SRA Update
Sanford Rose Associates - Philadelphia
January 2010
"A New Decade of Excellence"
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Retaining Top Performers in Tough Times
Harvard Business Review
When the economy is slow and unemployment rates are high, it's easy to
think your employees will happily stay put in their current jobs. But
that's a dangerous assumption. Research shows that voluntary turnover rates increase as consumer confidence
builds. This means, as a manager, you need to figure out ways to retain
your top performers, even if your company is still in a slump.
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Growing Your Business in a Recovering Economy
When the economy started heading south, most companies fell into one of two categories characterized by their reactions to and strategies for dealing with the developing economic conditions. Business executives in the first group felt there was little they could do to influence prevailing conditions. They set up "base camp" in an attempt to weather the economic storm and hang on to the business they had. Business executives in the other group took a more aggressive stance. They decided to continue the climb. They revamped selling processes to increase efficiency and restructured selling strategies to increase effectiveness. They looked for things they could do that would grow revenue and profit in the near-term while keeping an eye toward the future.
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Recovery & What to Expect in 2010
The
good thing about 2009 is it has ended. It
was an extremely difficult year. The
"global economic crisis" or the "Great Recession," as it has been called in the
United States,
is finally over. Most economists agree
that the global economic recovery that began at the end of 2009 will continue
throughout 2010. As we enter the year 2010,
it is important for executives to take some time to survey the new economic
landscape in order to move their organizations forward during the
recovery. Finally, positive news...
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The 10 Commandments of Employee On-boarding
by Careerbuilder
If it's been a while since you've brought someone new on-board (fairly likely given the state of the recent employment market) check out this timely article. You only have one chance to make that critical first impression.
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