Employee Retention

Among his 2012 talent-management predictions at ere.net, John Sullivan, a former Silicon Valley talent pro and now a professor at San Francisco State University, predicts that "retention issues will increase dramatically." It's a...

Any investment you put into your talent could go to your competitor when people move on. That fear of lost investment often creates a reluctance to train your own employees. “You get into this paradox...

Although rotary dial phones and electric typewriters may not return to the workplace anytime soon, retention bonuses may be back in vogue. A small business owner in Charleston, S.C., is offering his employees a $50,000...

Should companies attempt to restrict their employees’ comments and activity on social media? Or should they give up the policy crusade and learn to embrace social media, as one HR professional recently recommended? After all, employers...

HR is in the midst of transforming from a reactive, process-driven department to a strategic organization that enables the organization's business plan. So far, most HR leaders have taken steps to implement holistic talent...

Co-pays, premiums, PPOs: They may not be the most glamorous part of the HR professional’s portfolio, but in an increasingly competitive recruiting landscape, staying on top of your benefits is more important than ever. That’s...

Ninety eight percent of HR professionals say they're called upon to help resolve issues according to a survey by Denver-based Employee Development Systems. Worse still, 81 percent say conflict leads to turnover and 77 percent believe it causes absenteeism. So...

Companies' unwillingness to let employees grow into a job only amplifies their difficulty in finding the right talent, Peter Cappelli writes in The Wall Street Journal. Cappelli is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's...

HR professionals know that broken promises can erode morale and engagement. But now, there’s quantifiable proof that severe cost cutting can diminish employees' trust in company leaders and negatively impact the bottom line. Employees who don’t trust their executives are seven...

In its 10 trends and challenges for 2012, Gartner included the need to create an IT staff than can withstand the coming wave of retirements and deal with a less-loyal younger generation that might not...