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talent retention
team building
newsletter
During our team building work with client
organizations, we've compiled a collection of barriers that we see creating enormous stress for individuals,
blocking performance in teams, and robbing organizations of productivity.
Each issue, one of these barriers will be addressed in
our newsletter. We'll include
some suggestions for breakthrough thinking to give you ideas for how you might begin busting through these
barriers.
Free Team Building
Newsletter
Barrier #11: Employees Are Not Easily Satisfied With Yesterday’s
Motivators
Breakthrough #11: Smart employers and managers know that
there is a range of actions they can take that can make a valued worker think twice before
leaving.
Studies show that the organizations that have
the best retention records have a wide spectrum of flexible options, many that are no-cost/low-cost, such
as:
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Flexible benefits options to
meet the needs of the changing employee demographic
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Merit based compensation
policies
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On-going training &
development
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Opportunity to utilize
skills
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Comfort to raise concerns and
recommend solutions
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Opportunity for growth and
advancement
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Coffee
stations
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Water
coolers
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Lunch rooms or lounges with a
microwave & fridge
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Flexi-hours
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Good
lighting
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Plants
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Clean
environment
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Dependant care support (e.g.
on-site care centers, referral services, care subsidies)
Most of
all, if you want to retain your most valued people, you must recognize that today’s employees are not easily
satisfied with yesterday’s motivators. Today’s knowledge workers know that they are in demand … so if the
job is stressful and unsatisfying, they leave.
Be aware
of the fact that your new employees don’t believe in the old work warranty that “the company is good and fair
and rewards employees fairly.” They have a “show-me” attitude and they want more than just a pay
cheque. They want freedom in the workplace, and the power to be involved in the decisions that affect
them. They want to know that they have joined an organization that will preserve the integrity of their
careers by training them and updating their skills.
Remember:
One Size Fits
One.
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