Reducing Employee Turnover & Absenteeism
Turnover and absenteeism cost U.S. companies billions of dollars each year in lost productivity, recruitment cost, training cost and lost opportunities
Although closely related, many companies don’t realize that turnover and absenteeism are separate problems caused by different things. It can also be very difficult to accurately gauge the true cost of these issues and realistically measure the impact on your organization. The biggest challenge however, may be the steps you can take to ensure the people you hire have the best chance to stay and be productive.
This conference will teach you that there are short and long-term solutions to these two major challenges. You will learn how a comprehensive selection process can help to reduce risks associated with both turnover and absenteeism. You will also learn some of the best practices used by employers of choice to foster a culture that will ensure employees stay motivated and productive on the job.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the true cost of turnover and absenteeism
- Recognize the reasons why people leave organizations
- List the real causes of absenteeism
- Identify how to determine realistic expectations
- Compare the difference between functional and dysfunctional turnover
- Recognize how to predict early tenure turnover and absenteeism
- List things you can do in the hiring process to reduce turnover and absenteeism risks
- Reiterate how to create a culture that fosters retention and high attendance
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Who Should Attend?
- CFO's
- Human Resource Managers
- Team Leaders
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Vice Presidents
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Presenters and Panelists
Dr. Matthew O'Connell
Executive Vice President and Co-founder
Select International, Inc
Dr. Matthew O'Connell, Executive Vice President and Co-founder, Select International, Inc. is a leader in the field of psychometric testing and selection system design. Over the last decade, he has been a driving force when it comes to designing, evaluating and integrating selection tools into systems that meet the specific needs of companies where turnover and absenteeism are major concerns. He is also co-author of the business best-selling book, Hiring Great People.
Matthew is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University , and is actively involved in applied research. He is a frequent presenter at professional conferences and is the author or co-author of more than 70 articles or book chapters on selection and assessment, leadership, and work teams in such periodicals as Human Performanceand The Journal ofBusiness and Psychology. Matthew is a national Best Paper award winner for the Academy of Management . He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (SIOP), and the Academy of Management . He also serves on the Professional Practices Committee for SIOP.
Prior to co-founding Select International, he was a Senior Consultant at Development Dimensions International (DDI). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron and his B.A. in Psychology from Earlham College
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