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Date Submitted: 08/28/2015 10:33 PM
Introduction
As is the case with most business ventures, overlooking the human resource department has
resulted in short term success. The purpose of having a human resource business strategy is to
predict and ensure the steady future for the company (Kearns, 2010). Unfortunately, most
companies, as is the case with CGMS, fail to perform a cost-benefit analysis in their human
resource sector. CGMS has considerably grown over the last ten years but the uncontrolled
spending and non-existent review of the workforce's viability risks unmasking the firms'
weaknesses. According to Keller (2004), delivering a strategic impact calls for objective-driven
corporate support that mainstreams and prioritizes consistent companywide programs meant to
accomplish the objectives.
2.0 Identification of Problems/Issues
Consolidated Global Mining Services has a couple of issues, both in its overall management
structure and its HR department. The firm's human resource manager, Stacey Stavrou, has only
been on the job for three months but is faced with the challenge to either 'toe-cut' some of the
workforce or act as the ultimate capacity builder. Either way, Stacey has to identify and assess
the problems facing her docket to save the company. The company is relatively overstaffed;
much as it may meet its large scale servicing demands, and the large number of workforce lacks
proper supervision. According to Stacy, the company with its large number of employees
requires supervision and supervision. Another problem facing the company is the need to
balance the expenditure against the income. CGMS chief financial officer noted that much of the
company's financial pressures come from wages and salaries. This is also a direct implication of
the ratio between employee numbers to that of the incoming generating services of the company.
Up until the executives' meeting, the CEO had assumed financial tranquility and stability of
CGSM pointing a finger at the severely...