People and Organisations. A sensible perspective, by Thimira Wijekoon

EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS. We all know that there is no employee retention strategy at many organizations here in our country. With the expanding job market, employee retention is becoming increasingly difficult especially for the key performers (Myrna, 2008). Losing the best employees will not only damage the company reputation but also productivity. In the previous decade, the majority of companies have not strategized in developing the talents in people, where they were depending on the competitors to get the people developed for them. (Source: omniagroup, 2017) A person who seems to be good at interviews may not necessarily be good at their job. Instead of putting so much of time and focus on finding the perfect candidate, organizations should focus on retaining the current employees. In order for an organization to succeed, they must invest in employees who will be dedicated to their position for the longer run. Studies have shown that in high p...

How New Methods of Training and Development will change the picture.  When an employee hears about an upcoming training program, his or her eyes sometimes roll to the back of the head. And hearing such announcement will make them think of an excuse to skip the program. Lately, organizations are doing group programs rather than individually training, which will save a lot of time and money. An individual's success increases by 15%-20% by time to come, but teamwork matters most (Ulrich, 1999). (Source: siriostraining, n.d.) All employees are having their own agenda to climb up the ladder in the workplace and sometimes forget about the importance of joining the colleagues for the training programs. Learning as a team will definitely increase the individual skills and training absorption. (Source: Shutterstock, 2003-2018) In my recent visit to a Divisional Secretariat here in Sri Lanka to get my driving license renewed from a subdivision; the ...