections and greater influence. Instead, it has become more challenging to vie for, capture, and keep their attention. And further, capturing attention is only part of the objective; what organizations really want is to…
Managing Effectively in a Hybrid Work Environment
Managers across the US find themselves facing rapid and sometimes disruptive change resulting from the pandemic. A broad swath of the workforce has experienced remote work or policies that allow them to work from home at least part of the time. Many organizations find they cannot retain high performers or hire quality candidates unless they…
The FMP Internship Experience – Reflections of interns past and present
Although it is only February, we’re already thinking ahead and planning for the summer – particularly for our summer interns! Each year, we hire a variety of Human Capital interns to support our client projects, as well as internal teams and initiatives, which include internships focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), Business Development…
FMPers Co-Author a Newly Published SIOP White Paper
We are thrilled to share that FMPers and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) members Nate Voss, Marni Falcone, Risa Witherow, Natasha Tenreiro, and Mike Camburn have co-authored a SIOP white paper that can now be accessed through SIOP’s website. The white paper, entitled Competency modeling: An essential practice for the future of strategic…
Communication is Key: Tips for Leading Your Organization Through Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption is exploding across every sector of our economy and has undoubtedly become an essential engine in the future of work that cannot be ignored. To stay competitive, organizations must embrace automation and make bold moves toward digital transformation. This unprecedented environment calls for a new caliber of organizational change leadership. How…
Systems Don’t Make Change. People Do.
Meet Bob. Bob wanted to deploy a new project management system at his company. He conducted research to select a decent product, hired a vendor to help with implementation, developed a project rollout plan, and met every milestone. On paper, his plan was a success, but a few weeks post-rollout, most of his employees were…
What Is Succession Planning and Why Do It?
Succession planning is essentially workforce planning targeted at a defined set of key positions. It is a future-focused process for developing a pool of talented employees to fill leadership roles in an organization and is a tool for managing human resources strategically. This blog will outline how succession planning can be done using a six-step…
Impacts of COVID-19 on Workforce Development
In 2020, the switch to remote work had profound impacts on companies’ abilities to connect with their employees virtually. At FMP, our work shifted to meet the needs of our clients who were struggling to effectively deliver training to their staff. In February of this year, we surveyed 30 respondents to find out how the…