Aligning Workforce and Business Strategies

About the Author: Colin Beames is one of Australia's pre-eminent thought leaders in workforce strategies, human capital, workplace trends, employee engagement, retention, and career development, with a deep and expansive knowledge of these subjects. He is a corporate psychologist and formerly a civil engineer, where he worked in senior management and consulting roles in the resources sector. Colin is now the Director of Advanced Workforce Strategies (previously known as the WRDI Institute), a consultancy firm that provides specialized services in the areas of workforce strategic planning, human capital and reporting, organizational reviews, employment strategies, workforce segmentation, employee engagement and retention (including key talent), and career development. He has developed and commercialized a number of HR tools and resources including various diagnostic relationship survey tools based on a model of the psychological contract. Advanced Workforce Strategies has clients ranging from 'blue chip' companies through to SMEs, across a variety of industries. Colin has previously published a book entitled "Transforming Organisational Human Capital: Emerging Stronger from the GFC and Beyond" (now in its 3rd edition). In this book he shows how many of the key ideas that have emerged in management and organizational studies over the past two decades can be harnessed to guide management practice and improve organisational performance. Colin has presented to numerous conferences and workshops, including the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia and the HR Summit in Singapore.