Jen Locklear Of ConnectWise On The Labor Shortage & The 5 Things We Must Do To Attract & Retain Great Talent

An Interview with Phil La Duke

Invest in onboarding. In a remote world especially, onboarding is more important than ever. You want your employees to feel fully integrated into your company from day one (or really, even earlier — the weeks leading up to their start date are just as crucial). Send around colleague fact sheets; set up video-based intros; perhaps even set aside a small budget for setting up a remote workspace. Small gestures like these can make a major difference down the line when it comes to retention

The pandemic has allowed people to reevaluate what they want from work. This “Great Reevaluation” has led to the “Great Resignation” which has left the US with a great big labor shortage and a supply chain crisis. What can we do to reverse this trend? What can be done to attract great talent to companies looking to hire? What must companies do to retain their great talent? If not just…