LOVE IT, DON’T LEAVE IT:
26 WAYS TO GET WHAT YOU WANT AT WORK
By Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans

Human resource leaders may already be familiar with an earlier work by Kate and Jordan-Evans, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay (Berrett-Koehler, 2002). The duo specializes in talent management and retention, and these books are practical, easy-to-follow guides for attracting and keeping your best people.

Kate is the founder of Career Systems International, a consulting and training company specializing in career development, mentoring, engagement, and retention. She is a frequent speaker at ASTD and SHRM conferences. Jordan-Evans is the president of the Jordan Evans Group, a leadership consulting firm. She is a prominent keynote presenter.

Love It, Don’t Leave It is a career development guide written for the employee. The authors offer creative strategies for employees to enrich their work situation and stay satisfied and energized on the job. There are reminders for employees that job satisfaction is a two-way street and that there are many kinds of career moves besides “up” to help a person stay motivated.

The book has an easy-to-use format, with tips arranged literally from A to Z (A is “ask” and Z is “zenith”). The reader can easily scan the table of contents to use as “a roadmap for reading.” The authors recommend reading the first two chapters: Ask, and You May Receive; and Buck: Don’t Pass It, then read all the chapters that may apply to you.

If you’re working on programs to retain your top talent, or feel a little bit of dissatisfaction yourself, this is a great book to help explore options for retention. Skillful leaders can use the strategies in this book to help facilitate the career development process for their employees.

Love It, Don’t Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work is available from the SHRM Store at www.SHRM.org ($15.95 member price, $17.95 regular price).

(Submitted by Mary Lynn Billitteri, October 2003)

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