An Employee Retention Strategy for
Saskatchewan Business
Joanne LaBrash, Facilitator, at Hitachi Canadian Industries Inc.
Our training sessions and strategies will help your company to:
Become an Employer of Choice - Attract and retain quality employees to improve productivity and reduce turnover costs.
Improve Effective Communication - Help employees to understand their communication style as well as that of their co-workers. Reduce supervisory involvement in conflict resolution. One employee stated, “I talked to my co-worker today about something that has bothered me for a long time.”
Luther Care Communities staff
in a workshop activity
Develop Self Awareness and Stronger Team Dynamics - Positive teamwork increases productivity. Group training improves individual awareness and respect among employees. One participant reported: “I have made it a point to have a more open mind with regards to my dealings with others.”
Support Work-life Balance - Employees who have taken this training report an increase in personal work-life balance, resulting in a reduction of stress. Reduced stress improves health. Participants also report that they used many of the skills in their personal life.
Enhance Training skills - Supervisors and trainers report the program improves their skills in training new employees on tasks, team building, communication and presentation.
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Topic |
Benefit for Employee |
Benefit for Employer |
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Self – awareness |
Multiple Intelligences |
These prerequisite workshops develop diversity awareness among employees leading to greater tolerance and superior teamwork. Participants develop tools and strategies to improve communication -- enhancing peer training, motivation and feedback. Employees learn to set achievable goals and develop specific action plans which promote self-motivation. |
Employers can differentiate in-house training for staff orientation, safety protocols and equipment operation to capitalize on learning strengths. Employers are able to identify employee strengths to improve communication and teamwork. Employers benefit through improved staff productivity. Offering learning opportunities is a great motivator |
Personality Styles |
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Values and Goals |
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Management of Self |
Developing Portfolio |
Employees learn to identify and match their skills and attributes with company positions for cross-training and advancement. |
Employers benefit from enhanced succession planning and authentic performance evaluation. |
Stress Management |
Employees learn techniques to identify signs of stress and develop effective coping strategies. Stress management supports physical, emotional and mental health. |
Employers benefit from increased productivity. Stress management supports employee health which impacts attendance and punctuality. |
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Time Management |
Employees review their skills, develop organizational tools and learn time management techniques. |
Employers benefit from having better organized employees which reduces time loss. |
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Communication with Others |
Business Etiquette |
Employees learn to align personal behaviours with workplace expectations for improved communication and employment stability. |
Employers benefit by having employees who understand and demonstrate company objectives and culture. |
Communication Styles |
Employees learn their personal communication style, how to think win-win and respect others to improve communication and teamwork and reduce conflict. |
Employers benefit by having clear communication which may decrease accidents, increase understanding and enhance productivity. |
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Effective |
Employees develop strategies to achieve positive solutions to conflict and workplace stressors which enhance teamwork and reduce stress. |
Employers benefit from employees who choose effective ways of resolving conflict to improve teamwork and reduce supervisory involvement. |
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Decision Making and Team Building |
Employees learn models of decision-making to enhance higher level skills that promote retention and advancement. |
Employers benefit by having employees who understand the process of decision making, are solution focused and more effective team members. |
Rhea Rosvold, Facilitator, at JNE Welding
Sessions support and enhance workplace and community literacy to promote the inclusion of workers new to Canada or workers who experience literacy challenges.
Employers and employees benefit from:
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