The competition for technology talent has never been steeper. IT managers at all levels need new strategies and skills to attract, inspire, and keep their most valuable employees.
Remote and hybrid work is giving IT organizations access to a broader pool of employees, but it also means top technology talent has more options than ever when it comes to where they choose to work. To deliver on today’s increasingly demanding IT agenda, managers must build a culture that engages and retains talent, especially when fear, frustration, burnout, and isolation are at all-time highs.
When employees are engaged:
Discretionary effort fosters innovation.
People develop, grow, and meet and exceed goals.
Burnout decreases and job fulfillment increases.
Productivity goes up and the bottom line improves.
Performance gains drive market share.
Based on concepts from the WSJ bestseller Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay, by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, this program combines self-assessment tools, action learning, and skill-building to equip IT managers with key strategies to engage employees and build sustainable loyalty and commitment.
They’ll gain the knowledge and communication tools to inspire, motivate, and excite their employees and drive impassioned performance.
Engaging & Retaining IT Talent is based on the Wall Street Journal bestselling book “Love ’Em or Lose ’Em,” by Dr. Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans
PROGRAM OUTCOMES After participating in this program, your IT managers will be able to:
Explain the cause and costs of disengagement and accept their role in the solution.
Apply a proven process, along with the words, strategies, and actions, to engage employees and build sustainable loyalty and commitment.
Apply new skills and develop engagement action plans.
Demonstrate the competence and confidence to hold Stay Conversations and build a focused, loyal, and enthusiastic workforce.
DELIVERY
PART 1: 15-minute self-paced experience to get participants started with a baseline of knowledge and introspection prior to the instructor-led workshop. Link to the self-directed program is provided two weeks prior to the workshop.
PART 2: Two hands-on, interactive, virtual instructor-led modules (3 hours) focused on developing the skills of Talent Focused Leaders™. Also available as a one-day classroom workshop.
PART 3: The Engagement Planner, a foundation of next steps.