cover image TALENT FLOW: A Strategic Approach to Keeping Good Employees, Helping them Grow, and Letting Them Go

TALENT FLOW: A Strategic Approach to Keeping Good Employees, Helping them Grow, and Letting Them Go

Robert A. Levin, . . Jossey-Bass, $29.95 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-7879-4830-6

The authors, affiliated with the University of Colorado, offer a step-by-step program for employers hoping to retain employees and give them new skills. Companies must face three eventualities—some people will resign; hiring errors are inevitable; high performers can become poor performers. Employers should understand the corporation's goals to evaluate staff, and implement policies to retain the most talented workers. The authors provide a detailed examination of legal and other issues around terminating employees. (Aug.)