Employee Retention
'Couldn't we just offer our stars more money to stop them leaving?'
It might work.
Generally, extrinsic rewards are not very effective. If you make working with your organisation more engaging, you're more likely to retain, not only your stars, but all those who make a contribution to your success - or could.
Younger employees are particularly interested in developing their skills and doing work that's satisfying. They'll leave you if you don't engage them.
Is it possible to retain staff with training?
Yes. If we focus on engaging them in their work and your team leaders stay involved after the workshop. (There's a big payoff for team leaders, so they'll want to keep the momentum going.)
Payoffs for your organisation?
On the bottom line: retain your star employees, save on the cost of recruitment, but also much better productivity, less absenteeism and less presentism.
Other benefits? Better customer service, better relationships at work, even more commitment to health and safety.
What makes Skillset's approach different?
- Real training, not just passive seminars
- We don't tell staff to stay or be motivated or engaged. We make it easy for them to want to be
- It's not just about being a bit happier at work, but making work satisfying and engaging
- Simple, practical relevant ideas and strategies
- Evidence-based – not pop psychology
- It'll be fun
What could we include?
(It’s your workshop, so we'll design it to meet your needs.)
A few suggestions for team leaders
How to:
- use leadership styles that engage - and avoid those that destroy motivation and engagement
- put the three universal motivators into action every day (They cost nothing.)
- use simple, low risk, ways to encourage initiative
- develop resilience in the team
- deal with tricky things like toxic behaviour
- develop a team with real optimism. (It's not about being relentlessly positive)
A few suggestions for your teams
How to:
- know whether you are motivated and engaged at work - and why it matters
- use challenges to keep yourself motivated
- develop a growth mindset - and what an extraordinary difference it can make to your life
- develop your resilience through setbacks and disappointments
- work on your relationships
- make your work a mission
- set goals and achieve them. (Let's mention the common myths about goals too.)