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Jan. 3, 2012

John Anderson and 1 other person answered this question

Can career paths be used as an effective retention tool?

Career Pathing is a big part of employee retention at all levels if the organization puts their money where their mouth is.
What I mean by that is a formal development process for each employee which includes career pathing. Managers must be charged with having ... more

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Nov. 28, 2011

Bob Davids and 9 other people answered this question

How does the role of a supervisor increase or decrease employee engagement?

The present study suggests that the relationship between the two forms of trust and
work engagement is mutually reinforcing overtime. More specifically, this study
proposes an upward spiral effect: high levels of trust in top management, immediate
supervisor and co-workers and a high tendency to trust others boosts ... more

Nov. 21, 2011

Barry Schaeffer and 3 other people answered this question

What kind of "suggestion box" does your company have?

In their heydays, suggestion boxes were placed to provide a chance for employees to offer suggestions anonymously so that they wouldn't get themselves into trouble if their suggestion highlighted something being done incorrectly.
I would hope that those "theory X" days, where the labor force and ... more

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Nov. 8, 2011

Sarah Hedayati and 1 other person answered this question

What employee retention methods do you find most helpful?

Have one-on-one meetings with employees, hold routine department meetings, and survey employees. Sometimes the way to figure out what will help retain an employee is to go straight to the source. Ask your employees what would keep them engaged. more

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Aug. 18, 2011

Michael Janas answered this question

How are you creating a "High-Retention" culture?

I wrote a whitepaper on this topic and it has appeared in Workscan magazine Nov 2009. Here's a link to the complete whitepaper: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=394399&trk=tab_pro
Hope this helps..........Michael more

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Aug. 12, 2011

Peggy Brennan answered this question

Are wellness programs working as a retention tool?

I am feeling discouraged by a recent event related to a company sponsored wellness program here in CA. A small (25 FTE/4.3 mil annual rev) biotech firm I work with launched a wellness program that included reimbursement on personal gym memberships... They partnered with a ... more

Aug. 12, 2011

Bob Gately and 5 other people answered this question

Is high employee turnover a good or bad thing?

Dave, "Failure of new hires is seen by management as the fault of the new hire not of the hiring manager. EXACTLY my point!"
I'm glad we agree.
"A good leader starting with the CEO should ask "what could I do differently to change this?""
I agree but ... more

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