Managing the volunteer workforce

The number one problem facing managers today is attracting and keeping skilled employees. If managers have any hopes of keeping their key workers happy, they will have to start thinking of them in a new way - as volunteers who elect to go to work or not. The focus moves from what the employee offers...

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Published in:Inc. (Boston, Mass.) Mass.), 1997-12, Vol.19 (18), p.73
Main Author: Lyons, Nancy J
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Employee turnover
Employees
Human resource management
Volunteers
Work environment
Workforce
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Summary:The number one problem facing managers today is attracting and keeping skilled employees. If managers have any hopes of keeping their key workers happy, they will have to start thinking of them in a new way - as volunteers who elect to go to work or not. The focus moves from what the employee offers the company to what the company offers the employee. With a shortage of skilled workers, employers have to be more systematic about figuring out how to keep their best and brightest engaged. In his new book, Relentless Growth: How Silicon Valley Innovation Strategies Can Work in Your Business, Christopher Meyer advocates making the work challenging and exciting.
ISSN:0162-8968