ROI announces new book, "Managing Talent Retention: An ROI Approach"

(Birmingham, AL)-The ROI Institute announces the latest publication by Jack Phillips and Lisa Edwards, Managing Talent Retention: An ROI Approach. Published by John Wiley, under the Pfeiffer imprint, this new book will become an indispensible guide for executives who are concerned with attracting and retaining critical talent in the future.

These two experts on the topic of talent retention offer human resource professionals a practical guide for implementing a sensible, strategic, and proven approach for effectively managing employee retention and increasing the bottom line.

This new book examines the full impact of talent departure and clearly maps out the true cost of employee turnover. Phillips and Edwards explain an issue that is often misrepresented and misunderstood: the actual cost of talent loss. They detail effective ways to address issues, such as how to report the turnover data, monetize turnover costs, analyze the cause of turnover, actualize the retention solution, and realize the impact and ROI. A strength of the book is a series of chapters of proven retention solutions.

Managing Talent Retention includes case studies illustrating successful management of talent retention using the approaches detailed in the book. Here is a sampling of the praise:

“More than another call to talent, Phillips and Edwards have thoughtfully crafted an insightful and useful book that will turn talent aspirations into measurable actions. Their creative work offers specific tools and methods to measure and improve retention. Any business leader or HR professional who believes in talent will find this work a valuable resource to measure the ROI of talent,” said Dave Ulrich, professor, University of Michigan and partner, The RBL Group.

“With employees as the scarce resource in today’s marketplace, this book offers a proactive, targeted approach to attracting and retaining your talent. Comprehensive, with simple definitions and examples, this book will last as a resource to help you identify the opportunity, choose solutions and deliver not only a return on investment, but a specific advantage for your business,” said Carrie Olesen, director, Employee Capability and Empowerment, Microsoft Corporation.

“For those of us focused on any segment of the talent management spectrum, here is a step-by-step guide for success…from acquisition to compensation to development to performance. This book is destined to become a classic. Jack and Lisa have given us a clear blueprint for building our own talent infrastructure,“ said Rebecca Ray, senior vice president, Global Talent Management and Development, MasterCard Worldwide.

Jack Phillips is chairman of the ROI Institute and author and editor of more than 50 books and more than 200 Articles, and Lisa Edward serves as director, Global Learning and Development, at Corbis (www.Coribs.com) where she is responsible for developing Corbis’ managers and leaders across 16 countries.

To learn more about retention and ROI services or to order a copy of the book please use our Order Form. For quantity purchases, call the ROI Institute at 205.678.8101.