Tag: Top People Looking

No Nonsense Retention: 80% Open Door Policy

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 12, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Mar 12, 2012

6. Keep Your Door Open 80% of the Time [Go here for retention tips 1-5.] Let your people know you are accessible to them, says Cortes, author of the book, No Nonsense Retention. Avoid telling people to make an appointment or come back later. Make sure the time you do spend with your people is […]

‘Fire the Slugs’—That’s the Best Turnover

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 12, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Mar 12, 2012

“There’s good and bad turnover,” says Cortes, author of the book, No Nonsense Retention, which he characterizes as a collection of no-nonsense ways to retain your best people. Firing a non-performer—a slug— is good turnover. But when a top performer leaves to go elsewhere and your organization is left with a huge void, that’s bad […]