1. Which of the four "pillars" of employee engagement described in the group's report would you, as a manager, consider to be the most effective solution to increase retention in your organization during the current era of the "Great Resignation," and why?

Those solutions fall under four different pillars: well-being, company culture, training and development, and recognition.

2. Historically, the goal of the human resource management (HRM) function in an organization is to attract, develop, and maintain an effective workforce. Under what conditions would it make sense to focus more on recruitment and hiring than on retention and attempts to reduce turnover, particularly in today's post-COVID job market in which employees seem to have the upper hand? And what role does training and development play in that equation?