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Why You Should Be Thinking About the Great Resignation

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By Kevin Eikenberry The Great Resignation. It seems to be the topic everyone is talking about. Maybe you have been impacted by it, or maybe you haven’t been.  Either way, there are three reasons you should be thinking about it as a leader. The Truth in the Trend Record numbers of people have quite their jobs in the last few months. The data is real. If you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: culture, retention, The Great Resignation, turnover

Retaining Top Talent in a Flourishing Gig Economy

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This is a guest post by Rick Grimaldi, author of FLEX: A Leader’s Guide to Staying Nimble and Mastering Transformative Change in the American Workplace For many employees, the work/life integration empowered by the gig economy is not a cool trend but a priority, and companies may need to make it part of their offers, if they want to compete for Gen X, Y, and Z … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: featured blogger, productivity, recruiting, retention

How to Recruit and Attract Experienced Employees

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The most productive and high-performing companies include a nice mix of employees of all age ranges. In particular, “Organizations are stronger when they include the contributions of more seasoned employees,” says Grimaldi, author of the new book FLEX: A Leader’s Guide to Staying Nimble and Mastering Transformative Change in the American Workplace. A blend of different ages … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: featured blogger, hiring, recruiting, retention

5 Tried-and-True Motivation Tactics

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Looking for new ways to keep your employees motivated? Don’t trust your team’s motivation to quick fixes that promise to boost morale. Instead, depend on these good old-fashioned management strategies: Make sure workloads are reasonable. The current mantra is “do more with less.” Be extra diligent in ensuring that employees’ workloads are realistic. How do you know if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: leadership, management, motivation, retention

Would You Get an “F” on Employee Development?

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Seventy percent of U.S. employees say they’re at least somewhat likely to leave their current company and accept an offer with a new company that’s known for investing in employee learning and development, according to a study from Instructure conducted by The Harris Poll. That statistic is a pretty clear indicator that employees (likely your employees) want opportunities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management, Personal & Professional Development Tagged With: coaching, retention, training

Employee Orientation Matters: Here’s How to Nail It

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How important is your orientation period? According to research by Glassdoor, very important: Organizations with a strong onboarding process improve new hire retention by 82 percent and productivity by over 70 percent. That's a big deal, and yet, only 12 percent of employees strongly agree that their organizations did a great job of onboarding them, according to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: hiring, new hires, orientation, retention

Good Management CREATES Good Employees

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This is a guest article by Charlyne Meinhard. You can hire the right employees, but if you don’t manage them well, those good employees may wind up messing up, rather than stepping up. Consider this scenario: Jen and Tim are managers of two totally different functions within Mid-Road Company, but they share the same frustrations about their employees. “You won’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: coaching, hiring, leadership, retention

Ensure Your Employees Don’t Quit YOU

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Unemployment rates are low, and your employees have options. What's more is that employees are more likely to quit because of you, their manager, than anything else in the workplace. So if you want to avoid the high financial and productivity costs of turnover, guess what: You play a key role in keeping them from jumping ship. In fact, you have a hand in every aspect of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: communicating with employees, featured blogger, leadership mindset, retention

Hold On to Top Employees With This Simple Act

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71 percent of employees are searching for a new job, and with there being more job openings than people out of work, your employees (especially the top performers) have their pick of jobs. Holding on to them should be a top priority for you. However, the key to retaining them may not be what you think. While perks and pay raises don't hurt, Kerry Alison Wekelo, a human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: leadership mindset, new leaders, retention

How to Attract and Retain Great Employees

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This is a guest post by Katie Lunden. Small businesses face a common challenge. According to the 2018 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit report, 70% of small businesses struggle to find and retain skilled talent. At 70 percent, this issue is nearly a pandemic among small businesses. In fact, according to the Summit (the largest gathering of U.S. small business … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: featured blogger, hiring, recruiting, retention

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