Attract, Engage and Retain Top Talent: 50 Plus One Strategies Used by the Best

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An organisation with a superior employment brand is one whose leadership and workforce behaviours match the company brand. Translation: the value proposition for the business is reflected in the actions of the employees at all levels of the organisation. Even for organisations that know how to attract the right talent, the challenge turns to how to engage them in their work and retain them longer than the competition. Every manager knows ... engaged and committed employees are proud to work for their employer and are dedicated to the organisation and willing to give the extra effort necessary to achieve the goals of the enterprise. "50 Plus One Tips to Attract, Engage and Retain Top Talent" provides different approaches to engage your employees. This book will serve as a blueprint for the creation, or re-creation, of your desired place to work by attracting, engaging, and retaining your company's top talent
 

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Contents

Engage Retain Through the Employee Life Cycle
4
Defining Your Employment Brand
11
Aligning Your External Internal Brand
13
Your Employees Are Your Brand
17
Your Website Your Brand
21
Creating a Leadership Brand
25
Be a Talent Magnet
31
Part TwoTranslating Business Strategy into Talent Needs
35
Act with Virtue
127
Be Trustworthy Build Trust
133
Create An Engaging Culture
139
Part SevenCommunication Involvement
145
Get Feedback Right
147
Engage by Involving Employees
151
Communicate Times Ten
157
Part EightTrain For Todays Needs
161

Create a Workforce Strategy
37
Clarify Communicate Your Strategy To All Level
43
Identify Mission Critical Positions
47
Build a Staffing Plan
51
Outline Useful Strategic Position Descriptions
57
Part ThreeIdentify Talent Requirements for Key Roles
63
Identify Integrate Career Culture Fit Criteria
65
Forecast Changes In Market Business
69
Update Functional Skills Requirements
73
Part FourRecruiting Selecting Talent
77
Use Your Brand To Recruit Talent
79
Define the Selection Process
83
Use Your Employees to Help Select Talent
87
Prepare for the Interview
91
Use the Eight Practices for Hiring the Best
95
Make the Right Selection Decisions
99
OnBoarding New Hires
103
DayOne Hints to Capture the Hearts Imaginations of New Talent
105
OnBoarding Technology
109
New Hire FollowUpthe First Year
113
Involve Supervisors Buddies Mentors
117
Assimilate New Leaders
121
Part SixThe ABCs Of Engagement
125
Link Training Investments to Business Drivers
163
Manage Performance
167
Create the Development Process
173
Focus on Transitions
177
Develop Strengths
181
Focus on Key Positions
187
Manage Knowledge by Leveraging Leaders to Teach
191
Leverage Technology for Blended Learning
197
Map Out Competencies
203
Develop For Tomorrows Needs
209
Plan for the Future
211
RightSize High Potential Leadership Programs
217
Select Development Options that Fit
223
Manage Retention Turnover
227
Part TenGeneral Retention Practices
233
Sustain a Climate of Respect Inclusion
235
Encourage Wellness in the Workplace
241
Recognize Appreciate
247
Zero Tolerance for Disengaging Behaviors
253
Assess Organizational Practices
259
Measure Employee Perceptions
263
RespondInvest in Talent
269
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