While finding quality talent for your team is an arduous task, keeping them happy and developing their skills is a far more challenging endeavour. Here's a collection of our best articles on getting the most out of your people and your organization.

Diversity without the excuses [1]

Yes, Virginia, there are qualified minorities for top jobs. And Joe Watson finds them. Chuck Salter

True or False: You`re Hiring the Right People [2]

If you answered "False," you may need Unicru`s smart-assessment program -- a fast-paced, real-time screening system that quickens your hiring process, improves your hit ratio, and boosts your employee-retention rate. And that`s the truth. Alison Overholt

Can This Off-Site Be Saved? [3]

Skip the PowerPoint. Forget the whiteboards and butcher paper. If you want to organize an off-site that is energetic and memorable -- an event that actually makes a difference -- then follow our seven-point guide. Cheryl Dahle

Keep Your Balance [4]

HR wizard Russell Campanello stresses the importance of work-life programs for recruiting and retaining employees, and offers advice to team leaders and employees working to design a life that works. Anni Layne

Survival Tactic: Recognize Your Female Talent [5]

The founders of Fine Line Consulting know why corporate America needs more women at the top. Here, they discuss the roadblocks to retaining and rewarding female talent -- and prescribe solutions for vaulting those barriers. Nancy Einhart

When It Comes to Growing Talent, He`s the Master [6]

Dave Master, that is. He`s turned high-school students into Hollywood animators. His techniques can draw our the best in you people. Debra Feinstein

The War for Talent [7]

According to a yearlong study conducted by McKinsey & Co., the most important corporate resource over the next 20 years will be talent. It`s also the resource in shortest supply. Are you ready to fight for your fair share? Charles Fishman

The Care and Feeding of Talent [8]

The war for talent has become one of the fiercest battles of the new economy. Let's talk for a moment about how you recruit employees, train them, and keep them happy. George Anders

The Bear Market`s Happiest Man [9]

Tom Neff explains what companies from Lucent to Yahoo! are looking for in their new leaders. Hint: Internet-startup experience is not enough. Jennifer Reingold

Do You See What I See? [10]

Each of us sees the world through our own lens, says one diversity consultant. You can`t move beyond your own biases if you don`t recognize them. Take this test to see how your belief systems compare with others`. Keith H. Hammonds