Derek Gagné
Derek Gagné is president of Vancouver-based talent management consultancy Derekgagne.com. He has been helping organizations with their recruitment and retention strategies for more than 15 years. His areas of expertise include workforce planning, recruitment, retention, leadership development, organization development and customer service.
5 Keys to Finding Top Talent
To ensure you're bringing the right stars onto your team, be sure to follow these essential steps
7 Surefire Ways To Boost Employee Productivity
Maximize your return on human capital and increase output by improving in these seven key areas
Keep the Honeymoon Going
How to avoid the five most common mistakes that companies make in onboarding new employees
Top Talent in Tough Times
Turn the sluggish economy to your advantage. Five tactics to help you identify and recruit talent of a calibre that will be much harder to land once the job market fully recovers
Rallying the Survivors
Here are five ways to boost morale, rebuild trust and re-engage your people so your thinned-down team can achieve your key business goals
Smart HR for Hard Times
Wise employers are finding new, cost-effective ways to keep building their employer brand and prepare for the return of the labour shortage. Here are seven keys to HR success
Finding Prime Candidates
Why you should Web 2.0 your recruitment efforts, and how to do so
The Top 5 Hiring Mistakes
No small-business owner can afford the costs of high turnover. Here's how to identify these missteps and rectify them



