Managing and Rewarding Top Performers

Overview/Description
Does your company have a policy in place for hiring and retaining its top-performing employees? Would you know how to convince valuable employees to stay if they were to hand in their resignation? It is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to retain their top-level employees in today's competitive market. This course examines how to attract and ultimately retain top performers through a combination of benefits packages, performance reviews, improved management policies and other non-financial reward strategies. You will also learn how to promote your company in such a way as to increase interest among prospective candidates and further improve loyalty from top performers within your organization.

Target Audience


Managers, supervisors and HR professionals; anyone who is responsible for managing employees or devising employee policy

Expected Duration


2.5 hours

Objectives :

Lesson Overview

  • recognize the benefits that top performers bring to an organization

    • The Characteristics of Top Performers

  • determine which employees are the top performers in a given scenario

    • The Value of Top Performers

  • differentiate between the three levels of employee performance

    • Lesson Overview

  • recognize the benefits of being able to acquire, review, and reward top performers

    • Acquiring Top Performers

  • determine which applicant is most likely to be a top performer, based on responses to questions asked in an interview

    • The Talent Review Process

  • recognize the benefits of an effective talent review process
  • identify the steps of an effective review process

    • Compensating and Rewarding Top Performers

  • identify the benefits of effective compensation plans
  • differentiate between financial and non-financial rewards

    • Lesson Overview

  • identify methods of retaining top performers

    • Becoming a Manager of Choice

  • recognize the main characteristics of a manager of choice

    • Becoming an Employer of Choice

  • recognize the benefits of being an employer of choice
  • recognize examples of employers of choice

    • Responding to the Resignation of a Top Performer

  • use effective strategies to deal with the resignation of a valuable employee


    • Course Number: mgmt_01_a01_bs_enus