modern instruments of staff retention

In many branches good employees are scarce - and remain scarce. The retention time at one employer falls; however, employees are permanently on the labour market today, even when they have a job. Internet, canvassing and a lot of opportunities for further education support this. The desire for self-realization contributes to the fact that employees dare a leap into self-employment. Therefore strategies regarding employee loyalty more and more become an important element for the company’s success.
Staff retention is a multi-functional term, where subjects like personnel development and (manage-ment) culture play an important role. In view of increasing skills shortage employers have to ask themselves seriously: „What can we do to keep our staff in the medium and long term and how can we motivate them?“ Well-implemented personnel development using the correct, effective, complementary measures is a good lever to increase productive efficiency and motivation, which on the other hand contributes to binding employees. However, efficient personnel development does not only consist of pure delegation to seminars, but is a task which, derived from the business strategy, should be of great importance in personnel work.

The participants will gain insight into current instruments of sustainable staff retention and will work out concepts for the implementation in their company.

Employee retention as an integrative approach

Small and medium sized companies vs. big companies

Personnel development is a MUST to retain staff

Instruments and methods of modern personnel development

Benefit of efficient personnel development for the company

Performance measurement and evaluation as a basis of personnel development

Staff retention in processes of change

Management culture: Personnel management as one aspect of business culture