Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad: Breakthrough Ideas for Keeping Your Best Workers
Worried about talent walking out the door? Finnegan offers fresh thinking for solving the turnover problem in any economy. (Patricia O'Connell, Management Editor, Business Week)Dick Finnegan's new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad is a timely publication. While retaining your best employees is always important for every business enterprise, today's difficult economy makes this book a must-read. Full of practical, useful advice, this book can put you to work today to improve retention of your most valued employees. It not only shows you where to look to identify retention problems in your organization, it guides you through the steps for developing the strategies and tactics tailored to meet your company's specific needs. This not a book just for HR professionals - anyone who manages people will benefit from the insights presented here. (John E. Sutton, Senior Vice President, Mercury Insurance Group)Mary Steele, Director of Executive Compensation, Delta Airlines Dick Finnegan is a true expert on turnover. I have worked with Dick for over 20 years and turnover has been his passion. He understands what causes it, and, more importantly, what individual effective steps a company can take based on its culture to reduce it. With focus and commitment, his unique approach has helped many companies address their turnover problems, and have improved management skills at the same time. (Mary Steele, Director of Executive Compensation, Delta Airlines)Dick Finnegan definitely has his finger on the pulse of what it takes to retain top talent. Even in today's declining economy, top performers can and will walk out the door if their job isn't meeting their career expectations. Dick is insightful in his assessment of why people leave and what it takes to retain them. The seven retention strategies he has developed have true merit and are right on the money. (Dennis P. Gilhooley Sr. CPIM, Associate Partner Public)Sector Supply Chain, IBM Global Business Services