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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business Review

For more than a decade, leading human resource strategists have hit on a recurring theme: You want your star players working in the roles that matter most to the business. USC’s John Boudreau, CEO adviser Ram Charan, and consultants at Bain & Company , McKinsey, and Korn Ferry have made similar arguments.

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Hiring Veterans Is Good Business. So Why Don't We Do It More Often?

Harvard Business Review

Where I was unable to spell my own name or barely speak in 2008, I am now projecting revenue growth and cash flows in 2013." While that sounds daunting at first blush, consider that Society for Human Resource Management estimates that the replacement costs for an individual employee run from 50 to 200% of the employee's annual salary.

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