Retention Strategies : The Key to Attract and Retain Excellent Employees

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table Of Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Who is this book for? -- Using this book -- Chapter 1: The business case for retention strategies -- Retention as a strategy in an increasingly dynamic world -- What is retention, and why is it important? -- Why then, is it so important to retain employees? -- What is it that people are searching for? -- Key retention interventions - guiding principles -- Summary of main points -- Chapter 2: Retention of key talent and the role of rewards -- Why retain key talent? -- The role of reward in retaining key talent -- Retention in action - Findings from research in a development finance institution -- Conclusion -- Summary of main points -- Chapter 3: Retention and engagement -- Engagement -- A comparison across countries - drivers of engagement, attraction and retention -- Key talent skills -- The importance of measurement and benchmarks -- Conclusion -- Summary of main points -- Chapter 4: Reward and retention preferences -- The African perspective -- Multi-dimensional construct of reward -- Drivers of reward strategies -- Remuneration options for retention -- The case for proactive reward and retention strategies -- Remuneration implications -- Total Reward Statements -- Conclusion -- Summary of main points -- Chapter 5: Total rewards and the employee value proposition (EVP) -- Introduction -- EVP and total rewards -- Some examples of EVPs -- Conclusion -- Summary of main points -- Chapter 6: Retention of different generations -- Reward and generations -- Conclusion -- Summary of main points -- Endnotes -- Index -- Back cover