In further research by Gallup, 52% of voluntarily exiting employees stated that their manager or organization could have done something to prevent them from leaving their job. That’s half of all employees that leave! So what can you, as a leader, do to retain talent and morale?
The following are our top dos and don’ts for ensuring long-term employee success:
Do: promote autonomy
Do not: operate in a vacuum
Employees should not feel like they need your approval on every small move they make, but they also shouldn’t feel like they’re steering their own ships with no routes in place. Easy ways to establish this:
- Have regular check-ins (1-3 items per week, depending on team size and project breadth) for each project on the dockett, so that all employees can discuss the status of their projects.
- Establish thresholds by which employees have free reign (for example: level of discounts or leeway offered to clients)
