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Customize HR Programs for a Global Workforce

Adapt HR programs to meet regional needs while maintaining alignment with organizational objectives.

  • While benefits exist for both the standardization and customization of HR programs, HR must find a balance that ensures alignment with organizational objectives and regional needs.
  • When HR programs are misaligned, there is a risk of long-term organizational and people impacts, such as inefficient use of resources, failure to meet organizational goals, and employee disengagement.
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Executive Summary

Critical Insight

Workforce needs are not universal across regions. Strategically customizing HR programs to align with organizational objectives and regional requirements ensures meaningful employee experiences are shared by all.

Impact & Result

  • Identify where HR program customization will be most impactful, using insights from an environmental scan of external factors and an internal review of diverse employee perspectives across regions.
  • Modify selected HR programs, using standardization where useful and customization where required, to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and regional needs.
  • Implement customized HR programs, accounting for nuances affecting change management at the regional level.

Research & Tools

2. Customize selected HR programs

Explore common factors that apply to HR program customization, review implications for customized program design, and prepare to customize selected programs.

3. Implement customized HR programs

Review regional nuances of change management, determine the rollout approach for each customized HR program, and plan to evaluate and iterate as needed.

Workshop

Engage McLean & Company facilitators to lead your team through the Customize HR Programs for a Global Workforce online workshop.

Need to accelerate your HR project?

Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.

Workshops offer a structured 3-5 day session designed to help HR teams and organizations address specific challenges and implement HR best practices.

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