Why Winning Matters: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent Through Next-Level Performance Leadership-Why Winning Matters How to Attract and Retain Top Talent Through Next-Level Performance Leadership Slides

Why Winning Matters How to Attract and Retain Top Talent Through Next-Level Performance Leadership Slides

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The online class "Why Winning Matters: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent Through Next-Level Performance Leadership," presented by Peter C. Atherton, P.E., focuses on strategies for engineering firms to excel in talent acquisition and retention through advanced leadership. Atherton, an industry veteran with 30 years’ experience, emphasizes the critical role of employee engagement and performance leadership in organizational success.<br /><br />Key points include the growing challenge of low and unequal employee engagement—currently only 46% highly engaged—and the significant influence supervisors have, accounting for 70% of engagement variance. The session traces the evolution from Employee Engagement 1.0, characterized by discretionary effort leading to burnout, to Employee Engagement 2.0, which centers on energy, alignment, and sustainable growth, encouraging employees to “opt-in” through meaningful work and personal-professional alignment.<br /><br />Atherton outlines the “New Work Covenant,” focusing on meaningful purpose-driven work, real and productive relationships, clarity of roles and expectations, true growth opportunities, and tangible impact. The “Team Success Ecosystem” framework encourages understanding opportunities and impact, aligning work and life seasons, knowledge of roles, skill development, strong support and accountability, and affirmation of commitment to foster high-performing teams.<br /><br />Overall, the presentation advocates for “performance leadership,” where leaders take ownership of strategic success from the design phase through execution, embracing a long-term strategic mindset to achieve critical organizational “wins.” This leadership approach is positioned as essential for navigating today’s destabilizing forces and securing top talent by fostering engagement and sustainable team success. The course underscores that lasting organizational success requires intentional frameworks combined with tailored implementation to engage employees and managers effectively.

Keywords

performance leadership

talent acquisition

employee engagement

retention strategies

engineering firms

Employee Engagement 2.0

New Work Covenant

Team Success Ecosystem

supervisor influence

sustainable growth