3 Onboarding Steps to Keep Your Best Employees - Mike Matalone

About this episode

Mike Matalone discusses effective onboarding strategies to retain skilled workers in contracting companies.

Over 33% of new hires quit... ...in just 33 days. How do you stop your contracting company from becoming a revolving door and actually retain skilled workers? Mike Matalone’s take: Proper onboarding systems. Detailed hiring processes. Crystal clear vision. It's not always the most fun part of business. But developing retention strategies is not negotiable. Check out Mike’s book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Hire-Train-Retain-People-Things/dp/0578551438

People in this episode

Guest: Mike Matalone

Topics covered

• employee retention
• onboarding
• contracting
• hiring processes
• business strategies

Keywords

• employee onboarding
• retention strategies
• hiring
• contracting company
• business management

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hire, Train, Retain: The 3 Things You Must Do to Keep Your Best People

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