The document discusses strategies for attracting and retaining talent in today's workplace, highlighting reasons employees leave and stay. It emphasizes the importance of becoming an 'employer of choice' through effective management, support systems, and a positive organizational culture. Key components include reward systems, communication, employee development, and performance management to enhance retention and productivity.

1. Winning the Talent WarAttracting and Retention Strategies for Today’s WorkplacePresented byWayne Tarken

2. Syllabus - RetentionWhy are people leaving (or why they’ll leave in droves when the economy improves)Why they leave & why they stayWhat you can do about itManagers & organizational responsesCase Study

3. What’s going on in the workplace?Death of the Old Deal/Birth of the New Deal

4. 24 x 7 x 365 - Anytime, anyplace with information Age Overload

5. The Lonely Virtual Office

6. Skills shortage/employment gap

7. Employees as customersTurnoverTurnover can be managed

8. Some turnover is good

9. Key is getting the right people to leave and the right people to stay

10. Alignment of HR programs is the way to manage it

11. Retention versus recruitmentWhy Employees LeaveIt doesn’t feel good around hereThey won’t miss me if I’m goneI don’t get the support I need to get the job doneThere is no opportunity for advancementI’m not rewarded for what I doSupervision

12. Why employees stayAble to grow and develop

13. Appreciation for a job well done

14. Support with personal problems