Why Good Employees Leave? (And 10 Ways Managers Keep Them From Leaving)

Why good employees leave? It's when they don’t see a future at their company. Joel can help you show your people how they can grow with your organization: garfinkleexecu...
What makes good employees leave? The biggest things that drive employees away have nothing to do with money-and everything to do with leadership. Here are ten areas where you might need to make some changes:
1. Give your employees challenging projects. Choose something that will stretch their skills. Being entrusted with a special project-especially a difficult one-will make their work feel more meaningful.
2. Show them that you care. Sharing gratitude greatly boosts employee loyalty. Build a caring culture where people make one another feel appreciated.
3. Give plenty of feedback. Good employees like to know how they are doing. Providing feedback on a regular basis encourages employees and helps them correct course quickly if they are off track.
4. Be approachable. If employees feel intimidated by you, then you will always be the last to hear about anything that goes wrong. This is a stressful situation that can lead employees to start looking for another job.
5. Get your hands dirty. Is there a task that everyone in your department hates doing? Doing it yourself now and then will generate feelings of good will.
6. Set clear goals. If you don’t share organizational goals with them, employees may not understand the big picture. Talk to them about how their own position fits into the overall scheme of things.
7. Don’t dictate the process. Allow your employees to come up with their own methods for doing their work.
8. Provide training opportunities. By giving them opportunities to improve their skills,
you’ll be investing in their future.
9. Keep the workload reasonable. Employees may be reluctant to speak up and tell you that they have too much on their plates. Check in with them about their workload regularly so they don’t get burned out.
10. Don’t be a bad boss. Always speak to people in a respectful tone; never allow yourself to vent your stress at them. Otherwise, you’ll have serious issues with turnover!
From personality conflicts to feeling out of place in the corporate culture, there are plenty of other things that can cause good employees to leave as well. The best way to find out whether your employees are happy and what you can do to make their work more fulfilling is simple: Just ask them.
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