Organizational design and job evaluation can be simple things to understand. By not focusing on the simple, clear and purposeful aspects of work, many HR “gurus” have made this simple starting point more complex than it needs to be. The result is staff and managers who are unclear about their...

Birches Group Community™ is an integrated talent management solution that’s simple to use and brings clarity around the value of work. We fuse job design and evaluation, compensation management, skills development, performance management and consulting to bring order to your business.

Rather than the disjointed disconnect that generally prevails in HR between structural policies (those governing jobs and pay) from people management policies (those which guide recruitment, development, and reward), our approach is seamlessly connected.

Job evaluation does not have to be complicated exercise. We, at Birches Group, have been able to design an approach that brings the focus of job evaluation back to what is important – its purpose. Using our innovative Community™ integrated HR management approach, here is a step by step to...

Birches Group’s Community™ Jobs approach provides a fresh perspective on one of the most misunderstood areas of human resources – job design and evaluation. Good job design and clear job evaluation are critical to fully support all other programs in HR. Here at Birches Group, we believe this is all...

Over the years, Human Resources has made significant contributions to provide strategic insights about the overall people management for organizations. Because of this, it is now crucial for HR to be organized and integrated as a function. Birches Group’s Community™ integrated methodology and platform is the only approach that makes...

Before we can talk about the future of work, we must take a good look at its past. Work has undergone many revolutions that has transformed it to what it is today. For organizations to be able to position themselves for the future, a transition to a purpose-driven mindset is...

In early March 2020, when cities were locked down and offices were closed because of COVID-19, companies struggled to go 100% virtual. At Birches Group, we were able to flip the switch quite easily, because virtual work has been a core part of our regular work program since our founding...

Through fits and starts most organizations have been gradually introducing virtual work. The COVID-19 virus has pushed many offices off the fence toward creating a more based virtual work environment. It has not been easy. While there are technical challenges, the biggest hurdles organizations face are in the legacy mindsets...