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V 6:4 Sept. 27, 2012
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"Consistent growth and expansion is a necessity for both our biology and our psychology."
-- Peter Drucker
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The Book: Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want
Why Read It? Study after study confirms  that career development is the single most powerful tool managers have for driving retention, engagement, productivity, and results. Nevertheless, it's frequently back-burnered. When asked why, managers say the number one reason is that they just don't have time -- for the meetings, the forms, the administrative hoops.
But there's a better way. And it's surprisingly simple: frequent short conversations with employees about their career goals and options integrated seamlessly into the normal course of business. Authors Bev Kaye and Julie Giulioni identify three broad types of conversations that have the power to motivate employees more deeply than any well-intentioned development event or process.
Read an excerpt here and buy the book for 30% off.
Enhanced Edition with Co-Author Videos!
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For review and media copies, please contact Katie Sheehan.
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Starting the Conversation
In this issue of the Communiqué, we  explore how the career development of employees is something that can be successfully achieved through short conversations incorporated into a normal day's work.
But how do busy managers find the time to have such conversations? To start you off, the authors provide this list of
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Other News
+ At least one New York publisher is now going after authors who were paid advances but never delivered a manuscript. And charging them interest.
+ New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is being called
+ Ah-nuld (better known as "the governator") has a new memoir coming out. It should be quite humorous given the book's title and subtitle.
+ A new study shows that over 55% of books for young adults
+ With the magic of Google docs, you can now watch a novel
Freebies
+ Free Excerpt from a New York Times Bestseller: Yes, Chef, by Marcus Samuelsson. Read an excerpt here.
+ Free Resource: Some thought-provoking writing material can be found at the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
+ Free Software: Download a handy text-to-voice add-on for your Firefox browser here.
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 Hi everyone! I'm Charlotte Ashlock, BK's new Digital Producer. Even though I've only been on the job for two months, I've decided to start making demands (I learned from Jeevan, so blame him). I'm trying to build a vibrant and energetic online community here at this site, and would like to know what would entice you to join us. Please fill out this ridiculously short survey to help me out. Thanks! |
Free E-Book (for 48 Hours)
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 For forty-eight hours, we are giving away e-copies of the bestseller (over half a million copies sold in previous editions) Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay, fourth edition, by Bev Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, and you can download it here. In thanks for your loyal readership, this e-book will be available as a free download exclusively for BK Communiqué subscribers. But act fast! After midnight on September 28, 2012, you're going to have to plunk down $24.95 like everyone else.
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 Glassdoor is a web resource where employees at companies nationwide give you the inside scoop. Find out which companies keep their employees happiest and what the salaries are like. You can even find out which companies are hiring and what questions to expect during your interview. See if your company is listed, and if so, whether you should be developing your staff before employees get going.
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Last time, I issued this challenge . The first correct  answer came from Vanessa Rodriguez. The answer can be found here.
Your next challenge can be found here.
And do you have a challenge that you think would stump the newsletter's readership (and can't be easily googled)? Send it to me and if I like it, I'll feature it in an upcoming newsletter. If no one guesses the correct answer, you will win the free book of your choice.
Email me with any comments or rants, as well as thoughts about the twenty-one absolutely worst things in the world (unless you're poor or live in an underdeveloped nation).
Thank you for subscribing, and until next time, know that there are plenty of good reasons to vote Tea Party!
Jeevan
P.S. -- this isn't real, is it?
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