Tag: turnover

Who: The A Method for Hiring

By Celeste Blackburn Mar 25, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 25, 2009

Resources for Humans managing editor Celeste Blackburn reviews Geoff Smart and Randy Street’s book Who: The A Method for Hiring. According to a study by Recruiting Roundtable, a division of the Corporate Executive Board, employers or their new hires regret their decisions half the time. The bad hiring decisions cost the average organization millions in lower […]

The High Cost of Low Morale . . . and What to Do About It

By Jeff Farthing Jan 14, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 14, 2009

Author and talent management expert Carol A. Hacker writes about her book “The High Cost of Low Morale . . . and What to Do About It.” She offers tips from her book for reducing employee turnover. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that the average cost of one turnover is 30 percent of the […]

Punching In: The Unauthorized Adventures of a Front-Line Employee

By Celeste Blackburn Jun 25, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 25, 2008

Resources for Humans Managing Editor Celeste Blackburn reviews Punching In: The Unauthorized Adventures of a Front-Line Employee by Alex Frankel. Review recounts examples from the book that show how companies both win over and lose employee buy in. In his “Author’s Note” for Punching In: The Unauthorized Adventures of a Front-Line Employee, Frankel writes “the […]