Any manager who takes an honest look at individual performance knows all employees are not created equally. About 20% of employees rise to the top of the … Read more
Keeping the Best When Times are Tough
Even though there are layoffs announced every day, organizations I am speaking with still need to keep the people who generate sales, create new products, … Read more
Why Brits Quit
UK employees were asked why they feel disloyal to their employers — a disloyalty that results in lower productivity and turnover. Harris Interactive … Read more
Recruiting the Best People You Already Have
Everywhere you look today, you see the elements of another “perfect storm” for recruiters. The economy is in a free fall. Companies are looking … Read more
The Economic Downturn Means That Hiring Freezes Will Soon Decimate Recruiting
Whenever there is a downturn in economic conditions, one of the first knee-jerk reactions that many CFOs and senior managers take is placing a freeze on … Read more
What’s Being Used to Attract and Retain U.S. Employees
WorldatWork surveyed more than 2,700 organizations; members are employed in the HR, compensation, and benefits departments of mostly large North American … Read more
Yahoo! Execs Walk, But Not At HotJobs
With the Carl Icahn proxy fight averted and the Microsoft buyout dead (today, but check back tomorrow), Yahoo! can resume the reorganization it announced … Read more
6 Ways to Measure Your Contribution to Retention
For as long as HR has been a separate function from the business, there has always existed a certain tension when it comes to who is primarily responsible … Read more
Organizational Values As Primary Recruiting, Retention Tools
Ask HR professionals to identify the core of a company’s success and chances are, most will point to the recruiting and selection process. Performed … Read more
Rising Gas Prices Impact Recruiting and Retention
Will flexible employers be the ultimate winners in the war for talent now that gas prices are in the stratosphere? Employers offering transportation … Read more