Liecom Company was having a tough time finding skilled workers. For months they searched for a graphic designer and then they discovered Mary. Mary recently finished her degree graduating at the top of her class. She was conscientious, hard working and looked forward to starting at Liecom.

Mary received several offers from other companies, but she liked what the recruiter told her about Liecom. The recruiter promised her a signing bonus, rapid acceleration, a team work environment and great opportunities for personal and professional development. However, after two weeks on the job her opinion changed.

On several occasions, she was left back to answer the phones while the rest of the department went out to lunch together. One morning, Barry, her supervisor, chewed her out in front of her co-workers. A few days later she was turned down for a training course because she was a "new employee." Mary, once bright and motivated now had taken on a different attitude. At the end of the month Mary turned in her resignation telling Barry she had gotten another job at higher pay somewhere else.

Gregory P. Smith is writing a new book called, Here Today Here Tomorrow: Transforming Your Workplace from High Turnover to High Retention. Dearborn Publishing Company will release the book next year and it teaches and guides managers on what it takes to create a positive work environment that attracts, keeps and motivates its workforce to higher levels of performance. It is a complete guide on the key elements that will transform high-turnover industries to high-retention businesses.

Greg says, "I decided to write this employee retention book because of the growing frustrations businesses are feeling about finding and keeping good employees." "The bad news is, unless businesses change what they are doing, it is only going to get worse."

He is listed in Harvard University's, Profiles in Business and Management: An International Directory of Scholars and Their Research. The Human Resource Executive Magazine selected him as one of the Top-Ten "Rising Stars" in Human Resource Management. He was one of ten people chosen in the nation for this honor.

Greg’s advice has appeared in dozens of national and international journals including the Christian Science Monitor, The Alaska Business Journal, Do It Yourself Retailing, New Orleans Business News, Rental, Training & Development, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Journal, and other business newspapers including Exame, South America’s largest business magazine.

Greg is the President of Chart Your Course International located in Conyers, Georgia. He travels internationally and has spoken to organizations in Singapore, Puerto Rico, Germany, Canada, and Malaysia. Some of his clients include, Yamaha, Rollins Inc., King and Spalding, Ace Hardware, AFLAC, Sweetheart Cups, Bio Lab, PacifiCare, Matrix Resources, Turner Broadcasting, KPMG, Alltell Corporation, the U.S. Army, Advantage Rent-A-Car, the U.S. Air Force, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, The Young Presidents Organization, Foundation Health, Wyndham Hotels, Hallmark Cards, Service Corporation International, San Antonio School System and UNISYS.

Here Today, Here Tomorrow Transforming Your Workforce from High-Turnover to High-Retention   GREGORY P. SMITH President of Chart Your Course   More Information Table of Contents Testimonials and Reviews  Read the Introduction

• Create great attitudes for making workers more reliable

• Increase motivation and creativity to keep top people from jumping ship

• Develop a flexible environment to boost productivity and satisfaction

• Respond to changes while making continual improvements

• Generate profits through increased customer satisfaction

• Save money by not having to replace workers