What makes an employee great? According to Harris and Brannick, great employees are those who match the culture of the company they work for and whose personal values align with the organization's core purpose.
Finding & Keeping Great Employees identifies four basic organizational purposes--operational excellence, customer service, unleashing technology, and spirit. By focusing on one of these as their core purpose and using it to drive their selection and retention strategies, organizations will gain a long-term competitive advantage and create a workplace full of self-motivated employees who are highly purpose driven.
Based on research into best practices at more than 250 companies, this breakthrough book shares how some of today's most progressive organizations are doing just that -- and shutting down the revolving door -- by leveraging their core purpose and corporate culture to attract and retain great employees. Written in a crisp, reader-friendly style, with numerous examples and case studies, it shows managers and HR professionals how to simplify and streamline the recruiting process * improve organizational focus by benchmarking their company's practices against the world's best-run companies * achieve a good fit between employees and corporate culture * become the employer of choice within their industry, their market, and their community.
In today's tight labor market, finding employees that are keepers is critical to success. This book offers a powerful new action plan to help companies find and keep employees who will enable them to find and keep success.
Everywhere we turn, we hear it.
Why can't I seem to attract more top talent?
Where are all the good employees?
Where can I find them?
And what can I do to keep the great employees I've already got?
The search for great employees has reached an unprecedented level. The labor shortage is now regularly cited as the major deterrent to organizational success and future growth. CEOs and leaders in virtually every industry cry out for more skilled workers. Strategic plans fail, and expansion opportunities are dropped, for lack of manpower. What was once a seemingly endless number of potential employees has become a narrow number of applicants. Furthermore, these few applicants seldom seem to possess the skill level necessary for job success.
With today's unlimited array of tools and resources, it should be easier than ever for companies to find and keep top talent. The explosive growth of executive-search and temporary-help firms, combined with Internet sourcing, brings us in touch with thousands of potential candidates not previously within our reach. Signing bonuses, liberal moving allowances, and spouse job-search assistance are now common staffing activities. Organizations are likewise turning to such creative retention programs as flexible benefits, stay-on bonuses, and stock options. Yet we still struggle to find and keep great employees.
© Copyright 1999 Jim Harris
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