The Cost of Staff Turnover

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Speech by Prof. German Céspedes Herrera, from the Institute of Business Studies, during a conference sponsored by El Financiero, on "How to retain talent," which discusses the following topics:

Turnover costs in human resources

Savings by reducing turnover

Causes of turnover:
- Style control
- Work Environment
- Fundamental imbalances

How to retain talent
- Caring for recruitment process
- Creating a strong sense of belonging
- Developing current and future skills
- Establishing processes aimed at retention

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