Keeping your talent: Identifying and retaining your star employees

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

Howard J. Morgan, in an article entitled “I hired you, you're perfect… now stay! (The top ten list for retaining top talent)”, provides some timely, practical reminders for retaining an organization's most valuable asset: talent. Morgan articulates some fundamental home‐truths about how a business should identify and treat its “star” employees, avoiding the most obvious pitfall of mismanagement, losing them to rivals.

Practical implications

The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

Citation

(2008), "Keeping your talent: Identifying and retaining your star employees", Strategic Direction, Vol. 24 No. 9, pp. 6-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/02580540810897021