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Winning the Talent Wars

Recruiting and Retention for the New Hybrid Workplace

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THE PROGRAM

Become the employer people choose—and stay with.

Recruiting and retention require a sustained strategy. Employers need a clear value proposition, a steady supply of applicants and managers who keep people engaged after they join.

Bruce breaks down six steps to gaining a strategic advantage as an employer, drawing on decades of workplace research and practical approaches to attraction, selection, onboarding, training, performance management, development and retention.

Participants will learn

  • The short- and long-term factors affecting today’s talent wars.
  • The five costs of voluntary turnover.
  • The top four causes of early voluntary departures.
  • The top five causes of mid- and late-stage career departures.
  • Why strong, highly-engaged management is more important than ever.
  • The six steps to gaining a strategic hiring advantage in the new hybrid workplace.

Techniques and best practices

  • Improving onboarding processes to reduce turnover among new hires
  • Defining a clear and compelling employer value proposition
  • Building and maintaining a steady supply chain of applicants
  • Aligning communication up, down, sideways, and diagonal on the organization chart to improve outcomes—even in a hybrid work environment
  • Creating an upward spiral of improvement for every employee in the organization through high-structure, high-substance communication
WHO IT’S FOR

Designed for your people.

Business leaders, HR professionals, and managers responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining talent.

AVAILABLE FORMATS

Built around your event.

Keynotes · Workshops · Virtual programs

Available in person and virtually. Workshops can be half-day, full-day, or multi-day engagements. RainmakerThinking will help you choose the format and customize the focus for your audience.

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For program customization and availability, contact RainmakerThinking. Tell us about your audience, event and objectives; we’ll help shape the program and format around your organization.

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