How to attract and retain the best employees in your organization
 

How to attract and retain the best employees in your organization?

- From the CEO’s Desk

The Great Resignation, also known as the Big Quit and the Great Reshuffle is an ongoing economic trend in which employees have voluntarily resigned from their jobs en masse, beginning in early 2021 (Wiki). According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, four million Americans have left their jobs in 2021.

Hiring top-notch talents is a great challenge as filling the gaps with employees with the same skill set is near impossible. As business owners, you should explore the option of retaining employees by providing a healthy working environment.

Let us understand the different ways to attract and retain the best employees in an organization.

The 4 best practices for employee retention

Retaining employees is vital to an organization’s success. Here are a few tips and tricks to accomplish your goal:

  • Reduce heavy workload: You can reduce workload by taking proactive steps like streamlining your processes, equal distribution of work, and simplifying day-to-day activities using tools and software. One of the best ways is to implement a CRM application for your business. CRM software helps you increase operational efficiency by automating mundane, repetitive tasks. It helps you assign roles and responsibilities and distribute work fairly. A CRM also facilitates superior collaboration and boosts employee productivity as well.
  • Encourage work-life balance: Desist from the practice of saying no if your employees ask for leave after a long stint at the workplace. Also, abstain from assigning work during weekends or festivals. This is when your employees want to devote their time to family and friends completely, and you should respect that. Taking frequent breaks from work is essential to remain motivated and efficient for the best outcome.
  • Provide opportunities to grow: Introduce skills development courses for employees to help them grow professionally. Allow them to work in different roles and projects to acquire experience. When they acquire new skills and knowledge, they can bring new ideas to the table that will eventually lead to growth in your business.
  • Facilitate open communication: When you keep an open channel for communication, employees will feel free to share their ideas, concerns, and feedback. It will help you address serious issues like health problems and even harassment. You will find satisfied employees willing to work happily in a safe and healthy environment.

As mentioned above, the heavy workload is the top contributing factor to employee turnover. A desirable solution is to implement a CRM to manage your business. Vtiger offers features and tools for user role configuration, collaboration, conversations, automation, AI, analytics, and project management. These tools help you distribute workload, increase competency, and enhance employee satisfaction.

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Utilize these resources to make positive changes to your work environment and minimize employee turnover.
 
 

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We have been conducting a series of Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinars. If you were unable to participate in them, do access our webpage and take a look.

Click here to view the webinars of the AMA series.
 

Would you like to see how the LMS can be used to make your team sales-ready?

Watch our video - Importance of Sales Readiness

You can also learn how to create a course step-by-step by clicking the LMS Quick Reference Guide.
 
 

Big Little Things

 
 

Vtiger’s Follow Feature

In his blog, Josh Rich highlights the Follow feature in Vtiger CRM. This feature allows users to follow records and then receive updates on any modifications that other users have performed. Do you follow records in the CRM?

Read our blog on the Follow Feature to know more.

The Big Little Things section highlights some lesser-known and sometimes overlooked features and enhancements in Vtiger CRM that pack a big punch.
 

Vtiger’s Follow Feature

In his blog, Josh Rich highlights the Follow feature in Vtiger CRM. This feature allows users to follow records and then receive updates on any modifications that other users have performed. Do you follow records in the CRM?

Read our blog on the Follow Feature to know more.

The Big Little Things section highlights some lesser-known and sometimes overlooked features and enhancements in Vtiger CRM that pack a big punch.
 
 

Vtiger Academy & Knowledge Base

 
 

Have you signed up for Vtiger Academy yet? 

It is our one-stop learning destination for all things Vtiger CRM. Jumpstart your Vtiger CRM journey today!

Check out our new video on Data Handling in Vtiger CRM.
 

Knowledge Base is our repository of articles (help documentation) and FAQs. For quick know-how about a feature, search for, and read an article.

We have the following new articles from you:

Here is a Quick Reference Card (QRC) for Vtiger LMS. You can simply follow these steps to create a course from the LMS Instructor Console.
 

Have you signed up for Vtiger Academy yet? 

It is our one-stop learning destination for all things Vtiger CRM. Jumpstart your Vtiger CRM journey today!

Check out our new video on Data Handling in Vtiger CRM.
 

Knowledge Base is our repository of articles (help documentation) and FAQs. For quick know-how about a feature, search for, and read an article.

We have the following new articles from you:

Here is a Quick Reference Card (QRC) for Vtiger LMS. You can simply follow these steps to create a course from the LMS Instructor Console.
 
 

CRM Buzz

 

(CRM News and Technology Trends)

 
 

Smoother conversations and seamless collaboration - integrate your CRM with communication apps.

Do we have control over what app our customers use to communicate? Of course not. There are multiple apps available today - MS Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, etc., and we can only sway customer preferences, not decide for them.

Now imagine using all these apps to drive conversations with your customers. You will have shared files, discussed deals and offers, or even resolved issues.

How will you save this information? You may find it difficult to manage and track this scattered communication. After all, to ensure business continuity, you will have to map every aspect and every data point related to a customer’s journey.

Today, many CRMs integrate with communication apps, allowing you to save and share data. You also have access to the latest customer information - contacts and deals, to prepare for meetings and make intelligent conversations. The CRMs also allow you to save records of your meetings that will help you make informed decisions. And you can do all of this from the CRM itself.

Vtiger CRM integrates with MS Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom. The integrations help you manage your conversations effectively to build lasting customer relationships.
 

Smoother conversations and seamless collaboration - integrate your CRM with communication apps.

Do we have control over what app our customers use to communicate? Of course not. There are multiple apps available today - MS Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, etc., and we can only sway customer preferences, not decide for them.

Now imagine using all these apps to drive conversations with your customers. You will have shared files, discussed deals and offers, or even resolved issues.

How will you save this information? You may find it difficult to manage and track this scattered communication. After all, to ensure business continuity, you will have to map every aspect and every data point related to a customer’s journey.

Today, many CRMs integrate with communication apps, allowing you to save and share data. You also have access to the latest customer information - contacts and deals, to prepare for meetings and make intelligent conversations. The CRMs also allow you to save records of your meetings that will help you make informed decisions. And you can do all of this from the CRM itself.

Vtiger CRM integrates with MS Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom. The integrations help you manage your conversations effectively to build lasting customer relationships.
 
 

My Favorite Feature

 
 
Dheeraj Kumar D
Project Manager

Deals Module And Appointment Pages

My fav features are the Deals module and Vtiger Appointment Pages

I use the Deals module a lot. It gives information about different deal stages, displays pipelines, and helps you create deals on the run, and so much more. Now that, Calculus AI is a part of the module, I also get to know which deals are most likely to succeed.

My other favorite is Vtiger Appointment Pages, which helps in scheduling meetings with customers and prospects. I can customize the look and feel of the page and even share the pages with the customers.
 
 

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