This course aims to equip executives/ Leaders with the Skills, Tactics and Strategies that are necessary to develop and implement effective retention strategies within their organizations. Participants will explore various retention methods and techniques that are relevant to the contemporary workforce, understand the importance of employee engagement, and learn how to create a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that fosters long term commitment of the workforce.
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Effective Employee Retention Strategies to Combat Attrition
Instructor: Dr. Sushmita Srivastava
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What you'll learn
Understand and explain the impact of employee motivation on retention, ensuring alignment with retention goals.
Analyze retention issues across career stages and apply appropriate, tailored strategies.
Analyze and implement reverse mentoring techniques to engage and motivate millennials effectively.
Develop and evaluate strategies to create an inclusive and positive workforce, addressing turnover and enhancing satisfaction.
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There are 5 modules in this course
In today's dynamic business landscape, retaining top talent is paramount for organizational success. Employee turnover not only incurs significant costs but also disrupts productivity and undermines morale. Thus, mastering effective talent retention strategiesis essential for any forward-thinking organization. Retaining employees is top business concern of leaders today as it has asignificant impact on the survival of the business. This course aims to equip executives/ Leaders with the Skills, Tactics andStrategies that are necessary to develop and implement effective retention strategies within their organizations. Participants will explore various retention methods and techniques that are relevant to the contemporary workforce management, understand theimportance of employee engagement, and learn how to create a supportive and inclusive workplace culture that fosters long termcommitment and retention of the workforce. this course empowers executives and HR leaders to implement effective talentretention strategies that drive organizational success in today's competitive landscape. By prioritizing employee engagement, growth, and inclusivity, organizations can create a workplace where employees are motivated to stay, thrive, and contribute their best work.
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2 videos3 readings1 discussion prompt
This module will focus on why the Employee Retention is assuming significance, especially in view of changing employee expectations. It will draw linkages between the changes in employee perceptions with the trends in the macro economic environment, so the participants are convinced on what necessitates a relook and re-examination of the subject of retaining employees in the organization today. This module also draws upon the theory of employee motivation to understand what causes employee "stickiness" in organizations and the linkage between motivation and retention at different career stages in the employee life-cycle. It discusses how initiatives like "Reverse Mentoring " motivates both the millenials and the baby boomers to remain committed to experience mutual learning and growth, contributing to motivating Individuals, especially the millennial reverse mentors
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8 videos7 readings5 assignments
This module will focus on building an inclusive, positive and an engaged workforce, addressing issues of turnover and satisfaction and also how to retain team members through creating a culture of high performance.
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11 videos3 readings3 assignments
This module focuses on adopting a style of leadership that is appropriate to coaching, mentoring and counselling employees in order to be able to retain them. It will focus on providing supportive leadership behaviours e.g during onboarding, that contribute towards developing employees through role model behaviours.
What's included
9 videos2 readings3 assignments
This module dwells on formulating customized and tailor made retention strategies, overcoming challenges in implementing those strategies and also determining appropriate measures and metrics to track the progress.
What's included
12 videos8 readings4 assignments
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