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What Matters to Engaging and Retaining NEW Healthcare Employees: Key Findings with Solutions
Review key findings of our latest survey of NEW healthcare employees to understand what is most critical to engage and keep these employees, as well as learn how long they plan to stay with their organization. In addition to the key findings, you will also receive sample solutions targeted to impact survey results.


25 Actions to Recognize Employee Performance
During difficult economic times, managers and leaders are looking for inexpensive or free ways to recognize employee performance to reinforce desired results.  Leaders can receive 25 Actions to Recognize Performance to reinforce desired results.  Use these actions today to recognize employees and engage them to perform. 


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When the Going gets Tough....Managers Make the Difference
RecruitingTrends.com recently published an article by Derrick Barton, Chief Talent Leader and CEO of  Center for Talent Solutions.
To "survive" most companies are managing costs, increasing input, eliminating waste in all parts of their business, and trying to focus on their key performance drivers. In order to "thrive," a company must be able to execute with discipline, build the right capabilities to serve their marketplace, create a powerful customer experience, and innovate to meet the changing needs of the marketplace.


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Scoping Out the Talent
The February 2009 edition of CFO Magazine,  an interview with Derrick Barton, Chief Talent Leader and CEO of  Center for Talent Solutions
In the article, Derrick discusses the risk of losing top talent during a recession because they often feel overworked and underappreciated.



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Managers: The Key to an Engaged Workplace
Derrick Barton authored a chapter in the recently released Martha Finney edited book, Building High Performance People and Organizations. Derrick outlines the impact a manager has in an employee’s decision to engage in their work and how this affects organizational results.


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Employees join organization, but quit managers
Written for Sales and Marketing Magazine.
Research from the Center for Talent Retention in Denver Colorado, shows that a company will gain an average of 22 percent more productivity from its sales professionals by taking action and creating a fit between their most critical needs and what the company offers.


Talent Solution
Top Talent Dialogue Solution
Top Talent is critical for any organization’s success. Use this solution to perform a rich robust dialogue with “Top Talent” to:


- Ensure these individuals are aware of their “top talent” status.

- Set expectations and accountabilities for the level of performance required to maintain the “top talent” status.

- Outline the value these individuals bring to the organization.


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Keep staff motivated in crisis, talk to them
Derrick Barton, Chief Talent Leader and CEO of Center for Talent Solutions, was recently interviewed for an article with Economic Times Mumbai.


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Talent Accountability Overview
The Core Capability Needed to Deliver Talent Results

Organizations can not achieve and sustain high levels of performance (in any area) without clearly defining what they are trying to achieve AND taking action to do what needs to be done to deliver the results.

Review what it takes to create accountability for engaging and retaining employees and achieving great results.

In this overview by the Center for Talent Retention, you will be introduced to the core components of creating talent accountability and understand what leaders must do to ensure the right accountabilities are in place for success. 





Talent Experience Blog
Visit the Talent Experience Blog and keep up-to-date on tough talent situations!