(openPR) - Atlanta, Georgia (February, 13, 2012) – Nationally renowned business advisor and author, Jeff Kortes, offers StrategyDriven readers his experience in executing a ‘no nonsense’ strategy for effectively acquiring and managing top talent. His Execution Focused Leadership® series provides front-line leaders with the tools needed to accountably manage their people.
“We are extremely happy to welcome Jeff Kortes to the StrategyDriven team,” said Karen Juliano, StrategyDriven’s Editor-in-Chief. “His 25 years of experience working with both public and private sector leaders from a variety of industries brings invaluable insights to our readers on the topics of talent acquisition, engagement, and retention.”
Through his monthly column, Jeff Kortes provides StrategyDriven readers ‘no nonsense,’ action oriented strategies to help them acquire, engage, and retain the best employees, thereby enhancing alignment, increasing efficiency, and improving their bottom line. Many of his articles are based on his book, No Nonsense Retention: Painless Strategies To Retain Your Best People, a hard hitting yet easy to read primer on how to develop and implement a strategic retention process in any department or organization. The book is based on Jeff’s real life experiences and research of organizations successfully retaining their most talented employees.

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