How Assessment Results Boost Retention and Increase Performance

Managing employee retention is one of the biggest challenges many companies face. With so many employee retention strategies out there, it is often difficult to determine which one will work for you, your company and more importantly, your employee. The good news is, improving employee retention doesn’t have to bee as hard as you might think, but it must be something that is a concern from day one, not when you start to feel an employee slipping away.

When you consider the employment cycle from beginning to end, it is apparent that training and on-boarding is the most crucial aspect of retention. A company can hire the best candidate who is destined for success, but it is up to the employer to give them the training, attention and motivation it takes to build a dedicated superior performer. Without it, the employee is not likely to build a strong connection with their new employer and will quickly feel under-appreciated, unimportant and simply lost in the shadows of the organization.

A lot of effort should go into creating the appropriate material for a new hire and the manager should schedule enough time to properly facilitate the on-boarding process. Too often, an employee shows up for the first day to an empty desk, gets a tour of the office, meets their co-workers and is back at their empty desk with a handbook to read. Meanwhile, their manager is tending to daily responsibilities and tied up in meetings, checking in with the new employee just before the drive home. A more successful approach would be to present the new employee with training materials that provide everything he or she needs to know in order to understand exactly what is expected for success on the job, in addition to educational material and corporate policy guidelines. [ Read More ]

If performance management sounds complicated, you’re right. It is complicated because it plays a big part in the success of an organization, and anything with a high value isn’t easy. It requires focus and commitment, and it isn’t the same for every employee. So what is the good news? Take a look at the things you can do to make the role of performance management more effective and less complicated: [ Read More ]

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