Workforce Planning, Assessment, and Rightsizing

Running Head : INterclean merger

InterClean-EnviroTech Merger

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[Course] InterClean-EnviroTech Merger

InterClean , a cleaning and sanitation company , aims to be the dominating force in the industry . In line with this vision , it has recently acquired EnviroTech , and is moving towards changing its focus towards providing a complete solution and service . This will discuss the problem that InterClean faces in joining the sales team of both the companies , and how to overcome them

The Problem

InterClean

realizes that it can only achieve its goal only if it has the right employees . When a skills inventory was taken , it was found out that InterClean 's employees have not continued their education , which may hamper the new vision . In contrast , the employees of EnviroTech seem to have the required skill set that InterClean needs . Their employees have developed themselves both academically and professionally . Hence the dilemma of InterClean is related to training

Solutions

As the skill set of the merging sales team vary considerably , InterClean needs to provide the best training . The cost and the timeframe for the training will be challenge , but InterClean will have to endure it to achieve its vision . One way to provide training is to through cross-functional teams . Cross-functional teams comprises of people from different departments and divisions , which helps in employees to handle more responsibilities . Cross-functional teams are known to improve job satisfaction , increase productivity , and improve an organization 's ability to solve problems (Reilly...