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Retain Top Talent
Hiring top talent is only the start. Now you have to work hard to keep your very best talent. Most companies stink at structured and systematic retention of their top performers. Discover how to prevent turnover and keep your best people.
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Council Post: What Work Martyrs Reveal About Employee Engagement

Council Post: What Work Martyrs Reveal About Employee Engagement | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
If your workplace is populated with too many work martyrs, there’s a good chance your employee engagement (and, ultimately, retention) levels will take a hit.
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Interesting article on the concept of "work marytrs" - those who feel the need to broadcast to others their excessive workaholic behavior.

 

I can appreciate this article having grown up in a few large competitive organizations like Beatrice Foods, Mattel, and Westinghouse where everyone seemed to be in competition for who was the bigger work martyr.

 

My question is whether there is some hidden agenda/cultural issue that drives some of your employees to feel the need to work excessive hours and then make sure everyone else knows they are doing it.

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40 Different Ways to Say Thank You at Work

40 Different Ways to Say Thank You at Work | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Saying thank you is one of the easiest and best forms of employee recognition in the workplace. Here are forty ways to say thank you at work.
Barry Deutsch's insight:

I recently posted an article on LinkedIn in my Retention Hot Tip Series about giving praise. This article complements my blog post with other tactics of saying thank you. My perspective is that most employees feel underappreciated, don't understand how they matter, and don't feel expending extra effort is worth since their manager doesn't seem to care.

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The Pursuit of Employee Happiness 

The Pursuit of Employee Happiness  | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Learn all about Gusto's latest and greatest HR feature — Employee Happiness Surveys.
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Is anyone conducting employee satisfaction or happiness research, surveys, studies in their organization? What tools are using and how effective are these in improving employee happiness? Check out this tool I stumbled across called Gusto - would love to hear your feedback on what looks like a SaaS approach to employee surveys

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At the Heart of Culture: Work That Matters

At the Heart of Culture: Work That Matters | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
To most of us, the phrase Work that Matters infers job satisfaction. Our intended outcome is a workplace culture characterized by lower stress, lower turnover, an
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A large part of employee engagement and satisfaction is work that matters - employees derive a high value from what they do. Do you look closely at these issues for all jobs - particularly those on the front line?

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Employee Recognition: Why Do You Need It?

Employee Recognition: Why Do You Need It? | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
We all hear how employee engagement brings long lasting results, but what exactly are these results and how do you effectively reach them?
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Onboarding: Ensuring Success for New Hires

Onboarding: Ensuring Success for New Hires | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
"It is an important part of the employer/employee relationship. Effective onboarding programs promote a number of benefits, including greater employee satisfaction, better job performance, greater commitment to the company, ...


Another article on the importance of onboarding which many companies - especially in the small business and entrepreneurial sector IGNORE - Barry


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Unleashing the Power of Employee Performance

Unleashing the Power of Employee Performance | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Managers cite performance evaluations as one of their most disliked tasks, and employees aren't usually fond of them either. But what if you could turn evaluations into a tool that would unleash the power of performance in ...
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Forbes Blogger Called it the Number #1 Mistake that CEOs Make

Forbes Blogger Called it the Number #1 Mistake that CEOs Make | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it

 
"In an article on the Forbes blog, one of their contributing authors wrote that the number #1 CEO mistake is not having a "PEOPLE PLAN" - Barry"

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Employee engagement ideas at the workplace

Modern business organizations are waking up to the enormous promise inherent in employee engagement strategies in the workplace.
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How to Create an Employee Rewards and Recognition Policy

How to Create an Employee Rewards and Recognition Policy | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Companies implement policies to define the rules of an organization and shape future decisions with a thought-out framework. They help employees make day-to-day decisions that lead to overall cohesion and success.
Barry Deutsch's insight:

My experience of consulting with hundreds of companies on an annual basis for the past 30 years is that very few companies have an effective and robust non-monetary reward/recognition program covering such topics as praise, fun achievement awards, learning and development.

