In today's business world, human resource managers have a number of management activities that I would consider as priorities for a retention strategy. After all, retention is one of the key functions of the human resource department within the organization. Regardless of the nature of your organization, there are a number of strategies that you can implement as a human resource manager in order to improve your retention rate and reduce turnover rates within the …showed first 75 words of 1067 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1067 total…focus on managerial interaction with the employees, limiting executive perks, empowering my employees, creating a "family friendly" work environment, and hiring people based on their attitude and overall fit with the company rather than the specific skills they have. I would not use money as a retention strategy because it is a limited commodity and many of the strategies discussed in the article would be effective in all industries not just the health care industry.