HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

EFI International’s approach to human resources management (HRM) is to work with clients to enhance the productivity and quality of their organisation, corporation or government authority by helping to identify, locate, select, maintain and develop the most effective individuals, teams and systems at all levels. 

HRM consulting is EFI International’s core business and it has extensive international experience in both growing and modernising the HRM function of companies and organisations so that strategic business goals are met.

EFI International’s services under the HRM banner include but are not limited to:

Organisational and company restructures
Improving the effectiveness and quality of organisations, corporations and government authorities is the premise underpinning this work, which encompasses reviewing issues and needs, and designing, developing and implementing plans to achieve the most efficient and effective outcomes. 
  
Assessment and development centres
EFI International has a wealth of experience in the design and conduct of assessment and development centres for technical and non-technical disciplines across diverse government and private sector industries—from small numbers of company personnel through to high-volumes of young job seekers.

Corporate governance
Projects undertaken for companies and government agencies by EFI International in this increasingly critical area have the goal of ensuring effective management, in particular, management that will withstand external scrutiny. Work includes procedures and responsibilities covering board structure and membership, codes of conduct, financial reporting and auditing and risk management.
 
Leadership development
Simply, the role of an effective leader is to set direction and guide others, extending further than management to hone qualities like integrity, determination and passion. EFI International works with organisations to both identify the next generation of leaders and customise programs to develop them.

Mentoring and coaching
The Dubai Government leaders mentoring program, which saw 55 departmental heads mentored and coached by a team of business executives from Australia, under the EFI International banner, is an example of work in this area. Like numerous other programs operated at staff through to the highest levels of an organisation, this was tailored to suit.

Policy design and implementation
As well as key policy development and systems implementation in the areas of employment, youth, and training and career pathways, EFI International is experienced in advising, analysing, developing and implementing quality management systems relevant to government, industry groups and private sector enterprises.

Systems implementation
Putting a planned quality system into effective operation more often than not demands organisational, cultural and behavioural change. EFI International’s approach is to listen to clients and adapt its services to address client needs. It’s one of the strategies that have helped to build long-term relationships across numerous industries, including the health sector and hospitals in particular.

Job evaluation
Jobs are subject to change because of factors such as a shift in the scope or function required of the position, following a restructure, or redesign of or change to associated jobs. EFI International has broad-based experience in objectively evaluating what a position does and the requirements of that position, in particular, as a result of major restructure.

360-Degree Feedback
360-Degree Feedback: is employee development feedback that comes from all around the employee.  "360" refers to the all the degrees in a circle. The feedback would come from subordinates, peers, and managers in the organisational hierarchy, as well as self-assessment, and in some cases external sources such as customers and suppliers or other interested stakeholders.

The results from 360-degree feedback are often used by the person receiving the feedback to plan their training and development of the organisation. The results can  also be used by some organisations for making promotional or pay decisions, which is sometimes called "360-degree review. A study on 360-degree feedback to leaders conducted by Arizona State University has supported the hypothesis that improvement in a leader’s consideration and employee development behaviors will lead to positive changes in employees' job satisfaction and engagement, and reduce their intent to leave (Brett 2006).

EFI International’s 360 System will allow you to complete this process efficiently and effectively allowing for a continual improvement in your most important resource: your employees.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND EVENT MANAGEMENT

EFI International’s highly disciplined team has extensive project management and event management experience, from the initiation stages and planning and design through to closing and maintenance. The team is well grounded in optimising, organising and managing resources so that projects are completed within defined scope, time and cost restraints. The importance of documenting objectives and deliverables is a given and such documents form the basis of shared stakeholder expectations.

Areas of specific expertise include:

Sports management
Road traffic campaigns
Health awareness campaigns
Arts events management.

In all facets of training and development, EFI International’s focus is the design and delivery of learning to improve performance, with an emphasis on learning both for the individual and the organisation, whether in the corporate world, public sector or small business. Its team embeds emerging trends into its work across analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation.

Areas of specific expertise include:

Corporate training
Experiential learning
Media training.

EFI International recognises that long term success is founded on providing quality services that meet client expectations. Flexible, accessible and customised media management and staff development programs play a critical role in that process. EFI International provides challenging and engaging programs facilitated by our internationally experienced and professional consultants.

EFI International provides a multi-layered approach to dealing with all types of media. Our approach is designed to give our clients the most effective outcomes for the organisation. We use a ‘hands-on’, experiential approach by dealing with real life scenarios to teach the most current and effective methods of dealing with today’s multi-media world, including:

• Understanding of the Media Environment
• How to use the Media Effectively
• Public Speaking Techniques
• The usage of the different types of media
• The different types of interviews including Short interview, Long interview, Feature story and Press conference.

EFI International has worked across government and the private sector in the following areas: