069: Deseri Garcia | Why Relationship Building is Crucial to Retention

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Truth You Can Act On:  Soft Skills Are Essential Skills. These skills are what make engagement and learning stick, and having relationships with coworkers is crucial when it comes to retention.  Make Onboarding a Journey, Not an Event. Everyone has different learning styles. Onboarding is not a check-the-box thing, so it can’t be done in a few days.  Be Intentional About Building Psychological Safety. Set the stage for everyone to share their thoughts and to be heard in meetings. Psychological safety is a key driver of employee engagement.  Relationship Building. Make sure these relationship-building team events occur regularly. Bonus points if you have them offsite!  Full Show Notes: https://gutplusscience.com/deseri-garcia Book Recommendation:  Dare to Lead by Brené Brown Sponsors: Emplify – Are you still using pulse surveys? How about annual questionnaires? If your organization relies on either of these, it’s time to discover Emplify. Emplify has created a new way to measure employee engagement. It’s where CEOs who want to know what’s really happening within a workforce go… to get honest feedback… and to understand what needs to change for people to love their work using simple and trustworthy data.