Research-based conference 2024

The attractive workplace

We repeat the success and welcome you to LEAD's research-based conference on November 19, 2024 in Aarhus and November 26, 2024 in Copenhagen.

We invite you to a day in our conference rooms under the heading "The attractive workplace - how to attract and retain employees".

Price:

2.500,- excl. VAT

Seating is limited on both conference days.

Research-based conference

There are many myths and half-truths about which actions matter when organizations want to attract and retain employees. The Attractive Workplace conference is based on LEAD's research-based holistic model that puts attracting and retaining employees into a lifecycle perspective.

The model contains 15 of the most important factors that meta-studies show are important for attracting and retaining employees and that each manager or organization can influence.

At this conference, you will fill your toolbox with concrete tools for working strategically and purposefully to create and rethink an attractive workplace.

After the conference you will be able to:

Work strategically to create an attractive workplace based on the holistic model for the attractive workplace 
Map out which focus areas you need to work on in your own organization
Use best practice examples to rethink how your organization can expand your workforce or reduce workforce needs

But why a conference on the attractive workplace?Read why here.

Previous participants and withdrawals

"The presenters were very professional and articulate. Had a high professional level and referred to relevant research."

Pernille Gerner, Well-being Coordinator at Ringsted Municipality

Attending the conference in Copenhagen in spring 2024

A teaser of insights from a new book

At the conference, you will be presented with insights from a new book written by the presenters. The book is entitled "The attractive workplace - how to attract and retain employees". The authors are Cecilie Schultz Pedersen, Chief Consultant at LEAD, Claus Elmholdt, co-founder and Professional Director at LEAD and Christian Nyvang Qvick, Partner at LEAD. The book will be published in December 2024. As a participant at the conference, you will receive the book as soon as it is published. Below you can read more about what the book is about.

The attractive workplace - how to attract and retain employees

Job postings with no applicants. High staff turnover. The prospect of large parts of the workforce retiring soon.

These are examples of some of the challenges that many Danish leaders are facing at a time of unprecedented labor shortages in Denmark.

The workforce challenge means that two questions become crucial for you as a manager to consider.

How can your organization succeed in becoming an attractive workplace that attracts and retains competent employees? And how can you either increase the workforce you already have or reduce the need for human labor in your organization?

There has been no Danish book that answers these two questions - until now.

In this book, management consultants Christian Nyvang Qvick, Claus Elmholdt and Cecilie Pedersen present two models that provide answers to these two questions - the holistic models for the attractive workplace and the innovative workplace.

The book is based on a solid research foundation, is written in a personal and accessible language and is packed with real-life cases and practical tools that are easy to pick up and use. The book is aimed especially at public managers, managers in semi-public organizations, and teachers and students on diploma and master's programs. However, managers in private organizations as well as HR, development, management and organizational consultants can also benefit greatly from the book.

Practical information about the conference

The conference 'The Attractive Workplace' is held at separate locations in Aarhus and Copenhagen and is aimed at public sector managers, HR professionals and other resource persons who work with attracting and retaining employees.

Price

The price for participation per participant is 2500,- ex. VAT. If you want more people from the same company to participate, please contact our conference manager Lukas Hjuler at lukas.h@lead.eu

Addresses

Aarhus: November 19, 2024, LEAD - Enter next level, Vestergade 43, Aarhus C, 08.30-16.30

Copenhagen: November 26, 2024, LEAD - Enter next level, Overgaden Oven Vandet 10, 1415 Copenhagen, 08.30-16.30

Program

Time of day	Presentation and discussion	Presenter
08.30 - 09.00	Arrival and breakfast
09.00 - 11.00	The holistic model for the attractive and innovative workplace - how to attract and retain employees	Claus Elmholdt, professional director and founder of LEAD
11.00 - 11.15	Pause
11.15 - 12.30	Professional hiring processes and systematic onboarding of new hires	Christan Qvick, Partner at LEAD
12.30 - 13.15	Breakfast and lunch
13.15 - 14.30	Work-life balance	Cecilie Pedersen, Chief Consultant at LEAD
14.30 - 14.45	Pause
14.45 - 16.00	Collegial communities in flexible working life	Claus Elmholdt, professional director and founder of LEAD
16.00 - 16.15	Rounding up and thank you for today
16.15 - 17.00	Wine & informal networking

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Speakers

Cecilie Schultz Pedersen is Chief Consultant at LEAD. Cecilie has worked as an external and internal consultant for almost a decade, where she has acquired extensive experience in business psychology, including management and development of the psychological work environment, coaching and leadership and organizational development.

Claus Elmholdt: co-founder and professional director of LEAD - enter next level and associate professor of management psychology at Aalborg University. He is the author of bestsellers such as 'Effective Leadership Groups' and 'Leadership Psychology'.

Christian Nyvang Qvick: Partner in LEAD - enter next level. He is the author of the book "Is anyone at home in the strategy house?"

Why an attractive workplace conference? 

By 2030, there will be a shortage of 90,000 people in the Danish labor market. The solution to the problem requires new perspectives and new actions. Otherwise, in a few years, we will have such massive labor challenges in large parts of the public sector that we will no longer be able to deliver on basic welfare areas such as health, schools, daycare and elderly care.

With an increasing proportion of older employees approaching retirement age, there will be a greater need to attract and retain younger employees. At the same time, it may become more difficult to retain experienced employees who have built up valuable knowledge and experience over many years in the public sector. We must therefore rethink our public sector workplaces to make it more attractive for more people to contribute, and we must rethink how we adapt the organization to a future with increasing expectations for welfare and fewer people to deliver it.

At this conference, you will get the latest research-based knowledge about what characterizes the attractive public workplace, and you will get tools to work strategically with attraction, attachment and adaptation.

Attraction: What can we do to attract new employees who actively choose our organization?

Attachment: What can we do to ensure existing employees are attached to our organization and want to stay?

Adaptation: What can we do to expand the workforce or reduce the need for labor and free up time for civic work?

Recruitment and retention is outdated - the attractive workplace attracts and retains employees

How do you create a workplace that attracts and retains a skilled workforce? This should be the question rather than how you recruit and retain employees.

"What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word retention?" We've asked this question at many talks - and the answers have varied widely. A psychiatrist answered 'restraints' and 'straitjackets'. A lawyer answered 'non-compete and non-solicitation clauses'. A police officer answered 'leg locks'.

Words have the power to shape reality. That's why examining how we talk about things is a great way to change the way we think and act. When we speak differently, we potentially see new perspectives and opportunities for action.

At LEAD, we argue that the terms 'recruitment' and 'retention' are outdated. They're rooted in an industry mindset and exude resentment. At the conference, we will show how the lens of 'attraction' and 'connection' zooms in on other understandings and opens up other solutions than those hidden in 'recruitment' and 'retention'.

Do you have any questions about the conference?

If you have any questions about the conference, please fill out the form below and our advisors, Jeff and Lukas, will contact you as soon as possible.

Jeff Bøgeholt

Lukas Hjuler Hansen

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