Employee retention

You can sneak off to that afternoon doctor's appointment, just don't ask for a sabbatical.

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A new study confirms an old idea.

How the retailer scouts, hires, and retains its people.

A company's most important asset isn't raw materials, transportation systems, or political influence. It's creative capital--simply put, an arsenal of...

Researchers found that companies assume talented men will job hop to further their careers, while talented women will stay loyal.

And how to make it more likely that they'll stay.

Human resources departments develop programs and policies that contribute to organizational culture, but managers like you are the single biggest influence...

The personnel benefits outweigh the financial costs.

Every year, the research firm CSO Insights publishes the results of its Sales Performance Optimization survey, an online questionnaire given to more than...

Social media makes it easy to identify potential candidates for job openings, but that’s led companies to focus too much on “passive” candidates who aren’t looking to move—a strategy that hurts retention because internal candidates feel overlooked. And when businesses do make a hire, they don’t know how effective their approaches are because they don’t track the results.

Executive sponsorship is by far the most effective intervention a company can make to retain and advance Black talent.

No question, Galen McDowell knew how to sell. He quickly hooked a big-league outfit, Kinan Motors, as a potential customer. He invited their representatives...

A new survey finds that 77% of workers have experienced burnout.

The arrival of summer means trips to the beach, fireworks and parades–and another boffo performance by the creative geniuses at Pixar. The studio’s just-released summer movie, Wall-E, has generated rapturous reviews, record-setting ticket sales, and loads of cultural commentary. More than anything, though, Wall-E has generated amazement from Hollywood observers at Pixar’s capacity to generate […]

Corporate America and the U.S. Navy share one big problem: employee retention. Today's knowledge workers hop from start-up to start-up. And 40% of the...

Managing talent isn't just about new hires.

Open competition for other companies' people, once a rarity, is now an accepted fact. Fast-moving markets require fast-moving organizations that are continually...

Try to hide the shock.

Here’s how they do it so consistently.