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Minding the Middle: The Key to Engagement and Culture Change
This Activity has been PRE-APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits
Lynda Silsbee Performance Dimensions Group
When: September 13, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
Recruiting is grabbing all the headlines, but retention of your best staff is really the winning strategy in today’s competitive talent market. Retaining and engaging your team is critical to move your business goals forward and to not get caught in the wake of a revolving door of turnover or, worse, employees who are disengaged and staying.
This is a great session for HR leaders or anyone with management responsibility.
Key takeaways:
• The current state of employee engagement–spoiler alert: it’s not good but you can do something about it!
• The critical drivers of employee engagement–hint: it’s your middle managers!
• Actions you can take to engage, develop, and leverage your middle managers.
