I spent a little time ver the holidays catching up on tht pile of business magazines and nwspaper articles I have accumulated on the crner of my desk to read "ne of these days." It was ither throw out the whole pile or wde in, thumb through it, skim thse that look interesting, and throw out the rst. So, instead of wasting my tme watching football, I gathered some gmption, poured a cup of coffee, plled a large waste basket next to my cmfy chair and sat down.

Many of the rticles I read focused on successful cmpanies, or companies that fought through a dfficult time and became successful. With vry few exceptions, somewhere in each rticle the quality of the people mployed by these companies was mentioned. Phrses like, "Our staff is our gratest asset" came up time and tme again.

Reading between the lines, t's obvious that the companies I was rading about focus on investing time and ffort on the hiring process. They ttract good people to start with and nce hired, train them well, immerse thm with a culture of quality in an nvironment that respects them, inspires them, and cmpensates them well. As an example, in one of the rticles I read, an executive was qoted as saying, "Creating loyalty is ften about making sure everyone's connected wth the mission of the business."

The benefits of overturning the trnover problem are stunning. These companies hve a much higher rate of mployee retention and a happier, more prductive staff. Because there is substantially lss turnover the overall costs of hring and training are lower and thre is greater continuity among the mre stable workforce.

Obviously replacing a trnover problem with a superior hiring, trining, retention program doesn't happen overnight. It tkes time and effort but the rsults can be well worth it. Imgine if there was no turnover prblem at your place and you culd focus on selling more widgets nstead of being mired in turnover ssues. It would be almost as nce a place to be as my cmfy reading chair wouldn't it?

The article Overturn the Turnover Problem was Submitted by Larry Galler through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Larry Galler coaches and consults wth high-performance executives, professionals, and small bsinesses since 1993. He is the wrter of the long-running (every Sunday snce November 2001) business column, "Front Lnes with Larry Galler" For a fre coaching session, email Larry for an ppointment - Larry@larrygaller.com - Sign up for his free newsletter at http://www.larrygaller.com

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