{"id":3969,"date":"2022-01-20T11:53:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iese.edu\/standout\/?p=3969"},"modified":"2024-03-04T09:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T09:38:33","slug":"retain-talent-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iese.edu\/standout\/retain-talent-how-to\/","title":{"rendered":"10 keys for retaining talent on your team"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”bottom-to-top”]This is serious. And it\u2019s happening. How can you avoid the Great Resignation<\/a> in your company?<\/p>\n

Given that context, it seems inevitable that companies will start to seriously invest in their employees\u2019 salaries, opportunities, and general well-being. They\u2019ll do so for humanity and because it’s good for business.<\/p>\n

How to increase employee retention<\/span>. 10 ways<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below we give you 10 keys for retaining talent on your team and preventing the Great Resignation from reaching your offices.<\/p>\n

1.<\/span> Promote flexibility. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

A more flexible work model means that your employees can work when they want and from wherever they want. For many professionals, spending time with their families and managing their own time has become a non-negotiable priority, and they will only take jobs that allow it.<\/p>\n

2.<\/span> Avoid micromanagement.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Reorganizing work to be more flexible in an increasingly out-of-sync world also means having to give your workers more autonomy. Even if you continue to supervise and support your workers, they will want to take leadership and responsibility for their own projects and have more independence from their bosses. Forget about control and start working on trust.<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> Focus on job crafting.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In other words, create a culture of individualized working conditions where responsibilities conform to the particularities of each employee. Every professional has their own interests, values, preferences, strengths, weaknesses and unique skills. If you can agree with each person on tasks that are adapted to what they do best, it will improve their performance, feeling of control, commitment and motivation.[\/vc_column_text]

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