Retention: Your Most Important Competitive Advantage

U.S. government forecasting studies agree:  we’re facing a shortage of 6 million degreed workers by 2013, and a deficit of 14 million workers by 2020.  And these figures are NET of the talent we import and the jobs we export!

The implications are numerous and serious, including both quantitative and qualitative challenges, generational chasms, and inexperienced management. Retention must be elevated to a strategic priority.  Multiple, meaningful retention initiatives must be implemented now to avoid crippling losses later.

Ignore the statistical forecasts of the coming worker shortages and let your proactive competitors snag all the best people OR apply the suggestions from this session and ensure that your firm sets the retention standard in your industry.  You’ll learn: 

• Three strategic alignments that must be established and maintained to retain employees
• How to avoid the 8 mistakes that erode retention even when other positive steps have been taken
• How to become “poach proof”, effectively preventing other organizations from successfully wooing away your employees