How Do I... keep good employees?

Good employees are typically "engaged" employees. Engaged employees have positive attitudes, look for better ways to do their work, respect their co-workers, are willing to go the extra mile and are interested in keeping up-to-date in their field of expertise. Employees who are not engaged can have a negative impact on customer satisfaction, productivity and profitability. You can keep employees engaged with programs that emphasize learning, advancement, work-life balance, decision making, teamwork and participation.

 

• Employee Engagement Assessment (PDF) - Check your employees' level of engagement using this list of indicators.

 

• 70 Ways to Reward Workers (PDF) - Use this list of suggestions to build a creative rewards program. Conduct "stay interviews" - regular one-on-one meetings with employees to understand how they are feeling about work, what would make their workplace experience better, etc.
• Branding Your Benefits for Retention (PDF) - Identify and promote your company's benefits.
• Leveraging Communication Technologies to Retain Workers (PDF) - Follow these guidelines to retain local and remote workers.
• Engage workers using ideas from other pages of this website, including: volunteerism, training and development, and leveraging a multi-generational workforce.

 

Resources

• Communication Technology Resources - Social Media (PDF) - Provides links for information on the latest social media technologies and trends.
• Better Balance, Better Business: Options for work-life issues (PDF) - Explains how work-life balance principles can be applied (Alberta Human Resources and Employment).
• Work-Life Balance in Canadian Workplaces - Helps organizations design and implement supportive programs and policies facilitating work-life balance (HRSDC).