BusinessWeek posted a Harvard Business article by Tammy Erickson on Today’s Top 10 Talent-Management Challenges. The #1 challenge was:

Attracting and retaining enough employees at all levels to meet the needs of organic and inorganic growth.

Recruiting and retaining top talent no longer has a pure leadership focus. Its acknowledged to be important at all levels in the organization, and calls for a comprehensive talent pipeline with unified recruiting and performance.

To improve retention, you also can revamp your performance review process to take evaluation from an annual event to a regular ritual. A personalized approach sends the message that you are making every person count.

That way you can mitigate a few of the Top Reasons Employees Consider Leaving. According to BlessingWhite, only 58% plan to stay with their current employer. In other words, a third of North American workers expect to quit this year. How many of them are your employees?