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ACP International Newsletter Coordinator Publishes New Book

Talent Retention by Annabelle Reitman, Ed.D: Infoline Series, Career Planning & Talent Management Division, ASTD Press, 2007. (Price: $10 ASTD Member. $12 ASTD Non-Member)

A growing concern for businesses today is retaining skilled employees. The best employees often are the ones most at risk to be recruited elsewhere. Yet most companies do not know the true cost of employee turnover. Get an in-depth look at the growing talent retention problem in our workforce and learn how to create a strategy that provides new workers and retiring baby boomers solid reasons to stay on board.

Talent Retention takes an overview at retention problems and discusses key elements such as:

• issues important to employees

• role of organizational culture

• career needs assessment

• what makes for outstanding leadership

This Infoline provides you with tools necessary to establish a comprehensive retention strategy to motivate and empower employees. You will learn how to:

• align your organization for a better match between its mission and employees

• develop reliable career development action plans

• implement effective practices for success.

Concise and practical, Talent Retention highlights include: A Calculating Replacement Costs Job Aid, checklists, tips, print resources and more! Career management and human management specialists as well as anyone concerned with talent management and retention will find this publication a valuable resource.

Click here to go to our bookstore and purchase this book: http://www.acpinternational.org/devel/books/

For further info, contact Annabelle Reitman at anreitman@verizon.net