 

Although it's not possible to motivate employees, you can create an environment for self-motivation by showing your employees that you care and are appreciative when they knock it out of the park or act as a role-model in demonstrating one of your core values. Not having a robust program to show appreciation and gratitude means that your employees will not be motivated to do anything beyond the minimum expectation you tolerate to allow them to keep their jobs. How depressing!

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What your boss is not giving you that you need to win

What your boss is not giving you that you need to win | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Employees across the world have the same core needs —including recognition, feedback, personal growth, and work-life balance— to succeed at work.
Barry Deutsch's insight:

This Office Vibe study is gaining a lot of attention.  It's one of the largest studies conducted in recent years and mirrors a lot of the research from the Gallup organization on employee happiness, satisfaction, and engagement. Note the statistic that only slightly over 50% of employees would recommend their company to friends. If your Net Promoter Score was that low, you would fire your Marketing-Customer Success-Sales Executive. How can you allow such a low level of satisfaction to exist in your organization?

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The Best (And Amazingly Easy) Thing You Can Do to Increase Employee Engagement

It's easy to blame employees for lack of engagement, but without a clear, simple, and engaging mission statement and strategy--they won't.
Barry Deutsch's insight:

I wanted to slap myself in the forehead after reading this article. Of course, the mission statement is critical to success. It's one of core elements of culture, focusing employees, and gaining alignment around employee motivation and the purpose of your organization.

 

How strong is your mission statement? Is it a difference maker in hiring and retention?

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The benefits of recognizing your team success and the 3 rules of celebration

The benefits of recognizing your team success and the 3 rules of celebration | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Building a great team is a challenging job. You should take pride in your
team’s success. Take time and efforts to celebrate success with your
people. 
Barry Deutsch's insight:

Very few companies do a great job recognizing and rewarding individual and team performance. I liked this article because it reinforces some very simple ideas about recognition.

 

If you're recognizing outstanding performance, why would your employees continue to go above and beyond the call of duty for you?

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B2B: Using Gamification to Grow Employee Engagement and to Encourage a Culture of Employee Recognition

B2B: Using Gamification to Grow Employee Engagement and to Encourage a Culture of Employee Recognition | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it

I've been exploring how gamification might work in areas like referrals, but had not yet considered it around employee engagement and recognition. Interesting comparison to LinkedIn's gamification strategy of trying to get you to complete your profile.

 

I'm curious if anyone has started to use gamification on the retention side vs. hiring side?

Barry Deutsch's insight:

I've been exploring how gamification might work in areas like referrals, but had not yet considered it around employee engagement and recognition.

 

I'm curious if anyone has started to use gamification on the retention side vs. hiring side?

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Build better relationships with employees - Sacramento Business Journal

Build better relationships with employees - Sacramento Business Journal | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Build better relationships with employeesSacramento Business JournalAs an executive coach and people strategist, I have witnessed the performance, health and cost benefits that occur when employees are satisfied and well-regarded in their jobs.


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Breaking off the engagement: Study shows that even loyal employees become ... - Phys.Org

Breaking off the engagement: Study shows that even loyal employees become ... - Phys.Org | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Breaking off the engagement: Study shows that even loyal employees become ...Phys.OrgAll businesses want "engaged" employees -- those who are committed to the success of the company and are willing to go the extra mile to see it flourish.


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Incentives that retain good staff | Happening People Blog

Incentives that retain good staff | Happening People Blog | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it

How can you incentivise and retain employees when you are being impacted by organisational cost cutting measures? Happening People offer you 'Our Top 5 for Incentivising and Retaining your Staff.' 1. Decide who will be ...

 

"Companies give lip service to the idea of improving morale, satisfaction, recognition, and engagement. Without specific tactics and programs, it falls on the shoulders of those managers who take an interest in these areas. Companies will never succeed with retaining good people until it becomes integrated into the fabric of the culture. - Barry"


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Tips on how to show employee recognition - by Cody Hodge - Helium

Have your employees been doing a good job at work lately?


The blog author of this article talks to the importance of providing recognition to your employees. In our research over the last 25 years, we've seen a direct correlation between strong non-monetary reward and recognition systems and employee satisfaction, employee engagement, and employee motivation.


Do you have a structured and systematic non-monetary reward and recognition system?


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IMPACT Hiring Solutions

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