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Retain Your Top Performers

Marshall Goldsmith

The rise in the influence of the knowledge worker. . Innovative high-technology corporations are currently paying employees large bonuses to recruit top talent. The CEO of a leading telecommunications company recently embarked on an innovative approach. Provide opportunities for development and involvement. . Life is good.

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What I Learned from Transforming the U.S. Military’s Approach to Talent

Harvard Business Review

It was clear to me then that the Defense Department would need to keep pace with the dramatic changes — many of them technological — reshaping the economy, the labor market, and human resource management. To do so, the Pentagon proposed some important and innovative improvements, but although the U.S.

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If Employees Don’t Trust You, It’s Up to You to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

From innovative interview tactics to involving your team in the decisions, using smarter hiring practices can result in hiring honest, accountable team members who create and sustain a culture in which people can count on one another. To use a related example, most companies have a zero-tolerance policy for being at work under the influence.