Have you done enough to Retain TOP talent?

BOOM… it appears that the Princeton Job Markets supply and demand tipping points are about to shake up our typically EMPLOYER driven Labour Market!!  Never before have we seen more opportunity for our Local Job Seekers and the gainfully employed. That’s right, your TOP talent is being hunted, and more, now than ever, we need to have our BASICS in place to retain and recruit in these uncertain times.  With several opportunities to sharpen the saw, we witness the growth that happens in SHIFTING SEAS.

EMPLOYERS, MANAGERS, and HR Practitioners better be on point. Today’s Job Market dictates that it is absolutely mandatory to have done that “little relationship building thing”.  A loyal and solid Employer/ Employee relationship is critical to retaining TALENT.  Updated wages, benefits, increased vacation, and fun bonuses in the ever evolving Employee Culture and Incentives  to retain talent will be BIG payoffs in this high stakes hunting game.  If you as leaders have failed to stay innovative and “invested” (literally and figuratively) Dare I say it….  I SNIFF a SHIFT on the horizon— a BIG one!!

Now…  Just because the Job Market is HOT… doesn’t mean it’s DESPERATE.  Prerequisites, attributes, and work ethics still apply!!!  I have always recommend this MAGIC Potion for Performance and Promotion:

PRO’s KNOW: 

• Show up like a grown up and kill it… day after every damn day!
• Slay your Dragons; be a hero to your  Boss,  Crew, Clients, and your Work Mates
• Stayin’ late and starting early… Set Examples not Excuses!
• Consistently demonstrate your Pro Polish and throw down your Money Attitude;
• Be Aware, Kind, and an ever lovin’ BOSS in your work choices and reputation.
• Practice Mindfulness– It is a FREEKING SUPERPOWER!

Let these shifting seas test your Innovations, Best Practices and Leadership.   Business… a game… intricate at best, hard to predict and RISKY. In the end it’s all about how well you proved your worth,  prepared for talent demands, invested in your operations, infrastructure and people. Go ahead allow your company to SAIL through this Labour Market STORM!!

“The Roughest Of Waters… Creates the Smoothest Of Stones.”

~Leah Ward CCDP  Career Practitioner