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Playing the Long Game: The Employee Retention Process in HR

HR Digest

Whether it’s a fresher role or one that requires experience, Qualee reports that it takes a new hire approximately eight months to reach their full productivity. Establish Effective Recruitment Strategies and Onboarding A big reason for high attrition rates is the hiring of candidates who are not suited for the organization.

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Accenture to lay-off 25,000 low performers

HR Digest

The Australian Financial Review recently reported that the first round of lay-offs occurred earlier this month, and more cutoffs are yet to come. “The crisis brought additional strain on the businesses because of lower demand and reduced national attrition. . Accenture spokesman Mark Bonnaci wasn’t available for comment.

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12 Questions to Ask When Conducting a Stay Interview

The Center For Leadership Studies

As we all look for ways to get ahead of attrition and retain high performers amid the current upheaval, “stay interviews” have emerged as a valuable strategy. A newly installed leader could use many of these questions in their first one-to-one meeting with new direct reports. What are you most optimistic for in the next 6 months?

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What’s Holding Women in Medicine Back from Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Research has also found that workplace discrimination against women physicians is common, as women have reported not only receiving lower pay, but being disrespected by colleagues , being held to a higher standards than male peers, being treated less formally than men (e.g. Better reporting systems for harassment.

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Tackle Your Culture Renovation

Skip Prichard

This is so important…I often say the worst thing a senior team can do is lock themselves in a conference room and decide what the culture is today. How do you best measure and report it? The very first step of our 18 step blueprint is “Develop and Deploy a Comprehensive Listening Strategy.” They almost always get it wrong.

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Ten Clues It's Time to Replace Your Head of HR

Harvard Business Review

Last year I was at an HR conference where someone asked "What is YouTube?") Do you know the impact attrition has on your customer satisfaction and your ability to grow? The CHRO has difficult and strained relationships with his or her direct reports. Does your CHRO use a smart phone? You should be able to get these answers.

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Building Local Talent in China

Harvard Business Review

Equally important is the fact that your China results are now reported in every top management meeting. This is our favorite) " The attrition rate is high — how do I know my development efforts won't be wasted if they jump to another company?". conference calls with the east coast more tolerable. China results matter now.