Winning the War for Talent Workshop
Overview
Chris is an author and architect of critical theory and processes designed to transform recruiting and employee development. His style is like no other. You will not only be energized and delighted but will walk away with actionable unique strategies you can put to work right away to become hunters of talent. In this workshop, Chris will shift your mindset and share strategies to become an Employer of Choice so that retention is never an issue.
Who Should Attend?
Company leaders will benefit from discussions of innovative techniques for winning recruitment strategies. Come with an open mind and clear understanding of your organization’s goals for hiring the best candidates in your industry. We recommend sending your CEO, President, VPs, and Human Resources executives, along with key management stakeholders.
What Should You Expect?
Our workshops are custom-designed and delivered in a confidential setting. You should plan for the first full day on site with your team. There are four additional virtual sessions that take about an hour each. Chris will evaluate current practices and collaborate with your team to create a results-oriented plan. Your investment results in a custom solution that you can implement right away.

Deep Dive Research and Analysis
- Industry-wide issues creating talent shortages
- Benchmarking competitor statistics
- Finding out what your employees really think, and why they think that way
- Discovering what the community thinks about your company, and why
- Unpack standard hiring practices to understand why they don't work today
- Use exit interviews to analyze why they leave
- How to build a culture that engages and ingnites great talent
Process Driven Results
Workshop Content Includes:
- Talent shortage - root causes
- Recruiting strategies - industry best practices
- Engagement and retention strategies
- Achieving "Employer of Choice" status
- Leadership strategies for today

Day 1 - SAMPLE AGENDA
Morning
- Team introductions. 10 Questions. A-Z Area Analysis
- Recruitment climate: Why current practices don’t work
- Generational differences in employees
- Two reasons people come into or leave your company
- Reasons people stay
Afternoon
- Define “Employer of Choice” and learn how to become one
- How to be a Talent Hunter; sell employment like you sell your product
- Create better job ads to attract better candidates
- Identify model employees and create avatars of them
- How to reach hidden candidates; find people who aren’t looking for you
- Create employee retention tools that cost very little
Goals and Outcomes
This workshop series will help your business create more efficient and productive recruiting strategies. You will document and create a plan to address your recruitment problem and employ proven techniques to streamline the hiring process. Here is what you can expect.
- Identification of local and regional problems that create talent shortages
- Separate out the ones you can address and those you cannot
- Create an avatar of your model employee
- Understanding of candidates' decision-making process; why they want to work for you and why they don't
- Understanding generational differences and how their mindsets affect decision-making processes relative to employment
- Turn your HR team into talent hunters; create a recruitment strategy to turn candidates into successful employees
- Become an "Employer of Choice" by creating a more inviting environment based on your company's strengths
- Track your results, audit, and analyze them so you can adapt to the next market shift
