FIVE MAJOR REASONS EMPLOYEES CHOOSE TO STAY

FIVE MAJOR REASONS EMPLOYEES CHOOSE TO STAY.

1 out of 3 employees are seriously thinking about leaving their job.

THE PROBLEM:

This is a problem for many organisation. Turnover, especially of good young employees, is expensive. It often takes year or two for new employees to learn the ropes. Losing a valuable employee represents a wasted investment of time and energy.

WHAT TO DO:

There are many ways the keep good employees:

• Enjoyment of the actual work

Those employees who enjoy their work activities and fell a sense of personal accomplishment are most likely to stay

• Communication with supervisor

Employees want to feel respected and encouraged by their supervisor. Those most likely to stay receive ongoing performance feedback from their supervisors throughout the year, not just annually. Those most likely to stay also believe that their supervisors encourage them to make suggestions.

• Provide high quality products and services to customers

Employees want to be part of a culture in which people really care about doing good work. They are more likely to stay if they believe the organisation is operating efficiently, is commited to providing high quality products and services, and makes it easy for their customers to do business with them.

• Pride in the work of the organisation

Employees want to feel they are contributing to a cause that is important. Those who are proud of their organisation and believe their work contributes to the organization’s objectives are most likely to stay.

• Optimism about the future

Those who intend to stay with their organisation believe that management is doing a good job of planning for the future. They also believe that they personally have a good future with the organisation.

CONCLUSION:

You don’t have to run your company like a country club in order to keep good employees. You do, however, need to provide them with five thing: a sense of personal accomplishment, good one-on-one communication from supervisors, a commitment to quality, a sense of pride, and confidence in the future.

About the Author: Bruce Katcher, PhD is President of Discovery Surveys, Inc. His firm conducts customized employee opinion and customer satisfaction surveys.

APSOgram First Edition 2015