5 Ways to Retain Your Top Talent

Organizations spend an enormous amount of money finding just the right talent. Even if they don’t employ professional search firms, they still invest a tremendous amount of time and effort identifying, screening, and interviewing candidates. But often, they don’t spend the same amount of energy trying to retain this talent.

Businessman With Several Medals - Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/aluxum, Image #15943946

Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/aluxum

As the infographic below makes clear, there are five reasons why talented people leave their jobs.

Behind the Scenes: Thomas Nelson’s Quarterly Team Meetings

Once a quarter, we pull all our Nashville-based employes together (about 400) for an all-company team meeting. Our goal is three-fold: to report on the previous quarter’s results, recognize outstanding performance, and preview our “coming attractions.”

the first slide in the quarterly meeting deck

We held this quarter’s meeting yesterday at The Donelson Fellowship, a church near our corporate headquarters. Rob Morgan, the pastor, and his gracious staff, have served as our hosts now for more than five years. Their facility is perfect for our size, with state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment.

How to Change a Dress Code Policy—in 24 Hours

Often, decision-making in corporations crawls along at a snail’s pace. Or so it seems. But occasionally, when the right idea surfaces at the right time, things can move quickly.

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