Losing a great employee is costly. Here are 7 ways you can keep your best staff members.
Losing a great employee is costly. Your company loses time, money, and the information stored in that person’s brain about how things work well and what to do next.
It’s clear that employee retention is a priority for you as a leader and for those working with people in your company, which is probably everyone within your company.
The time to start addressing retention of great employees is now. Here are 7 ways you can keep your best staff members and create a desirable place to work:
Retaining good people requires less work than onboarding someone new. The Center for American Progress found that the average cost to replace an employee is 10-30% of their annual salary. Even if you’re feeling squeezed for time, making time for this will pay off.
People spend more than a third of their adult lives at work. They want that time to matter, to be fulfilling and satisfying. And more than ever, they are prepared to vote with their feet about where they choose to work.
Make employee relationships and retention one of your priorities as a leader. You won’t regret it.
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