Attracting and Retaining Talent Becoming an Employer of Choice [Paperback]

Many companies are striving to adopt an 'employer of choice' strategy in an attempt to attract and retain quality staff, although few do this well. This book offers a practical roadmap for developing a more productive workplace culture; one that reflects the changing needs of the modern employee and the progressive organisation.1. The Eight Changing Values  2. The New World of Work  3. The New Employment Relationship Model  4. Learning and Earning: From Specialist Employment to Flexible Deployment  5. Customer-centricity: From Internal Focus to Customer Focus  6. The End of the Job: From Job Focus to Performance Focus 7. Burn the Organisational Chart! From Functional-based to Project-based Work 8. Engaging Hearts and Minds: From Human Dispirit and Work to Human Spirit and Work 9. Committing to the Cause: From Loyalty to Commitment 10. Three Dimensional Learning: From Training to Learning 11. Overcoming the Initiative Paradox: From Closed Information to Open Information

'Tim Baker's latest book provides just the ticket for turning your organization into a great place to work.'

-Professor Marshall Goldsmith, author or editor of 34 books including the global bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

'Tim's book is a real joy: clearly written, nicely produced and very practical. He brings some fresh thinking to the all-important area.'

-Professor Adrian Furnham, University College London

'Tim Baker's insights in Attracting and Retaining Talent offer new ways of thinking about how employees relate to their organization. The ideas are fresh and forward thinking. The cases and tools are pragmatic and practical. This is an excellent book on how the organization of the future will match future employee expectations.'

-Professor Dave Ulrich, Ross School of Business, Universil'