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How is the company staffed? |
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How does it obtain and retain its people? |
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How are people compensated? How does this compare? |
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How does human resources work? |
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What types of HR issues does the comany have? What is its history? |
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What are the employee benefits? |
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What types of integration issues are we likely to have? |
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| Culture |
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What is the stated mission of the Company? |
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How well is the mission known within the rank & file? |
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What are the Company's values (stated or implied?) |
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What gets people promoted within the organization? What limits their careers? |
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Is there universal alignment about what makes the Company successful? |
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Where are the organizational conflicts? |
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Which group "has the power" within the organization? Which is the "weak sister?" |
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| Organization |
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What are the people doing?
- Macro: Staff mix by function?
- Micro: What is the staff specifically working on? |
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Are we appropriately staffed (numbers and skills?) |
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What does the organization look like? |
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Where is the turnover history of the organization? |
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