Retaining Talent: Retention and Succession in the Corporate Workforce

Hiring and retaining top talent is the driving concern of human capital management professionals today. This report is the latest in AberdeenGroup's continuing study of workforce management and the business processes involved in the employee lifecycle.

Hiring and retaining top talent is the driving concern of human capital management (HCM) professionals today. This research report, Retaining Talent: Retention and Succession Planning in the Corporate Workplace, is the latest in Aberdeen's continuing study of workforce management and the business processes involved in the employee lifecycle. Exploring the key issues, plans, and challenges around retaining talent and succession planning in the workforce, this report builds on the Aberdeen report, The HR Executive's Agenda, in which 85% of the executives participating said attaining and keeping talent was the primary challenge keeping them awake at night.

The data in this report is derived from a survey of 170 HCM professionals and executives who are members of the Aberdeen Group and Human Capital Institute's global online communities, as well as interviews with executives in human capital management across North America.


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