Award winning partnershipsWhen two worlds collide: lawyers and engineersPaul Adams

You might think lawyers and engineers are worlds apart..

But there are more similarities than you might think

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Colour CodeManager

HRBPAdmin

Admin collates CVs

Admin sends cvs to Manager

Admi n adds to GKN Ca reers

Mgr provide s recrui tment form to HRBP for processing

Vacancy identified by Manager

Admi n prepoffer and hand to HRBP to s ign.

Manager se lectscandidate and provi des Se lection Form

HRBP s ignsform and passes to Admin to prepOffer letter

Admin add s deta ils to recrui tment tra cker

Admin ci rculates for relevant Signatures

Candidatereceives offer

HRBP authorises and hands to Admin

HRBP supports interviews AP and above

Admin supports interviews P and below

75% recruitment lead time reduction applying ‘Olswang’

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How did GKN benefit?

Increased department

profitability 20%

What was in it for Olswang?

Single piece flow

Source: https://hbr.org/2010/04/defend-your-research-imitation-is-more-valuable-than-innovation

The ability to copy is often the first step to innovation

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