In 30 years, I have yet to see a retention bonus retain, let alone motivate, anyone. — Kate D’ Camp, former VP of HR at Cisco Let’s face it: only a … Read more
CEOs Focus on Talent Shortages, But the Key is Engagement & Retention
In the last couple of years, leaders have been compelled to look to a new asset group — their workforce — to provide the company with the same productivity … Read more
Using Replacement Costs to Measure Turnover
On July 18, ERE.net featured “How to Really Calculate the Cost of Employee Turnover,” which highlighted a few key metrics that factor into the … Read more
Retention and Reward: Struggling With the Consequences
Employee retention is a double-edged sword. According to Merriam Webster, in addition to being a sword with two sharp edges, this is defined as something … Read more
5 More Ways to Tell If an Employee Is Looking to Leave
Second of two parts As I noted yesterday (in 5 Ways to Identify an Employee Who Is Ready to Quit), employee turnover is always an important issue, but most … Read more
5 Ways to Identify an Employee Who Is Ready to Quit
First of two parts There are few things that are more shocking to a manager then to have one of their top-performing employees suddenly quit on them. Some … Read more
Retention — The Top 10 Ways a Manager Can Identify Who Is About to Quit
There are few things that are more shocking to a manager then to have one of their top-performing employees suddenly quit on them. Some managers have … Read more
How to Really Calculate the Cost of Employee Turnover
Employee turnover costs are often described with generic numbers such as “$X,000.00 per employee” or “X% of annual salary” (actual dollar amounts and … Read more
The Path to Success: 8 Little Secrets to Getting Promoted
It’s never too early to carve out your path to success. Start to think, act, and communicate like a leader to get the promotion you ultimately want. Even … Read more
What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Hiring
I’m amused when sports analysts state their predictions with near certainty. Take for example ESPN’s David Thorpe saying on July 10 that the chances of NBA … Read more