HOW TO RETAIN TOP TALENT IN THE WORK PLACE. The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon invite Standard Chartered Bank to showcase their experiences to other companies on keeping high performing staff motivated at work.

From the early Scientific Management theories developed by Frederick Taylor in 1911 to current business management strategies like Motorola’s Sixth Sigma, there has been a commonly held belief that an employee’s performance is directly related to their motivation in the workplace.

Most companies and their HR departments will agree that in order to attract and retain top-performing people with the unique skills and competencies, that their organisations need, they must be able to engage and stimulate staff. Yet despite this understanding most companies fail to hold on to their top talent because they fail to harness staff skills effectively. 

Gallup studies have reported that as much as 55% of any workforce is not engaged and a study by CNN in the Asia Pacific region suggested that 8 out of 10 people in are currently looking for new jobs and employers. High performing employees that are not actively engaged and stimulated at work have been likened to naughty school children, often creating a disruptive and negative atmosphere in the work environment, usually out of sheer boredom.

On Weds 23^rd November, the EFC will be hosting an HR Forum to discuss the issue of keeping top talent motivated in the workplace.  Their special guest Ms. Deshika Rodrigo, Head of Human Resources for Standard Chartered Bank will be making a presentation about Standard Chartered’ s experiences in this area.  Ms. Rodrigo has over 20 years’ experience in the field of HR and has worked for various organisations including the Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.

The Forum will held on 23rd November at the EFC auditorium in Rajagiriya, Colombo. To find out more about the course, please call: Ms. Sonia Chinnaiah on 286-7966-8, or 2867941 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it