Category: 3 – SHELF it (All Categories are 1 – Read ASAP!, 2 – BUY it!, 3 – SHELF it, 4 – SOMEDAY it)
Comments: The contents and philosophy behind this book is very close to my heart as I’m heading to work at LinkedIn post school. A lot of it felt very familiar and true from my experience at LinkedIn over the summer. Thanks Reid – for sharing it with the world.
Top 3 Learnings:
1. The best way to retain talent is to accept the fact that talented folks will want to leave. Plan for that.
2. Build talent management around “tours of duty.” These are “missions” of sort which challenge talented employees for a certain period of time and ensure a win-win scenario for both the company and the employee.
3. The best companies treat employee relationships as a two-way alliance. This lasts long after the employee leaves the company.
Book notes here.
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