Human Resources: Job Structure and Design
37mIntermediate2017-07-25
Authors

Catherine Mattice Zundel
Professional consultant and trainer specializing in corporate culture
Course details
While there are many theories and academic conversations about job design, this course will provide clear guidance on how to actually do job design. HR consultant Catherine Mattice Zundel teaches job design techniques, including job analysis, job rotation, job enrichment, and job enlargement, and explains how to write job descriptions that effectively capture what employees actually do. She also discusses emerging trends, overcoming common challenges, and how job design ties into organizational design.
Learning objectives
What is job design?
Principles/objectives of job design
Analyzing existing jobs
Rotating employees through different jobs
Enriching and enlarging jobs
Writing job descriptions
Overcoming challenges around job design
Learning objectives
What is job design?
Principles/objectives of job design
Analyzing existing jobs
Rotating employees through different jobs
Enriching and enlarging jobs
Writing job descriptions
Overcoming challenges around job design
Skills covered
Organizational LeadershipLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Getting the most out of this course
1. Introduction to Job Design
- 03 - What is job design
- 04 - Benefits of job design
- 05 - Principles of job design
2. Job Design Techniques
- 06 - Determining your objectives
- 07 - Job analysis
- 08 - Job rotation
- 09 - Job enrichment
- 10 - Job enlargement
- 11 - Writing job descriptions
3. The Landscape of Job Design
- 12 - Emerging trends
- 13 - Factors affecting job design
- 14 - Overcoming challenges
- 15 - Organizational design
Conclusion
- 16 - Next steps