It's An Employee Market - But You Can Still Reduce Turnover And Retain The Top Talent
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It's An Employee Market - But You Can Still Reduce Turnover And Retain The Top Talent

It's An Employee Market - But You Can Still Reduce Turnover And Retain The Top Talent

Across the United States, companies are struggling with hiring and retaining quality employees. Unemployment rates are high but still there is a labor shortage. With many open positions, it’s very difficult to get people to apply and show up for interviews. The market is hot! It’s more important now than ever before that you have a plan to retain quality talent and improve employee engagement.

Do you have a plan to increase employee engagement and retain your team?

Your team members need to feel appreciated. They need to feel like leadership cares about them and is invested in their growth and development. That is why we recommend establishing one-on-ones with those that report to you. When I recommend this to my clients, I initially get an eye roll or two, but after implementation they are all glad they committed to the additional meetings.

Supervisors need to be available and supportive. The single most important determinant of an individual’s performance and commitment to stay with an organization is the relationship the individual has with his or her immediate manager. As stated in McKinsey & Company’s article, The boss factor: Making the world a better place through workplace relationships, improving a worker’s job satisfaction can be the most important thing an employer can do.

“Few managers realize what a dramatic impact-either positive or negative-they have on the world through their everyday behavior. It is the responsibility of senior leaders to enlighten them and provide the organizational context that consistently fosters high-quality relationships between bosses and the people who report to them.”

– McKinsey & Company

Creating a great workplace culture is not accidental

Companies must make a conscious decision to focus and develop a plan that fosters a fantastic working environment for employees. By focusing on culture, leaders can improve all aspects of their businesses, from productivity and hiring to customer relations and employee satisfaction. People don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses. In a recent poll conducted by LinkedIn, when asked why they were voluntarily leaving an organization, 75% cited a manager as their number one reason.

Short, intentional meetings with your team can make a huge impact. Initially it may seem like more work added to an already busy and demanding schedule. However, many of my clients have found that the result is fewer minor issues turning into major issues, and that managers are able to proactively give direction and set goals with their direct reports. It is also an opportunity for managers to delegate projects based on an individual’s specific goals within the organization.

“I had always tried to be present and connected with my team, always with an open-door mentality. However, moving to our one-on-one with an intentional time set aside has really made an impact. Issues are being resolved with our internal customer and our external customer is already reaping the benefits. It really is a powerful communication tool and one that demands a regular cadence.”

 – Jim Busch, Owner & President

These one-on-one meetings should have structure so that the employee can come prepared to discuss topics. The leader can use these meetings as a platform to reinforce training concepts, process, or new procedures. However, the leader should be guiding the conversation casually and should not be robotic. The template for the session should simply be guiding the conversation. And finally, at the close of the one-on-one, the leader and employee should set goals and expectations for the next session. Accountability is very important on both ends of the conversation.

“We have found these [one on ones] to be a game-changer on employee engagement as our employees know we care and know that regularly they can share what they need help on. For managers, they now know their employee on a deeper level and are able to help them achieve their goals both at work and personally. In sports, you would not wait to the end of the year to coach your team and we find the same in business that regular meetings are more effective than annual ones.”

– Andy Heck, President

Retaining quality talent and improving employee engagement is the best investment you can make in your people and your corporate culture.

Jess Pischel is a Customer Experience Consultant with The DiJulius Group. Jess leads clients in generating ideas, turning those ideas into systems, and then implementing and executing them enterprise wide. 

Published: July 27th, 2021

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