Yesterday's Tip, Today

Harvard Business Tip o' the Day for MARCH 8, 2010

How to Retain Talent in a Recovery
In an economic recovery, top talent — fed up with no bonuses and low morale — may want to jump ship as soon as the job market picks up. Here are three things you can do to keep your top talent where they are:

1. Launch efforts to rebuild trust. One of the things that suffers most in a recession is the trust between employees and employers. Show your employees that what was done in survival mode is not the norm going forward.
2. Adjust compensation and benefits. Keep your radar tuned to the job market and any signs that it is heating up. Adjust salaries to make up for lost bonuses and raises and to match the market.
3. Know your top talent. You not only need to know who they are, but what they want. Communicate with them regularly about their careers and how your company can support them.
   

Read more here: 'http://blogs.hbr.org/watkins/2009/10/in_the_talent_war_the_ceasefir.html'

Fast Sunday, Slow Cooker

Honey BBQ pork roast with homemade rolls - yum!

Jeremy L. Erb
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My wife is so crafty

No, this isn't saying that she's crafty like a fox (although she is foxy ;-) ) -- she just made "the cutest" thing the other night to keep track of our FHE assignments.

I snapped this pic several days ago, and put off sending it to the blog until today.

Anyway- I'm in charge of the lesson next week. What to do, what to do ...

Jeremy L. Erb
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DC snow removal?

Alternate title: Traffic According to JErb

A week or more after the snow stopped sticking here in DC, road crews still haven't cleared the road to the shoulder on the block next to the White House -- 17th St NW, a major commuting artery (EEOB directly to the right off-camera). Constituton Ave, another road of substantial ingress/egress is lacking a lane in either direction. Commutes have been horrible -- not that VA inbound/outbound routes are bad (the roads we use are great), but what do you do when navigable road "space" is still drastically reduced and you're dumping commuter traffic into the District with nowhere to go? That's when the inbound roads back up for no reason they can see...

[Aside: I was checking traffic this past Monday because I had to go into Georgetown for class from VA instead of from work, and WTOP reported in the late afternoon that outbound *Key Bridge* traffic was delayed or closed due to snow removal. What? We haven't gotten snow off the bridges yet?]

I know DC plows were reported to be at 25% reduced capacity due to maintenance and other issues...

But really folks. Bad commutes are going to be a whole lot worse until the snow removal teams get their acts together - or spring comes - whichever comes first.

Jeremy L. Erb
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Gear

Was looking for flashlights for our trek up to the church this evening and found my ski mask in our 72-hr kit. Bring on the snow. I'm really ready now.

Jeremy L. Erb
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