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Our
Mission is to help you retain and optimize your greatest asset We will help you and your organization to prosper and grow by:
Right now, powerful forces are trying to eat away at your organization - from the inside and out. Your competitors are trying to lure your top employees and managers with promises of bigger salaries and fancier perks. They're trying to negate all of your investment and years of effort in creating a world-class institution. Meanwhile, your customers are demanding better and faster service. "Satisfactory" just isn't good enough anymore. If your employees aren't happy, there's little chance they're going to make your customers happy. Inventory goes up, profits go down and your stockholders start getting pretty irate. The Employee Retention Headquarters is here to help. By working with two of the nation's leading experts in employee-focused solutions, your management team will learn powerful principles and foolproof strategies that will:
The Employee Retention Headquarters is your complete training and consulting resource. With two decades of experience, expertise and insight, we've made it our priority to show organizations how to attract and retain motivated and highly productive employees. Through the carefully researched information provided on this site – and our customized workshops and seminars – you and your organization will quickly discover result-oriented ways to create an environment that attracts talented people and makes them want to stay… performing at peak effectiveness.
So take a few moments to look through the next few pages of helpful information. And before you leave, make the commitment to call us at 954-720-1512. We're here to assist you and keep your organization safe and profitable. Make the Employee Retention Headquarters your training solution today and improve your people, work environment and bottom line. To
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The Secret of Attracting & Retaining Key Employees on a Tight Budget How can organizations draw and keep essential personnel when they can no longer afford to offer inflated salaries or fancy perks? The answer may surprise you. It surprises most managers. For example, what do you think employees want from their jobs? Good wages? Job security? That's what managers have though… for at least the past 55 years. But it's not what employees have continued to say! As shown in the following table, what employees really want are appreciation and involvement. What Do Employees Want From Their Jobs?
Sources: Foreman Facts, Labor Relations Institute of NY (1946); Lawrence Lindahl, Personnel Magazine (1949)
Note the glaring discrepancy between manager opinion and employee fact. Are we saying – or are employees saying – that competitive wages are unimportant? Of course not. Money usually is necessary, but not sufficient condition to attract, retain and motivate good employees. [By the way, money isn't even always necessary – notice how energized and enthusiastic unpaid volunteers often are.]
Test this out yourself: Remember a time when you felt energized, fulfilled, and excited about your job or a project; when you couldn't wait to get out of bed and get to work! [Or, if unfortunately, nothing comes to mind – remember a time when you felt frustrated, bored or dispirited about your job or a project; when you had to force yourself out of bed to go to work!] What were you doing? What was special (or not special) about it? Was it the pay? The fringe benefits? Maybe... for the first few days. Or... was it the stimulating work, the stretching of your abilities, being an important part of a grand venture, the rapport with coworkers, the recognition from superiors? If you find that it's the former, please write to us at Solutions@GHR-Training.com. [You'll be the first to do so.] Otherwise ... the only thing we would add to your insight is the assurance that it is not unique – to you, your profession, job level, or socio-economic group. In fact, it is the quality of the work itself – and of our relationships with others at work – that draws us to the best organizations and keeps us there, performing at peak effectiveness. Now – lest there is any doubt – this discrepancy between manager opinion and employee fact is good news – for two reasons:
By now, that "secret" we promised – to attract and retain talented employees should be obvious:
For a deeperexploration of this issue – and some hard data – read our article: An American Crisis. And for specific ways to "treat them great", see our: Retention: Top 10 Tips. The Employee Retention Headquarters specializes in giving your management team the information they need to attract, retain and motivate talented employees. As one of the nations leading authorities on Employee Retention, we offer customized presentations, training programs and executive sessions ranging from one-hour to several days. For more information, contact Sheryl and Don Grimme today at (954) 720-1512 or email: Solutions@GHR-Training.com
Attracting,
