Employee Onboarding is Your Best First Step to Stop Turnover Effective onboarding boosts new hire productivity, confidence, connection and satisfaction. This leads to improved retention. The most successful companies onboard over months, not days. Ongoing checkpoints and training help cement roles and where available, assigning a well matched peer mentor creates connection and relationship.Employee Onboarding […]
Recruiting is one of the most important functionsHiring the wrong person results in turnover from the outset. When HR is doing its job, the right people get sat in the right seats. Recruiting gets done everyday all around the world. The problem is that it is done poorly 50% of the time and another 30% […]
Employees leaving the nest?Listen up, managers. We need to have a heart-to-heart about why employees really resign. The harsh truth is, we often misread the reasons people quit. It’s natural to assume they’re leaving for more money or chasing lofty personal goals. But those assumptions miss the mark. Want people to stick around? Take a […]
Is the grass really greener?Now that we have gotten over ourselves and our management biases and old wives tales, let’s look at the realities. We delineated what employers might believe is causing turnover. According to recent studies and actual surveys, while pay and benefits contribute, the research shows the top reasons people actually leave jobs […]
Understanding the root causes of turnover is key to preventing it. The top causes include: Lack of career development and advancement opportunities Poor compensation and benefits Minimal training and onboarding Lack of recognition and feedback Poor relationships with manager/leadership Feeling devalued or insignificant Poor work-life balance Lack of autonomy and empowerment Unclear performance expectations Lack […]
Not all turnover is bad.Don’t Worry, Turnover Is Good! Well, maybe it’s good. At least some of it is good. As HR experts, we feel it is important to clarify that not all turnover is bad. Tracking voluntary vs. involuntary turnover and rehires provides insights on “good” vs “harmful” attrition. There is another reason turnover […]
The Most Comprehensive Guide to Strategically Lower Employee Turnover and Improve HR Practices for Retention We spent time looking into the statistics of turnover in our prior post. We also spent a good deal of time on the fact that some types of turnover are good. Then we helped you to understand the best way […]