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RETENTION AND MOTIVATION
Give Employees What They Need
By Larry Sternberg
Commentary: Managers want to know how to motivate and retain employees. It’s simple in principle, and a little more complicated in practice: People stay in organizations that meet their needs.
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DOWN IS THE NEW UP
Wall Street’s Job Losses Looking Smaller Than Feared
November 20, 2009 7:05 AM PT
A rebound on Wall Street—where every job creates two more across New York City’s five boroughs—may result in smaller-than-forecast job losses throughout the city. Some 47,000 securities jobs were predicted to disappear during the recession, but a rapid improvement in the industry means losses ‘are unlikely to exceed 35,000.’
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The Business of Management
Workforce Management editor John Hollon analyzes and comments on business, management and the art of leading a workforce.
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WHITE PAPER: Best Practices in Training & Development
It’s no secret: by adding value to the business, your company’s training and development investment can yield significant returns and become a key driver in sustaining your organization’s competitive advantage—it’s a crucial investment strategy in both good times and bad. Download the Best Practices in Training & Development white paper to learn more about integrating training design and investment with high performance and talent management strategies for improved bottom-line results—relevant content that matters.
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Tools and Resources
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An outline of eight steps in the coaching process.
A versatile eight-step approach to helping employees learn.
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| Research Center Topic Index |
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Complete archive of features and news articles, assessments, surveys,
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| Dear Workforce |
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A question-and-answer newsletter addressing some of the most common and most
obscure HR. Ask a
question about whatever's important to you—whether it's HR, recruiting,
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Define the desired behaviors, establish parameters for appraising employees’ soft skills and give each skill a quantitative dimension.
You first have to establish business objectives before you can quantify the financial benefits of training.
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Special Report
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Novartis established its corporate learning department in 1998 with the goal of developing a stable of future leaders who could grow with the business. Creating this pipeline entailed identifying and selecting top talent with high potential, providing them with the right job experiences and supporting continuous learning with instruction from the best institutions. Here, the head of learning at Novartis offers 10 guidelines on how to create a top-notch corporate learning program.
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Wednesday, December 9
Beginning at 10 a.m. EST / 7:00 a.m. PST
This webcast is complimentary for Workforce.com members.
Don't miss this exclusive online conference dedicated to HR strategies for post-recession success.
Featured keynote address: Keeping Up in a Down Economy
By Bob Nelson, PhD, best-selling author and president, Nelson Motivation, Inc.
This exclusive conference will cover special training topics including “Gaining Leverage from Leadership: How 21st Century Leadership Approaches Can Speed Your Company on the Road to Recovery" by presenting sponsor Skillsoft. Learn how to cost-effectively extend leadership training to more employees, including front-line managers and individual contributors entering management positions for the first time.
Other conference topics include: employee engagement, workforce planning, benefits, compensation, technology, and more!
With no cost to you and no travel required, you'll hear from a host of industry leaders from your desktop. The conference hall features top HR vendors with the opportunity to network with other HR professionals through our networking lounge and online show environment.
Don't miss it! Register now!
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