Retaining the Best Employees
Keeping the best employees is a challenge for any company, let alone a government organization. Why? Well, to put it simply, good people always have options. A government entity you can rarely compete with the top financial incentives in the private sector, nor can you promote good person to higher and higher positions within the organization. So how do you retain those in you employ that have options before them? Do you have to just deal with high turnover because all you can do is watch them leave? Luckily the answer is NO. People don’t just leave because of money or promotions. There are many things that affect retention. The Retaining the Best Employees course examines key strategies for retaining your people in any economic environment to ensure you can reduce turnover and increase employee satisfaction. Below is a brief outline of subjects covered:
Why Good Employees Really Leave
- We examine the real reason people leave
- Solutions to overcome those reasons are explored including such items as:
- Onboarding
- Opportunities
- Culture
- Training
- Communication
- More
Why Employees Stay
- How to embed employees
- Employee Recognition
- Internal Mobility
- Health plan
Dealing with common problems
- Lack of top management support
- Busywork
- No learning/progress opportunities
Best Practices
- Great Recruitment practices
- Socialization
- Compensation
- Rewards
- Acknowledgement of milestones big and small
- Great leadership
- Work-life balance
- Mentorship programs
- Wellness offerings
- Flexibility
- Communication strategies
- Succession planning
- Training and Development
- More
