Journal
Notes from the chart table
Short pieces about the files on the table — written for HR and finance people who have to explain people numbers in a Georgian board packet.
These are practice notes, not a magazine. If a piece matches a study you are considering, bring the question to a scoping conversation.
January absence is not always a sickness story
Orthodox Christmas, New Year, and leftover annual leave sit on top of each other. Mark the calendar on the chart before operations writes a memo.
Pay bands that look even until you split by hire year
A mid-band that looks tidy can hide a freeze for people hired before a certain year and market rates for everyone after.
Reading a leaver cohort without blaming a single manager
Small teams make ugly percentages. Tenure and site splits usually tell you more than a ranked list of names on a slide.
Headcount and FTE are not a disagreement to paper over
Boards in Tbilisi still mix bodies and full-time equivalents. Putting both on one page is slower than picking a winner — and usually more honest.
What to send from payroll before a headcount briefing
A column list that usually survives first contact with a Georgian payroll extract — and the fields that look useful until they ruin the chart.