People and Change

Every day, organisations face a variety of challenges, many stemming from the difficulties in the current international economic environment. Increasing pressure exists to deliver more for less, and in some cases, to radically alter how the business is operated. This heightened focus on efficient and effective resource utilisation has put the ‘People Factor’ increasingly under the spotlight.

The PricewaterhouseCoopers teams that provide People and Change advisory and support services in Ireland encompass multidisciplinary specialists who bring together a comprehensive mixture of skills and experience. Our team comprises of advisors in Organisational Effectiveness, Organisational Design, Management Development, HR metrics, HR benchmarking, and, HR process management to name but a few.

We bring together this broad range of professionals to assist organisations align their HR strategy with business performance and to help manage the strategic, operational, financial, tax, and regulatory challenges associated with human resources. Services that we provide include:

Some of the questions our clients have been asking us recently reflect many of the burning issues facing Irish businesses today as they adapt to managing people in a downturn:

People Performance
How can I effectively measure an individual’s performance and contribution to our organisation which adequately reflects the heightened risk environment in which we are now operating, and reward the people who deserve it most?

My best performers are leaving my organisation unexpectedly - how can we best ensure we retain the key contributors to our business.

Organisation Structure & Efficiency
We have been instructed to cut our operating costs by 10% next year by changing the way our organisation is structured. How can we do this?

Making Change Stick
I’m asking my senior managers to change their focus in how they manage their teams but I think they need help to change their approach and mindsets – what kind of support would help them to achieve this?