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    The Keys to Employee Retention

    Date: October 11, 2016, 7:30am – 9:30am
    Organizer:
    JCHRMA
    Location:
    Madison College
    827 Banker Road
    Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
    Price:
    Member Cost: FREE Non-Member Cost: $25 per person Student Cost: FREE Please register
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    October Chapter Meeting
    The Keys to Employee Retention – Strategies for Hanging On to Your Talent
     
    Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016
    Time: 7:30 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Breakfast & Networking
              7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Chapter Announcements & Sponsor
              8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Speaker Presentation
    Location: Madison College
                    827 Banker Road
                    Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
    Speaker: Jeffrey Russell, co-director of Russell Consulting, Inc.
    Sponsor: The Payroll Company
    About the Presentation
    Why do people stick with you as an employer? What are the factors that cause people to stay or leave? Do you have pockets of high turnover in your company? Do you have departments with no turnover? Understanding employee retention involves examining these questions and others as you work to develop strategies for hanging onto your top talent.
     
    In this session on the keys to employee retention, we’ll explore topics such as:
    • *Retention starts before the hire: recruiting and hiring right
    • *The top reasons why employees leave their jobs – and what you can do about it
    • *What do people want from their jobs? What the research on motivation and engagement tells us and how it should change the way we manage the work environment
    • *It’s all about the boss – retention is mostly about how employees are treated by their supervisors. Are your supervisors toxic to your retention goals?
    • *Conducting “Stay Interviews” and “Pulse” employee engagement surveys to give you early warning of trouble signs
    Attend this session to better understand the factors that drive retention and turnover, share effective practices with your peers, and learn new strategies for hanging on to your top talent. You’ll leave with a plan for integrating the insights from this session into your HR practices.
     
    Note: You will be encouraged to share and discuss your top retention strategies with other JCHRMA members during the session – so come prepared to share and learn!
    About the Presenter
    Jeffrey Russell, co-director of Russell Consulting, Inc., specializes in helping organizations achieve great performance while successfully responding to the challenges of continuous change. With a focus on leadership, strategic thinking, leading change, and performance coaching, Jeff has worked internationally with organizations as diverse as Fortune 500 firms, public and social sector organizations, and small family businesses. Jeff received his Masters in Industrial Relations from the UW-Madison. It is at UW-Madison where he serves as an adjunct faculty member for the Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program, Small Business Development Center, and School of Engineering.
     
    Jeff is a frequent presenter at local, national, and international conferences. Recent presentations include the International Association for Talent Development Conferences; Jamaica Employers Federation Conventions; Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management’s Annual Conferences; Florida SHRM State Conference, and Project Management Institute’s Professional Development Days in Minnesota. Jeff has presented sessions to the JCHRMA on Fearless Performance Reviews (2012) and Say Hello to Exit Interviews (2014).
     
    Jeff and his wife and business partner Linda have co-authored nine books. Recent titles include Leading Change Training, Strategic Planning Training, Change Basics, Ultimate Performance Management, Engage Your Workforce, and most recently, Fearless Performance Reviews (McGraw-Hill, 2014).
     
    When they aren’t busy helping their clients find their futures, Jeff and Linda can be found hiking in the mountains, paddling a river, biking rural roads, or touring the backroads and villages in Europe and beyond. Their passions include adventure travel, landscape photography, and their Golden Retriever Katie Rose. To find out more about Jeff’s consulting, training, and writing, visit his website: www.RussellConsultingInc.com.

    Registration Information - contact Melissa Reinwald at mmreinwald@gmail.com with any questions

    Member Cost: FREE
    Non-Member Cost: $25 per person
    Student Cost: FREE
     
    Please register online by NOON on Monday, October 10, 2016 by clicking the following link:
    This program has been submitted for general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute (HRCI). This program has also been submitted for recertification credit hours toward SHRM recertification.