In today’s installment of the ‘Challenges in the Workforce’ series, Maria and Michelle delve into the increasingly important topic of employee experience. As we all know, the pandemic has changed so many aspects of life as we once knew it, and, in the workforce, it has certainly magnified just how critical the employee experience is for organizations to address. If your company wants to be able to effectively attract and retain talent in today’s market, this is definitely an episode you can’t afford to miss.
Our hosts start things off by sharing some exciting news about certification in which Keith is currently engaged followed by a review of the numerous certification offerings available through REL Talent. From there, they move on to naming the 3 reasons people leave organizations, the importance of developing employees, and the concepts of total rewards as well as total wellness and growth. They finish up by describing what career path and growth look like for the new generation of workforce, and emphasizing the need to take steps to make your organization attractive to both current and future employees. It is undeniable that the pandemic has had an enormous impact, generating and increasing challenges within the workforce. Listen in today as Maria and Michelle offer their sage advice to help you effectively navigate these evolving challenges as they pertain to the all important employee experience component of your company.
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“If you're wanting to conduct a team building opportunity amongst your group and get individuals together, this is a fantastic opportunity during the pandemic.”
“Take a look and reach out to us if you're interested in conducting a team building event, and if that includes the Firewalk, that we are now certified in.”
“We have obviously a vast majority of things that we're certified in or we can assist in. So leverage us and reach out to us. If you're interested, we will come to you and we'll bring the fire.”
“They don't realize that attrition happens as a result because people aren't getting challenged.”
“The things that people used to see as perks, those are now all the standards.”
“People want to feel whole, not just financially set anymore. They want it all.”
“If you can't come through with that total wellness and that growth point place, you're going to lose those people before you even get in through the door.”
“If you would stop thinking that what worked yesterday works today, you could come up with something that rewards team effort, just helps people with cost of living, and rewards individual contribution.”
“Once they're good at something, they don't want to spend five years doing the same thing over and over. They want to do something new.”
“What you need to do is ask yourself, have you defined what your workforce looks like? What it should look like? Have you had HR come in, and HR includes someone from compensation, as well as someone probably from recruiting, and someone in your employee relations area, to work with the managers to create job profiles, and create job descriptions?”
“I think it's super critical for everyone - when you're talking about employee experience, career path development, challenging individuals, you take a look, you conduct that gap analysis, and then you put in initiatives in place to help, like, a career pathing and whatnot.”
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