Importance of Staffing

Importance of Staffing

Nothing is more important to a firm than the qualities and abilities of the people it employs. People are indispensable in the generation of goods and services. It is the people who operate machines, design new products and services, make decisions to borrow and spend financial resources, market products and deliver services. Only an organisation that consists of the right kind of people can hope to survive and flourish in the present-day competitive environment.

Staffing helps an organisation in the following ways:

1. Key to other managerial functions: An organisation having the right kind of people can translate its plans into results easily. It can organise its facilities and resources properly. It can keep its activities on the right track and achieve the objectives smoothly (without any resistance from employees).

2. Design a sound organization: Staffing is useful in designing a sound organisation. Proper recuritment and selection practices enable the organisation to attract talented people into its fold. Jobs are, thus, put in the hands of the best brains, paving the way for a right kind of work atmosphere and culture. People are now more willing to work sincerely and show results.

3. Motivation to do outstanding work: Where the vacancies in an organisation are filled with the right kind of people, it is possible to achieve objectives smoothly. The talents of people are put to good use. Their contributions are taken note of and rewarded properly. As we all know, human beings are capable of enlargement i.e., capable of producing an output that is greater than the sum of inputs. Once they are motivated, even common men can do uncommon things. According to Koontz and O’Donnell, the effective managing of an organisation is one of the best assurances of successful operations and growth.