The focus of this article is to provide a “toolkit” of effective intuitive high-touch tools that should be used at the team level when every new worker must be onboarded remotely.
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Half of Top Performers Quit Last Year — and It’s Likely Happened to You
Perhaps the most alarming statistic of the year comes from recent research by The Predictive Index (TPI) revealing that “on average, 47% of high-performing employees left their company last year.” What could be worse news to your executives than learning that nearly half your firm’s high-performing employees quit? The loss would be …
Read More »Let Employees Do What They Do Best By Stopping ‘Responsibility Creep’
Responsibility creep is where top performers (because of their success record) continually get new responsibilities piled on them. Eventually, they don’t spend much of their time “doing what they do best.” They end up spending as much as 60% of their time doing work that they don’t like doing and …
Read More »Stay Interviews and Other Powerful Retention Tools by Dr. John Sullivan
One of the most powerful retention tools available is the "stay interview." Not only is it inexpensive and easy to implement, but conducting a stay interview with your top performers is one of the highest ROI activities that ANY manager can utilize.
Read More »A Buddy Hiring Program Attracts, Retains, and Increases Productivity
Working with your best friend shouldn’t be ignored. It carries three simultaneous benefits. It directly contributes to attracting and retaining talent, but it also significantly increases productivity.
Read More »The Top 20 Retention Tools That Produce Immediate Results
Research has shown that between half and three-quarters of all turnover is preventable. That means an individual’s manager must take ownership of the retention problem and administer the retention tools that will prevent them from leaving.
Read More »Walking Employees Downstream Improves Retention, Productivity, Recruiting, and Engagement (Parts 1 & 2)
The Powerful Impacts From Showing Employees That Their Work Is Meaningful Forget engagement survey results. If you really want to kickstart actual hands-on commitment, “walk employees downstream” to see their work’s impact. Walk employees downstream is a tool whose goal is to increase the emotional connection between an employee and …
Read More »Walking Employees Downstream Improves Retention, Productivity, Recruiting, and Engagement (Part 2 of 2)
Implementing a walk-them-downstream retention and recruiting approach Part II of this two-part series focuses on implementing a “walking employees downstream” retention and productivity tool. It is highly effective because it increases the emotional connection between employees and those who benefit from the firm’s final work product (that they contribute to). …
Read More »Walking Employees Downstream Improves Retention, Productivity, Recruiting, and Engagement (Part 1 of 2)
The Powerful Impacts From Showing Employees That Their Work Is Meaningful Forget engagement survey results. If you really want to kickstart actual hands-on commitment, “walk employees downstream” to see their work’s impact. Walk employees downstream is a tool whose goal is to increase the emotional connection between an employee and …
Read More »Pre-Exit Interviews — How effective are exit interviews when nurses resign?
As seen on Nurse.com on 09/26/2018 by Carole Jakucs, BSN, RN, PHN. When nurses jump ship for another job it not only causes turmoil – it also costs employers money. Enter the exit interview – a practice some organizations use in their quest to reduce turnover and discern why staff members resign. …
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