5

Developing the Talent You Have

Strategies for Training and Development

Key Topics Covered in This Chapter

  • Why employee training and career development represent a dilemma for employers
  • Formal and informal approaches to skill training
  • Why training pays, with tips for reducing costs through online learning
  • The retention benefits of career development
  • How mentors build bonds between talented employees and their companies
  • What to do with C performers

THUS FAR, we’ve discussed hiring techniques and various strategies for employee retention. If implemented effectively, these techniques and strategies can ensure the human assets an enterprise needs to pursue its goals effectively. Employee development is another way to fill open positions with ...

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