Saturday, February 10, 2007

Keep Your Dream Team: Retention Secrets from World-Class Organizations


When: Thursday, February 15, 2007
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time
10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Central Time
9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Mountain Time
8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time


Presented by Mel Kleiman, CSP
President of Humetrics, Inc.

As Baby Boomers leave the workforce by the thousands and industry experts predict a shortfall of some 10 million workers by 2010, HR professionals must find new ways to reduce employee turnover.

But retaining top talent is getting harder. A recent Gallup poll found that nearly one-fifth of employees surveyed are "actively disengaged" from their work — severely damaging workplace morale and costing $300 billion in lost productivity nationwide. Other retainment challenges include:

* The growth of the Internet means that those who continue to work will be found on the Web, thereby increasing opportunity for recruiters to target your staff
* U.S. and Worldwide economic growth dictates more skilled positions and far less workers
* The proliferation of mobile devices and “smart agents” means your competitors are working to source your top talent

See full Article.