This course has been approved for SHRM PDCs
How do you build a workplace that attracts top talent and retains existing employees?
The race to attract, develop, and retain employees is a top priority for many organizations right now. Losing your best people impacts productivity, engagement and morale.
In this interactive workshop we will discuss strategies for employee retention and how to impact the employee experience. Topics will include:
- Reflections on employee retention
- The connection between the employee engagement & retention
- Strategies for employee retention
- How to gain leadership support
Steps to improve retention are covered, including attracting talent, onboarding and training, communication, feedback, recognition, coaching, and company culture.
This will be an interactive session with discussion of key topics, opportunities to collaborate/share experiences and time for reflection and action planning. You will leave with specific ideas for implementing retention strategies in your organizations.
The Leader’s Role
- How do you build a workplace that quality employees want to remain with and quality outsiders want to be hired into?
Recognizing Employees’ Needs
- Understanding each employee’s needs is critical. Each person has a unique personality, experiences, fears, strengths and motivational needs.
Tying Needs to Organizational Mission/Values
- Employee retention is strengthened by an awareness of how he/she fits into the organization’s mission and values. Having a clear linkage from the top to each department and individual vertically throughout the entire organization supports this connection.
Why Employees Stay
How Do You Keep Employees?
Why Employees Leave
Tips for Detecting Potential Defectors
- Are some of your employees thinking about leaving? Be aware of early stages of dissatisfaction.
Top Complaints From Employees About Their Leaders
Retention Strategies
Developing a Retention Strategy
