Retaining Staff

To grow and build a successful business it is essential to retain staff. Here are some tips on how you to achieve this.

5-step process to onboard new employees:

1. Ask what will keep them - Send them a survey asking: What brought you here? What will keep you here? What motivates you? Save this information and it becomes the blueprint for keeping them. 

2. Have a senior leader send a video or email - Make this as easy as possible for the senior leader. A quick and personalised face-to-camera video can be such a nice warm welcome. It shows they aren't just a number and that they are valued. 

3. The manager should call to congratulate them - Discuss how excited you are for them to join and you are here if they have any questions. 

4. Assign them a buddy/mentor - The new hire will have a lot of questions in the beginning. Giving them a buddy/mentor that: - is 6-18 months in tenure - has a similar personality - similar interests This will be their go-to person for any questions

5. Make it easy for new team members to reach out