Retaining & Motivating Employees: There is a dangerous crisis in America today. It has nothing to do with global warming or the latest computer virus. Rather, we're referring to the alarming diminishing ability of organizations – in every sector of our society – to survive. At a time of intense global competition, most corporations, government agencies and non-profit associations alike have exhausted whatever efficiency and cost-cutting improvements there were to be extracted from reengineering and downsizing. And, many have found that they have cut, not only the fat, but also much of their muscle (or even lifeblood), that is – their best employees. However, as they now look to replenish, preserve and nourish this blood and muscle, they are faced with a General X workforce 40% smaller (and much more demanding) than the Baby Boomers – and the lowest unemployment rate in 30 years! Also, employee loyalty is down, way down. According to a 1998 survey conducted by Sibson & Company, 55% of employees plan to quit or think often of quitting. In fact, the most frequently asked question put to the Society of Human Resource Management is: "How can we keep talent from jumping to our competitors?" Fortunately, every crisis contains in it – not only danger – but also opportunity. This article shares with you the secret to transforming this dangerous crisis into an opportunity for your organization to flourish! Based on our research and work with employers across the country, we have identified the distinguishing traits of organizations that attract, retain and motivate the best employees. In a nutshell:
Recent landmark studies confirm what theoreticians and management gurus such as Abraham Maslow, Frederick Hertzberg and Peter Drucker – have maintained for decades
Recently, the Families
and Work Institute published the National Study of the Changing
Workforce – the most comprehensive research ever conducted
in this area. They found that, while Earnings & Benefits
have on only a 2% impact on job satisfaction, Job Quality
and Workplace Support have a combined 70% impact. That's
a 35 times greater bang for the buck! (Though, in the case of
Job Quality and Workplace Support, it is an intangible,
symbolic "buck".) Factors Impacting Job Satisfaction
And, the findings were similar for factors impacting: Employee Loyalty, Retention and Performance. For Performance, however, Job Demands (that is stress factors such as overtime and deadlines) have a negative impact – comparable to the positive impact of either Job Quality or Workplace Support. But, let's suppose that employee retention is not a problem for your organization and you're not convinced that employee satisfaction has much impact on the bottom line. Then consider this: A recent survey conducted by the Gallup organization researched the Impact of Employee Attitudes on Business Outcomes. They found that organizations where employees have above average attitudes toward their work (that is, high employee satisfaction), have:
Satisfying employees, by ensuring that they have meaningful work and are treated well, is not only a nice thing to do; it makes good business sense. So, if you want to transform the danger into an opportunity for your organization to flourish and make money – pay your employees with more than just money! The Employee Retention Headquarters specializes in giving your management team the information they need to attract, retain and motivate talented employees. As one of the nations leading authorities on Employee Retention, we offer customized presentations, training programs and executive sessions ranging from one-hour to several days. For more information, contact Sheryl and Don Grimme today at (954) 720-1512 or email: Solutions@GHR-Training.com.
Grimme's Top 10 Tips: To Attract, Retain & Motivate Employees
[Sheryl & Don
Grimme acknowledge Bob Nelson, author of "1,001 Ways to Reward
Employees", http://www.nelson-motivation.com
for his initial formulation of a similar "Top 10 Ways to Motivate
Today's Employees"] To
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Rekindling
Organizational Loyalty: The most frequently asked question put to the Society of Human Resource Management is: "How do we keep talent from jumping to our competitors?" This program provides in-depth answers to that question and many others! Emphasizing the importance of day-to-day benevolent treatment of employees to elicit both outstanding performance and organizational loyalty, the Grimmes share the secrets of the most successful employers. Classic motivation theory is linked to recent landmark studies, providing the foundation for immediately applicable techniques to attract, retain and motivate your staff. Dynamic presenters incorporate interactive exercises, powerful visual aids, and information-packed handouts to deliver cutting-edge programs that give your organization the tools and insights to create long-term change. Available in a variety of formats and lengths. Download Sample Program Outline: Rekindling Organizational Loyalty To
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ER-HQ
Principals Sheryl and Don Grimme, one of the top training and
speaking teams in the country, specialize in helping you to optimize
your organization by giving you the answers you need and the solutions
to your most pressing people problems. Blending a unique and complementary
set of experience and talents, they show you how to master the art of
attracting, retaining and developing star performers.
