6 Key Ways to Retain Your Top Talent
Teamwork
It’s essential for your team to work together. When we talk about teamwork, we mean supporting each other under any circumstances. For example, if somebody has a question, another has the answer; if somebody is working on code, another helps out with development (pair programming). All this builds a first-rate work environment.
Work environment
A good work environment is crucial and can influence talent when considering new opportunities. Nowadays, people want personal and professional satisfaction in their jobs. Specifically, they seek excellent coworker relationships — a work family, so to speak. As for professional satisfaction, they hope to achieve professional goals and growth.
Professional growth
Many start as analysts and seek to move up. It’s important to recognize top talent, so they continue to grow professionally. In other words, professionals in our companies should have aspirations to grow into the roles that they are most interested in. Heads of technology, managers or task leaders, or whatever role they might be aspiring to. They should grow and take on new responsibilities within the company because of their personal and professional merits. We should prevent talent from feeling “stuck” by offering benefits, incentives and a constant focus on training and learning.
Benefits and incentives
We should never neglect our workforce. Offering incentives is key to satisfying staff. If a team exceeds expectations on a project and finishes it earlier than it was planned, you can give them a day off or a bonus to recognize their work. Another interesting perk could be a recreational space at the office. In other words, creating a nap room or entertainment area in the office. We offer a gaming center, as well as the industry-standard ping-pong and foosball. The important part is that your team knows these spaces are available to relax and recharge at work.
Flexibility
Today, tech companies are perhaps more flexible and less bureaucratic. They are goal-oriented instead of controlling workers and their “work” hours. In general, we recommend providing flexible work schedules in exchange for commitment to meeting goals. Also, working remotely from home (link) is getting great results. Working from home two or three times a week also provides great flexibility and avoids wasting time in traffic throughout busy cities worldwide.
Training
Technology is constantly evolving. If your top talent doesn’t take courses or receive training, they’ll feel stuck and look for new opportunities elsewhere. It’s essential to provide training to create new challenges, so everyone feels important and difficult to replace.
In short, it’s important to pay attention to your team, both personally and professionally. If your goal is to retain your core talent, you should consider these key areas for success.
