Retention and attraction: How organisations can keep their best talent
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Exit interviews are a waste of time.
It’s a bold statement, but one a global leadership and organisational culture adviser said points to a shift in perspective businesses must undertake if they wanted to amplify their attraction and retention strategies in today’s changing labour market.
“Organisations have long focused on why their top talent leaves, but should instead be looking at why their best people stay,” said Toronto-based global adviser, best-selling author and organisational culture expert, John O. Burdett.
“When it comes to exit interviews, there’s little genuinely valid information that comes out of them.
“Elvis has already left the building.
“The key to attraction is knowing why your best people stay because what keeps the best attracts the rest.”
Burdett will share his unparalleled insights on attraction, retention, culture and succession strategies at a series of events hosted by executive search company TRANSEARCH International Australia in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this week and early October.
Bill Sakellaris, Managing Director of TRANSEARCH International Australia, said attraction and retention were the keys to unlocking an organisation’s potential in the current labour market and the insights would be of value to people and culture professionals, board directors, CEOs, senior executives and business leaders.
“With the ongoing war on talent and growing economic uncertainty, it’s crucial that companies enhance attraction and retention to ensure they have talent to fill key roles,” he said.
“At TRANSEARCH International Australia, we help organisations do this with our innovative ‘Why Do You Stay? ©’ assessment, which provides clarity on the specific reasons team members choose to stay with an extensive library of 50 research-based retention factors.”
Mr Sakellaris said Burdett’s presentations and workshops would provide detailed insights into the ground-breaking process of ‘Why do you Stay? ©’, including how it was deployed and the powerful impact it could have across an organisation.
He said the presentations offered an exclusive opportunity to connect with a globally recognised thought leader in organisation culture, leadership and talent management.
“Burdett has catalysed transformative changes within numerous organisations across the globe through his unparalleled insights into culture, leadership, succession, attraction and retention strategies,” he said.
“Through his work in more than 40 countries as an executive and as a consultant, Burdett has concluded that the key to attraction is knowing why your best workers stay.”
Burdett will delve into attraction and retention, culture, leadership and succession at the following presentations, which must be booked via the respective links:
- Melbourne Lunch Event: 3 October, 12pm – 2pm
- Melbourne Breakfast Event: 4 October, 8am – 9.30am
- Perth Lunch Event: 9 October, 12pm – 2pm
- Melbourne Lunch Event: 5 October, 12pm – 2pm
- Perth Breakfast Event: 10 October, 8am – 10am
- Melbourne Lunch Event: 2 October, 12pm – 2pm
*If events are not available in your city, please contact TRANSEARCH International Australia so they can provide an alternative solution.
