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3 Things You Must do to Retain Your Top Performers in 2010

In the last post, I outlined the seven main reasons your top performers are likely to leave in 2010. Here are the three steps you must take – now – to prevent that happening.

Fear is a lazy approach to managing people

Even in good times, some employers use fear tactics against their employees, but a recent study shows that the problem is growing significantly as the economy continues to falter. This is discouraging and hurtful to individual employees, of course, but it is also detrimental to the overall health of an organization. In short, no good [...]

Filed under:Career, Management

Being a Hiring Manager Doesn’t Give You the Right To Be a Jackass

I write a lot about how to pen a great resume, what to wear to an interview and how to give terrific answers to tough questions from hiring managers.

Filed under:Jobs, Management

The Write Way To Fill More Jobs

How many of you really think carefully about how an advertisement will sell most effectively and therefore attract targeted candidates? How many or your advertisements have tired stock phrases such as ‘our client’ and ‘the successful candidate’? How many or you see advertising as a chore rather than a tool to increase your chances of earning more revenue?