Top Talent: Keeping Performance Up When Business Is Down

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett

During tough economic times it's more vital than ever to hold on to and leverage your top They've got the outsize smarts and dedication your firm needs to survive recession and emerge stronger. Yet in 2009 many employers are failing to support and sustain their best people. Loyalty and trust are out the window. Engagement is through the floor. Flight risk is at an all time high.

In Top Talent, a volume in the Memo to the CEO series, Sylvia Ann Hewlett presents new data detailing what has happened to top talent in this brutal down cycle. She then explains how companies can re-engage and re-energize their stars.

Drawing from virtual strategy sessions conducted within fourteen corporate giants--including GE, Merrill Lynch, and Time Warner--Hewlett presents eight cutting-edge interventions that have emerged as "top picks" for managers looking to motivate top talent in tough times,

-Show that top leadership cares

-Create a "no-spin" zone characterized by candid, frequent communication

-Strengthen camaraderie and model stress-busting behaviors

-Provide powerful nonmonetary rewards

Concise and practical, this guide is essential for employers seeking to turbo charge their star performers.

Genres: Business

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Shalayna Alldredge]

Interesting take on keeping performance up during tough times (RIF's, reorg's). Non-monetary items like check in's, flexible schedules and locations, and engaging work.

[Eve Choong]

To women readers, you will find some comfort why you sometimes get so frustrated with your corporate life.

To man, I don't think you guys will care !

[Pulkit]

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[Jan Paul]

It covers about handling properly the RIFs( Reduction in Force). It gives you tips on how to lay-off employees in a nice way.

[Theodore Kinni]

A fast read based on a pre- and post-recession study of top performers and what it takes to keep them happy and productive. Concise and packed with practical advice.