As a 20+ year veteran of the C-Suite, I’m still surprised at how most leadership and HR teams place in an inordinate amount of time, energy, and resources on talent acquisition with minimal emphasis on talent retention. The cycle of onboarding new employees always seems identical: Reel in new employees, get them pumped up during …
On a trip to the Philippines, I learned how cacao trees are planted. Until it is about nine months old and begins to produce the very first part of a tree, a seedling is nurtured. To ensure that it produces rich chocolate, as soon as the lush, green leaves appear, they are snipped. What’s left …
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We hear the term “Talent Acquisition” quite often as if it’s the only chapter in a novel filled with drama, action, and desire for commitment. Most companies stop reading mid-way through the first section and fail to realize the rest of the book is devoted to retaining the top prize, your employee. Unfortunately, acquisition remains the …