Why Employees Leave

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Vol. 27, No. 6 (2 parts), Part 2, June 2005 • Order # 27-15

FILE: PERSONNEL/ HUMAN RELATIONS

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How to Recognize the Subtle Signs and Act Before It’s Too Late

By Leigh Branham

THE 7 HIDDEN REASONS EMPLOYEES LEAVE

THE SUMMARY IN BRIEF

In The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, employee-retention expert Leigh Branham knocks down the wall that separates employee from employer — and even management from senior leadership — in an effort to forge an open discussion on employee disengagement and what organizations need to recognize and actively pursue in order to retain their best and brightest people. Using a voluminous amount of interview and survey data, Branham isolates each reason, tells companies what to look for, and translates the needs and desires of employers and employees into a common language, enabling companies and their most valued human resources to better understand one another.

CONTENTS

The Process of Disengagement

Pages 2, 3

Reason #1: The Job or Workplace Was Not as Expected

Page 3

Reason #2: The Mismatch Between Job and Person

Page 4

Reason #3: Too Little Coaching and Feedback

Page 5

What You’ll Learn In This Summary

✓ How companies and employees can better communicate their

expectations of one another. ✓ The importance of finding the right people to fill the right positions at the right time. ✓ Why coaching and feedback are critical to engagement and retention, and how companies can form deeper relationships with their people. ✓ What the new career realities are in today’s business climate. ✓ Why some managers are hesitant to recognize employees, and what senior leadership can do about it. ✓ How to help employees maintain a consistent work-life balance and minimize their levels of job-related stress. ✓ How managers can regain the trust and confidence of their employees.

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