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Monday, April 23, 2007 One-Third of Healthcare Employers Say Retaining Employees is Harder Than Last Year By: PR Newswire Apr. 19, 2007 06:20 PM Digg This! CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds Competition to hire qualified workers increases with 85 percent of healthcare employers planning to hire new employees during... Read on posted by Jennifer at 8:36 AM Saturday, February 03, 2007 Nearly half of workers mull job change By Rob Kelley, CNNMoney.com staff writerJanuary 17 2007: 9:19 AM EST 49 percent of respondents to a CNNMoney.com online poll expect to find a new position in the coming year, whether through job search or promotion. For complete story, click here. posted by Jennifer at 12:55 PM Friday, January 26, 2007 Experts: S. Fla. employers need to focus on retention in '07 by Niala Boodhoo Miami Herald Business - January 15, 2007 For years, employment experts have been talking about a day when successful workers can name their price -- in their lingo, they call it the "war for talent". Read on... Click here to view original. For pdf version download here. posted by Jennifer at 8:32 AM Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Loyalty isn't dead, employers have to earn it By Annie Fisher CNN Money -January 16, 2007 Everything the companies on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list do is aimed at keeping employees happy so they won't quit. But are workers less loyal than they used to be? The answer may surprise you. Click here to view original. For PDF version download here. posted by Jennifer at 8:58 AM Monday, December 04, 2006 THE CORPORATE CURMUDGEON Take care of your employees; they'll take care of you By Dale Dauten The Boston Globe - December 3, 2006 "Success is never final." -- Motto of Marriott Hotel executives What kind of employee is attracted to average pay? Well, yes, the average one. And if that's your compensation strategy, you've admitted to the world: "Mediocrity lives here!" But wait a minute: There are all those studies concluding that "average" employees think they are "above average," which means that they are not going to be content with average pay. If you shoot for average pay, your company will be a lure for third-rate employees who think they are average. Hence, your strategy really comes down to, "If you pretend to work hard, we'll pretend we pay well." ... Click here to view original. For PDF version download here. posted by Jennifer at 8:07 AM