Top Companies See Improvements in Retention, Employee Performance, Skills Availability
-- Increased employee retention on average by 31% -- Improved workforce capacity utilization on average by 31% -- Increase employee performance on average by 27% -- Increased skills availability on average by 23%The study also found that Best-in-Class organizations with respect to workforce planning programs are more likely to:
-- Clearly understand the purpose of workforce planning -- Have established buy-in from senior corporative executives -- Understand the core competencies of key job rolesIn addition to providing insight on what Best-in-Class companies are doing, this report also offers recommended actions that all companies can take to use workforce planning programs to drive improvements in recruiting, retention, skills development and training, leadership development and succession planning. A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the following underwriters: Infor and Taleo. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5154. To access all of Aberdeen's complimentary research please visit http://research.aberdeen.com. About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to AberdeenTM for insights that drive decisions. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
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