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Ten Strategies to Keep Good People

Guest post by: Stephen Blakesley

Article Overview: As economic conditions improve, people will become more interested in looking at other opportunities. Be proactive and protect your best people, now.

Ten Strategies to Keep Good People

Economic downturns typically bring two certain events: a reduction in staff and a reluctance of your good people to leave a certain thing. However, an improving economy brings with it, greater mobility of the workforce. When times get better, your better people start looking. Now is the time to take steps to protect those people you value the most. Here are ten strategies to achieve that goal:

1. Make sure everyone knows what is expected of them. Have a clear, concise description of the job and the expectations of the person in that job.

2. Let your talented people experience other jobs within the organization. Learn to take advantage of the multiple skills of your most talented people.

3. Make sure your people have all the tools and knowledge necessary to the job right. Know their strengths, and their physical needs.

4. Make sure you have a “fast-track for disseminating important information to your people. Nothing turns off talent quicker than to find out about company strategy after the game is over.

5. Know what your people can do and will do. Give them the opportunity to do those things everyday.

6. Freely give personal encouragement in both a public and non-public manner. Identify key players and spend time with them.

7. Charge managers with the responsibility of having a development plan for talented people on their team and assume a partnership role with the employee to get it done.

8. Get to know people personally and continually update your understanding of your key people. Revisit people on a regular basis. Their needs and wants change. Be prepared to change as well.

9. Train managers in productivity coaching and hold managers accountable for talent development within their units.

10. Teach and train managers in the art of High Touch. People want to be respected, recognized, and rewarded for outstanding performance.

Don't wait until they begin to leave, to act. Build a productive and loyal workforce now.

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