Retention and Engagement Forecast January 09, 2009 Originally published at Trainingmag.com on Jan 08, 2009
By Margery Weinstein
Two-thirds of organizations are not planning to make cutbacks, but instead anticipate focusing their talent management efforts on retaining and engaging their workforce in 2009, according to Right Management, a provider of integrated human capital consulting services and solutions. Right Management surveyed more than 700 human resources professionals in North America to gain insight into their talent management strategies for 2009 by asking if organizations would be focusing on reducing their workforces or retaining and engaging employees. The results showed that in 2009:
• 67 percent of organizations plan to focus their efforts on retaining and engaging workers
• 33 percent of organizations plan to reduce their workforce.
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