Richard Finnegan to Speak at SHRM Annual
Conference on What Drives Retention Across All Industries?
Accountability!
(San Diego, CA - June 10, 2010) Annually the Society for
Human Resource Management hosts a conference surrounding the Human
Resource profession. Whether it be international hr relations or
strategic talent management, SHRM is sure to cover full spectrum of HR
functions, and at this years’ SHRM Conference Retention Institute
founder and author of “Rethinking Retention in Good Times
and Bad” Richard Finnegan will be discussing what drives Retention.
Finnegan’s session, titled “What Drives Retention Across
All Industries? Accountability!” - being held on June 30th
at 10 AM.
Accountability generates universal power for a versatile range
of practices - from sales to service - so it is understandable that it
is powerful resource for retention, effectively reducing an
organization’s turnover. This session will cover specific retention
roles for executives, managers, supervisors, HR, trainers, vendors, and
even finance - leaving you with the knowledge that will help your
organization, allowing you to fully leverage authority to retain a
workforce that shows results.
Join Finnegan as he presents examples on how HR managers have
influenced executives to set retention goals down to first-line leaders
in their organizations and how these organizations have successfully
reduced turnover to effectively retain a talent workforce.
Human capital is a major strategic asset
and is key to competitiveness. In a recent study involving top
executives from 1,000 leading companies, their greatest staffing concern
was retention - with an understanding that good workers can find better
jobs in any economy. Following numerous efforts throughout this
recession to raise the labor market, jobs are seemingly on the rebound,
and those unemployed and employed alike are searching for any
opportunities that are out there - meaning with more opportunities
emerging retaining your talented workforce may be even harder than you
think.
Immediately following his presentation, Finnegan will sign
copies of his book at the onsite SHRM bookstore. For more information
about The Retention Institute, and to access free whitepapers and
webinars on retention, visit www.retentioninstitute.com.
About Richard Finnegan
As President of Finnegan Mackenzie, The Retention Firm,
Finnegan is recognized by executives across people management
professions as the leading thinker and advisor on employee retention. He
has worked with scores of clients across 6 continents on employee
retention solutions in industries including healthcare, energy,
manufacturing, and financial services…as well as working with African
gold mines and the CIA.
He is the author of Rethinking Retention in Good Times and
Bad, where he first detailed the only research-based, strategic approach
to cutting employee turnover with specific tactics that work. His book
is available in bookstores across the nation.
About The Retention Institute
The Retention Institute offers HR executives and other
professionals an online program in employee retention leading to
certification as a Certified Employee Retention Professional (CERP). The
program consists of 6 modules that candidates take over a six month
period that equips them with professional knowledge and newly-developed
tools to perform retention tasks on the ground in real time within their
organizations.
The tools are based on the Rethinking Retention ModelSM
developed by Finnegan in conjunction with his book, Rethinking Retention
in Good Times and Bad. The Model drives organizations to address
employee retention with the same types of processes they apply to sales,
service, quality, and safety. Importantly, the tools require candidates
to work under the guidance of an executive sponsor and to interact
directly with executive managers so these executives will discover the
program’s effectiveness and support it throughout the organization.
For more information visit www.retentioninstitute.com
