Online Coupon Book

There are 26 practical and simple engagement and retention strategies you can use to keep your stars. This online coupon book gives you a way to implement these strategies immediately, and with a personal touch!

First, think of an employee you want to keep on your team. Hopefully, you’re thinking of all of them, but start with just one!

Take a look at the coupons listed below and select one that works for this employee. Then click next to continue.

		A: Ask - What Keeps You? What would make your work life better? This coupon gives you the opportunity to answer this in a one-on-one meeting with me. We’ll agree on one or two concrete actions for me to take.
		B: Buck –It Stops Here Sometimes the buck really does stop with me. Redeem this coupon for completion of an action item you’ve been hounding me about for ages.
		C: Careers – Support Growth I really care about supporting your career. Redeem this coupon for a talk about your career. Your performance has been great, and we want to keep you on board.
		D: Dignity – Show Respect I recognize and appreciate your unique contributions to my team. Redeem this coupon to join the association or group of your choice.
		E: Enrich – Energize the Job You’re doing a great job! Want to grow even more? Present this coupon to talk about a project or assignment that would enrich your knowledge or experience.
		F: Family – Get Friendly Pop quiz: Can you still name every member of your family? Use this coupon to arrange for some away from work time with family.
		G: Goals – Expand Options Thought about your career goals lately? I have! Redeem this coupon to talk and think further about next steps to help achieve your goals.
		H: Hire – Fit is It Ever wonder how managers get hired around here? In recognition of your fine performance lately, redeem this coupon to participate in the hiring process for a key position.
		I: Information – Share It Information is power – and I want you to feel empowered at work. Use this coupon for a day of training in any area you want to know more about, or some time discussing a topic you’d like to have more information about.
		J: Jerk – Don’t Be One Who, me? Act like a jerk? Redeem this coupon for a chance to ask me without fear to change one (or more) of my jerk-like behaviors. I promise to listen, apologize, and then really try to change!
		K: Kicks – Get Some Someone who works as hard as you do deserves some kicks! Cash in this coupon for a chance to do something fun: tickets to a movie, a certificate for dinner out, or a party in the office. Tell me what you’d like to do for kicks.
		L: Link – Create Connections If you could spend time with anyone in the organization – someone you haven’t met – who would it be? Present this coupon for a link. I’ll make the introduction.
		M: Mentor – Be One Name that mentor! Redeem this coupon for a session with someone here who’s really skilled in an area where you’d like to improve. I’ll arrange it.
		N: Numbers – Run Them You’re worth a lot to us here. In recognition of your great performance, redeem this coupon for any one of three “thank you’s” I’ve considered – or suggest an alternative!
		O: Opportunities – Mine Them What opportunities interest you? Redeem this coupon for a conversation about an opportunity you’ve always wanted to investigate, inside or outside of my department. I want to keep you in this organization and I’m happy to help you explore.
		P: Passion – Encourage It If you were independently wealthy, what would you do with your time? Redeem this coupon for a conversation about how we can blend or leverage that passion with your work here.
		Q: Question – Reconsider the Rules Do you sometimes think we have too many rules around here? Use this coupon to talk with me about a bend the rules pass for one occasion (for something I actually have power over, of course).
		R: Reward – Provide Recognition I believe in recognizing people the way they want to be recognized. Present this coupon with a list of 6 ways you’d like to be rewarded or recognized. Make half of them low cost or no cost. It could be rewarding!
		S: Space – Give It Make your workspace your own! Redeem this coupon for a stamp of approval and/or gift certificate for materials to personalize your office space here, or at home!
		T: Truth – Tell It Truth counts – both ways! This coupon invites you to lunch to say what you really think about how we could improve things around here. Serve up some straight talk about your work-related hopes, expectations, or concerns. I’ll do the same.
		U: Understand – Listen Deeper You’re important to this team. Next time there’s a stressful meeting, difficult customer or day, redeem this coupon for 20 minutes of debriefing with me to let off steam. I’ll listen carefully; I really want to understand.
		V: Values – Define and Align You’re valuable to me! Use this coupon for a conversation about your work and your values – where they match and where they don’t. Then we’ll collaborate and figure out what to do!
		W: Wellness – Sustain It I care about your well-being and the activities that keep you healthy. Redeem this coupon for a way to learn about wellness or how to take care of yourself!
		X: X-ers – Handle With Care Your performance deserves X-tra recognition. Cash in this coupon for some well-earned play time. X-treme Frisbee? X-ercise in a cool place? A ticket for you – and one X-tra ticket – to see a new movie? It’s up to you?
		Y: Yield – Power Down Okay, I yield. Let’s try it your way. Redeem this coupon for a strategy meeting where we talk about using your approach. Take the spotlight on this one!
		Z: Zenith – Go For It I really want to put special effort into talent engagement and retention. Since you are someone I want to keep and someone whose opinion I respect, I’d like to take you to lunch and pick your brain on what more I could do to keep you and others like you on my team! I’m really open!
		Create your own coupon. Redeem this coupon for…….