WEA Meeting 7.29.15 Pete Fitzsimmons Retaining & Developing Employees

1. Washington Executive
Association
Presentation
July 29, 2015
Peter Fitzsimmons
Jetrise Ventures

2. Quantum Computing Basics

3. Eloquences of Data Repositories

4. Adventures Down Under

5.  It’s critical –
 Key to building successful company
 Your people are your most important asset so need to
invest in and grow them
 Driver of sustainable and profitable growth!
Retaining & Developing Employees

6.  Self Motivation –
 Autonomy - Workplaces can support autonomy by
giving people real control over various aspects of their
work — whether it’s deciding what to work on or when
to do it…
Some Key Considerations

7.  Mastery - the trick is not to give tasks fitting a person’s
exact capabilities, but to give them space and support
to reach a little higher to foster improvement, continual
mastery, and growth. What this requires of employers is
paying more attention to how employees are doing and
feeling about their tasks in order to avoid keeping
square Bob or triangle Mary from trying and losing heart
at fitting into round tasks.
Motivation cont’d

8.  Purpose - is what gets you out of bed in the morning and
into work without groaning and grumbling…people who
have purpose are motivated to pursue the most difficult
problems.
 Help employees connect to something larger than
themselves. Get them out of mere measurement by
numbers and figures, and connect work to people and
values.
Motivation cont’d

9.  Implement processes & measurement to effectively
drive self motivation
 Consider –
 Talent inventory
 Star Performer – Top 10 program
 Eliminate annual/periodic performance evaluations
 Establish personalized growth plans
 It starts at the top!
What To Do Next?