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Fresh Thinking on Employee Engagement and Retention
Friday, October 14, 2011
8:30 AM
Valencia College Continuing Education
2411 Sand Lake RoadOrlando, FL 32809 Print This Page Jump to Event Downloads
Description
The media surrounds us with reports of high unemployment, high dis-engagement, and employees’ strong intentions to leave when there are jobs…whenever that is. These unique times leave people-management pros wondering what to attack. Is retention important or are there no other jobs for our employees to take? If our employees are not engaged, how do we fix it? Or should we just hunker down and put our energy into old stand-by topics like training and development?
This session offers fresh thinking on engagement and retention. Fresh thinking is the term BusinessWeek used to describe Dick’s book, titled “Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad.” This session promises to be packed with fresh data, new solutions, and participative exercises.
For example, did you know that unemployment for college grads across the U.S. is just 4.5%?
Here’s an outline of Dick’s and Sherri’s session:
- Hidden data on engagement and retention which underscores why they are both important for you
- The power of supervisors: How much can you fix with programs alone? Will employees give their all for a jerk boss?
- Introduction to the Rethinking Retention Model, acclaimed globally as the first research-based guide for keeping the employees you need to keep
- Converting engagement and retention to $$$ rather than scores and percents…the proven first step to cause CEOs to drive change
- Fresh-thinking solutions for you to implement at your organization the following day
We look forward to seeing you!
Speakers
Dick Finnegan
CEO
C-Suite Analytics
Dick Finnegan has been cited by BusinessWeek, Chief Executive Magazine, and Consulting Magazine as the leading thinker on employee retention.
Dick is the CEO of C-Suite Analytics, his company that helps organizations engage and retain their employees. He is also the author Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad which details the best strategic approach to cutting turnover with specific, research-based tactics that work. Dick’s next book is titled The Power of Stay Interviews for Engagement and Retention which will be published later this year.
His U.S. clients have included Sprint, Hilton, The Hartford, GE, and Johnson & Johnson, as well as the CIA. His international work has spanned 6 continents and includes working with Siberian banks as well as African gold mines where he went 3 kilometers deep to learn why mineworkers stay and leave. He also partners with the Chinese HR Excellence Center to conduct employee retention programs across China.
Dick is a featured speaker for SHRM, ICMI, and other organizations. He holds bachelors and graduate degrees from The Pennsylvania State University and lives in Orlando, Florida, where The Orlando Sentinel newspaper published an editorial recognizing him for his extensive donations of professional services to non-profit organizations.
Sherri Merbach
Managing Director
C-Suite Analytics
Sherri Merbach brings a rare combination of business-driven pedigrees to serve her clients. In “career one”, Sherri earned her CPA certification and applied her skills to a top 5 global accounting firm. “Career two” took her to Walt Disney World where she rose through the ranks of HR professionals to contribute to Disney’s highly esteemed people-management culture. “Career three” brings her to C-Suite Analytics as a perfect fit, combining her business acumen and organizational development skills for her role as Managing Director.