Keeping Good People: Strategies for Solving the Dilemma of the Decade [Paperback]

Roger E. Herman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1992

American businesses in the 90s are competing for a dwindling pool of skilled, well-trained workers. One of today's biggest challenges for any manager is not just attracting talented people, but more importantly holding on to them. "Keeping Good People" offers more than 125 strategies which have already been successfully used by businesses large and small. Topics covered include: environmental strategies that provide flexibility in working hours and ensure workplace safety; relationship strategies that inspire productivity gains; task-focused strategies that define accountabilities and reduce reporting requirements; compensation strategies that use flexible benefits to accommodate a changing workforce; and people-growing strategies that provide incentives for personal and professional growth.

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About the Author

Roger E. Herman -- this book was written by a Strategic Business Futurist who concentrates on workforce and workplace trends. Through his research, Roger Herman is able to forecast the future with a high degree of accuracy. Often described as a visionary, he integrates a wide range of trend indicators to project change.

As a Certified Management Consultant, he applies his research and insight to help corporate leaders understand and prepare for the years ahead. While far-reaching and thought-provoking, his writing and speaking has a distinctly practical orientation that makes sense.

Herman balances the bottom line and the heart. He slips easily between right and left brain thinking. The result is a clear business orientation with a strong human flavor that reflects the evolution in the World of Work.

This futurist has his finger on the pulse of change, and he reports his findings in ways that everyone can understand and use. His experience as professional speaker has taught him how to communicate effectively. This book is a product of his experience. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070283710
• ISBN-13: 978-0070283718
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,166,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RESULTS: is what we received - 1st year: $2.5 million saved, September 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Keeping Good People (Paperback)

I read Keeping Good People in an earlier edition, before the author added another 100 pages. We purchased copies for all our executives and mangers. It was so powerful then, we were able to use the strategies to slash turnover in our company from 131% to 91% during the first year. I just read the "updated edition" and discovered even more value. We found that Herman's principles work with both white collar and blue collar employees. They're easy to understand and put to work. Worthwhile investment!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book to Study and USE!, May 12, 2002

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John L. Bennett (Mooresville, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keeping Good People (Paperback)

In today's job market, it is challenging to attract the best-qualified and well-suited job applicants. It is even more difficult to retain excellent employees. The cost of employee turnover is high in terms of lost productivity, lost knowledge, and financial expense associated with filling the vacancy.

Roger Herman, futurist and certified management consultant and speaker, provides an exceptional resource for any organization seeking to retain its best employees. Keep Good People is divided into three sections. The first effectively sets the stage by providing valuable insights into the competitive nature of the job market, the value of good employees, and what prompts employees to stay and leave an employer. The first section provides essential background that led to an essential, yet basic understanding of employer/employee relations regarding retention. Section two provides nearly 200 very specific and useful strategies. Each strategy is clearly defined and concisely explained. Herman does not stop with a somewhat overwhelming list of strategies, yet provides suggestions for implementation and an "eye to the future" in section three.

Keep Good People is an excellent resource for human resource professionals and managers seeking to prevent undesirable employee turnover as well for the organizations seeking to reduce turnover. Use this book as a guide to simply review current practices and development of strategic, and it will be well worth the investment of both time and money.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping Good People will help me do just that., September 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Keeping Good People (Paperback)

With the increasing concern for building a stable workforce today, this book is absolutely right on target. It does no good to hire good people if you can't keep them. I was delighted with the style of this book. It's so easy to read and understand. The organization of the chapters, presenting almost 200 strategies for keeping people, is just perfect for conveying all this information. I read the book from cover to cover, but see how it can serve as a great reference tool, too. Now I see why it's the #5 best seller for the Society for Human Resource Management. I'd sure give "Keeping Good People" five stars!