Talk: Designing sticky organisations for turbulent times
Why some organisations do a great job of holding on to valuable employees while others leak talent.
A one hour talk aimed at business and HR leaders and future of work researchers.
Overview
In a labour market defined by job nomadacy, skills shortages, quiet quitting, economic uncertainty and political upheaval, why do some organisations do a great job of holding on to valuable employees while others leak talent? And do CEOs care, when AI is reshaping workforces and shrinking headcount? These are central questions Helen set out to unpack in her new book People Glue: hold on to your best people by setting them free.
In this talk, Helen explores the central paradox of modern work: while leaders are seeking better retention, workers are seeking more freedom. Drawing on organisational and labour-market research, she will share what makes organisations genuinely ‘sticky’ today – and how freedom, not control, should be central to their retention strategies.
Participants will discover:
In this talk, Helen explores the central paradox of modern work: while leaders are seeking better retention, workers are seeking more freedom. Drawing on organisational and labour-market research, she will share what makes organisations genuinely ‘sticky’ today – and how freedom, not control, should be central to their retention strategies.
Participants will discover:
- What CEOs are worrying about and why;
- What really makes people stay or leave, and how influential pay, flexibility and other factors are;
- What freedom(s) different people want in their work lives;
- How to design freedom into the way organisations operate – and what doesn’t work.
- How notions of power and control lie at the heart of this;
- The critical skills your people managers need in a high-freedom environment.