Associate Professor of Management
Monfort College of Business University of Northern Colorado
Dr. Milan Larson has been involved in training and development for over 15 years, helping organizations improve their performance through the use of effective employee strategies. Throughout his career he has always been passionate about the way organizations lead their employees and how to create the right culture for success.
While working in the manufacturing industry as a manager, Milan was responsible for cost-saving projects that resulted in multi-million dollar savings through improved efficiencies and other cost-saving methods. He has built a reputation as a collaboration specialist who generates employee buy-in which ultimately leads to long-term success. In his role as a research scientist and SME on best practices for human resource management, he has worked with a variety of well-known companies such as Hewlett-Packard, University Hospital at the University of Colorado's Medical Center, Agilent Technologies, JBS-Swift and Company, Rain Bird Corporation, Hunter Industries, State Farm Insurance, Visiting Nurse Association of Delaware Valley, Polk Company, United Way, and Advanced Energy.
Milan's Top 5 Employee Needs:
How do you keep employees engaged? The better question is how do you keep them from leaving? Employee turnover is not an event but rather an-engagement-to-depart-process. You can prevent departures by considering these five fundamental employee needs:
- Trust. Your employees expect you to deliver on your promises and be honest with open communication.
- Hope. Help your employees believe they have a chance to grow with the company and develop their skills.
- Self worth. Inspire confidence and you'll get hard work that will be worth noticing.
- Competence. Allow your employees to demonstrate their abilities and show they are helping the company succeed.
- Feedback. Double the amount of feedback you give and you'll be one step closer to where you should be.
Email: milan.larson@unco.edu