S04 E02: Uncovering the link on how an intentionally crafted employee experience boosts retention

In the second episode of this season of CultureClub X powered by CultureMonkey, we have with us Vanesa Cotlar, VP of People and Culture at PolicyMe,  who discusses how a great employee experience can help reduce attrition and improve workplace engagement.

About Vanesa

Vanesa Coltar is an ambitious, people-first leader who is the VP of People & Culture at PolicyMe.

She believes and is very passionate about building flexible workplaces and advocates for work-from-anywhere practices as well as transparency and ongoing feedback from employees to increase attraction, retention, and satisfaction.

Previously, Vanesa worked as the Director of People Operations at iQmetrix and Management Consultant at Monitor Deloitte Canada, and she also helped build Winnipeg’s talent ecosystem while at Economic Development Winnipeg.

She has worked in over 15 countries and has a unique understanding of how markets operate around the globe and how people have found success in them.

Vanesa is a graduate of Smith School of Business at Queen’s University’s Master of Business Administration.

Here’s a gist of what Vanesa speaks about in this video:

  • The significance of leaders building trust and autonomy with their direct reportees and how it can improve their productivity and engagement.
  • The need for continuous feedback and how it is one of the primary components that help to keep reducing employee attrition rates.
  • How reducing some friction components can help organizations adjust and lower drop-offs among Gen-Z, as their journey is new and different from other generations.
  • Why optimizing the pre-joining and onboarding experience for a candidate is necessary to lead a better employee branding, reduce employee drop-offs, and attract top talents.

Catch all this and more with Vanesa Coltar in S04 E02 of CultureClub X.