{"id":76,"date":"2012-12-02T10:09:30","date_gmt":"2012-12-02T18:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhtw.biz\/wp\/?p=76"},"modified":"2013-01-13T21:06:08","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T05:06:08","slug":"youve-found-your-superstars-and-they-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;ve Found Your Superstars and They ROCK!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a title=\"hire better talent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/youve-found-your-superstars-and-they-rock\/recruitment-better\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-618\"><img data-attachment-id=\"618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/?attachment_id=618\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Recruitment-better.jpg?fit=277%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"277,182\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Recruitment &#8211; better\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Recruitment-better.jpg?fit=277%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Recruitment-better.jpg?fit=277%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-618\" style=\"border: 5px solid black; margin: 8px;\" alt=\"Recruitment - better\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.targetsuccess.biz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Recruitment-better.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retaining Talent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve found your superstars and they rock. They\u2019re the right fit for their job; the right fit for your organization; and you secretly hate them because they\u2019re so perfect. But then you read the studies that state \u201c21 million Americans will change jobs in 2012.\u201d* You want to believe that your superstars don\u2019t fall into that category\u2026 but do you know that? Aside from handcuffing them to their chairs (not recommended at all!), what can you do to keep your valued employees?<strong> <!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show appreciation \u2014 employees want to feel appreciated. People make decisions based on emotions and then justify their decision with facts**. Feeling appreciated will help your employees feel valuable to the organization.<\/li>\n<li>Connect with top performers \u2014 working with your top performers to map out their career path shows that you see them in the future of the organization. Simple informal communications, such as one-on-one conversations, touch-base emails or a simple phone call, can help your employees feel more connected with the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Example of retaining talent: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen companies print thank you cards with their HR branding on the front and then HR or the manager can write a note or stick a gift card into the thank you as a way of sharing appreciation. It serves multiple purposes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Shares the appreciation with the employee.<\/li>\n<li>Reminds the employee that the company cares for them (this should also be reinforced through the HR branding).<\/li>\n<li>Provides an opportunity to informally communicate with the employee.<\/li>\n<li>Increases the employee\u2019s perceived value to the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Retaining Talent You\u2019ve found your superstars and they rock. 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