Staying power: Why your employees leave and how to keep them longer

Recommended by: Rasananda Panda

Content:

A Letter to My Readers
what Is Staying Power Worth Today?
Chapter 1
The Business Case for Change
The Perfect Storm
The Current Market
Your Internal Customers (a.k.a. Employees)
The Widening Spectrum
Who's the Real Flight Risk?
The True Impact of Turnover
The Overlooked Costs of Turnover
Can Your Business Model Survive?
Subject Matter Expert Scarcity
when Longevity Works Against Employers
why Longevity Works Against Employees
Chapter 2
The Evolution of Our Workforce by Generation
It's Not About Birth Year. It's About Mindset.
Traditionalists (the Silent Generation)
Baby Boomers
Generation X (Gen X)
Millennials (GenY)
GenZ
The Game-Changing Statistic
What's NOT Generational
Exposure to Various Perspectives
A Cultural Consideration
Chapter 3
what Planet Are They From?
Goldilocks and the Issues-Based Voters
Millennials and the Real Issues on the T.A.B.L.E.
T = Technology
A Musical Timeline
No Coasting Allowed
A = Authority
What Do You Want for Dinner, Kiddo?
An Egalitarian Upbringing He Did what? 82
B = Balance 83
Shifting Family Dynamics 84
The Cell Phone Issue 86
Juggling Personal and Professional Priorities 89
L = Loyalty 9l
What Does Commitment Look Like? 91
CHAPTER 4
How to Keep Your People Longer 105
Do Not Start Here 105
For the Greater Good 105
Diagnose First: why Are People Leaving? 106
Gather Data and Take Action I07
Now Comes the Hard Part 108
Becoming a M.A.G.N.E.T. Employer 109
M - STRATEGY: Management Effectiveness 110
TACTIC: Develop Your People 111
TACTIC: Communicate Your Expectations ll2
TACTIC: Appreciate Any lob Well Done 115
TACTIC: Listen More ll7
A - STRATEGY: Attraction and Recruiting 118
The (Understandable) Chip on
Gen X Shoulders
Life is Short
E = Entitlement
The Root of Our Abundance
Instant Gratification
Comparing Oneself to a False Competitor
Entitlement on the Other End
of the Spectrum
It's Time to Turn the T.A.B.L.E.s
TACTIC: Know and Improve Your
Employer Brand
TACTIC: Expedite Your Application Process l2I
TACTIC: Put Your Best Foot Forward,
Then Scare Them Away
TACTIC: Streamline the Learning Curve
G - STRATEGY: Guidance Upon Entry
TACTIC: Use Handbooks and
Orientation to Bridge the Gap
TACTIC: Activate Quickly
TACTIC: Check on New Hires Regularly
N - STRATEGY: New Staffing Models
TACTIC: Offer More Scheduling Flexibility
TACTIC: Broaden Your Definition of Advancement
TACTIC: Create More
Advancement Opportunities
TACTIC: Reposition Your Carrots
E - STRATEGY: Empowered Champions
TACTIC: Stop the Blame Game
TACTIC: Identify Retention Specialists
TACTIC: Establish Staff Councils
and Employee Networks
T - STRATEGY: Trust Through Transparency
TACTIC : Enhance Transparency
TACTIC: Bring Back Newsletters
with a Fresh Spin
TACTIC : Implement Stay Interviews
TACTIC: Stop Allowing Staff to
"Eat Their Young"
The Good News
Assume Your Critics Are Right
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