Episode 063: Retain My Team with Ronda Robinson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The research says that having empathy and authenticity really sets apart legendary leaders from average ones, even in a high IQ talent pool,” shares Ronda Robinson, CPTD. Ronda has over 20 years of experience working in the corporate talent development space. Today, she brings her expertise to her business, RetainMyTeam.Com, a employee retention platform that helps companies reduce turnover and optimize the employees they retain. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The number one expectation of leaders today is to relate to their employees, which requires a large degree of authenticity and empathy. As leaders climb the ranks, they tend to lose their connection to other employees and so maintaining that relationship is something that must be purposefully done. Businesses tend to think a lot about strategies for various avenues of their company, but often forget to consider a talent strategy as well. Talent strategy ensures that you are putting the right people into the right roles to maximize productivity and improve retention. Many tools exist to help companies determine which people are best for each role, such as behavioral analysis and productivity metrics. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the majority of time, people have been working specifically to secure security and the most basic needs like shelter and food. Later on people began working toward quality of life and being able to afford nice things. Nowadays, people have evolved one step further, to seek work that fulfills their need for social stimulation, psychological safety, and passion. In order to attract and retain employees who are looking for that fulfillment of social needs, leaders need to really work to be as authentic and empathetic as possible while also taking care to select the right people for each role. </span></p> <p><strong>Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The research says that having empathy and authenticity really sets apart legendary leaders fro