Workshop: Attracting, Engaging, and Retaining Employees

Whether your organization has returned to working together on-site or has moved to a hybrid workforce, Tourism business owners need simple strategies to become the type of workplace where employees want to work.

In this session, Tourism business owners and managers will learn how to make the most out of every interaction with their employees to boost recruitment, engagement, and retention.

Corina Walsh, author of the book "The Engaged Employee Blueprint", leverages her experience to help organizations view engagement and motivation from all sides – the employees, the managers, and the business owner. Corina will share actionable strategies that can be used immediately to become a top place to work, making it easier to attract new employees and keep the ones you have.

Key Takeaways from This Session:

• Strategies to recruit and attract new employees.
• Orientation and onboarding techniques to retain employees during their first week of work.
• Understanding what employees want from an employer in a post-pandemic work environment and how to leverage that information to attract new employees.
• Employee engagement and retention strategies including how to motivate and engage current employees.
• Understanding the employee journey and what is required from business owners and managers to boost employee engagement and satisfaction along that journey.

Biography for Corina Walsh, CEO Shift People Development Inc.:
 
 
Corina Walsh is on a mission to change workplace culture, starting in the middle. What does that mean? She leverages cutting edge coaching techniques, research, and her own experiences to support businesses, teams, and managers in creating an environment that increases productivity and employee satisfaction. As a certified coach and the owner of Shift People Development Inc., Corina helps business leaders reach RADICAL levels of engagement in their own companies to unlock RADICAL results.

Corina uses her signature technique known as the Shift PD Method to make it easy for anyone to develop strong management and leadership skills. 

Corina is the author of The Engaged Employee Blueprint – Build a Workplace Culture Where Employees Thrive, a 2018 YWCA Woman of Distinction in Business, and a 2015 Top 50 Leader Under 40 in Atlantic Canada.

This workshop is supported by the Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills.