I’m Funke
I bring over ten years of experience in workforce administration across recruitment, workforce management, performance monitoring, communication, project support, and training. Working close to the operational core of organisations has shaped how I understand work: not as theory, but as something built and sustained through everyday systems, decisions, and practices.
My experience across workforce operations is what led me to focus on improving workforce practices. I have seen how policies, processes, and tools either enable people to work well or quietly undermine trust, fairness, and performance. These experiences inform my interest in how workforce practices must adapt in the context of AI, remote and hybrid working, and wider social and economic change.
Who I Am
I study and advise on how workforce practices evolve under pressure, particularly as organisations respond to technological change, shifting expectations of work, and new models of collaboration. My background spans workforce management, recruitment, data-supported performance monitoring, internal communication, and project coordination, giving me a systems-level view of how work actually functions.
Rather than focusing on roles or titles, my work centres on how work is designed and governed: how decisions are made, how information flows, and how people experience organisational systems in practice.
What I Do
Through research, writing, and advisory work, I explore ways organisations can strengthen workforce practices to remain fair, effective, and sustainable.
My work focuses on:
PESTLE analysis, to understand how political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors shape workforce strategy
Workforce practice improvement, grounded in operational experience
People and performance systems, including recruitment, rotas, and monitoring tools
Communication and knowledge intelligence, improving how information supports decision-making
Trust as a practical tool, especially in leadership decisions, conflict, and change
Remote and hybrid work, and how these reshape accountability and collaboration
AI and technology, examined through their impact on workforce design rather than hype
Why I Do It
Because workforce practices determine whether work is sustainable or exhausting, fair or fragmented.
Many organisations struggle not because people lack commitment, but because systems haven’t kept pace with how work is changing. My goal is to contribute to better-designed workforce practices, using evidence, operational insight, and contextual analysis to support decisions that work for both people and organisations.
I believe trust is not something organisations declare, but something they build through consistent workforce decisions, supported by clear information and thoughtful design.
Olufunke Olawale: Workforce Management & Development 