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Melinda Wicks had worked for the same company for over 20 years. Sadly, she was laid off and found herself having to find a new job. The job search process felt daunting to her. She attended hiring events and searched…
Dawn Wyatt was used to working temporary jobs. She’d done everything from working at a theme park to production work. These jobs were always enough for her. Until, one day, she decided she wanted more. “I’d been working oddball jobs for a few years, but I got to the point where I wanted to buy … Continue Reading
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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.
