It\u2019s\na well-known \u2018secret\u2019 that talented, highly skilled employees are the biggest\nassets a company can have. One of the many reasons being the great ideas and incredible\nwork ethic they contribute. For one or more reasons these employees may decide\nto leave their jobs and look for other opportunities. When good employees quit,\ntheir absence does not go unnoticed. Work productivity plummets and overall\nmorale takes a hit. Not to mention the tedious recruitment process and the\ncosts of training new hires. This is why it is important to ensure that these\nstellar employees are retained. Here\u2019s a few reasons why good employees quit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s\na no surprise that if there is an issue with your management in the company, bad\npractices will eventually trickle down and affect the way employees perform. If\nyour employees are constantly being overworked and micromanaged, their\ncreativity is stifled. Furthermore, if they feel like they are not being heard\nor that their manager makes it difficult to work then they\u2019ll leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However\nmuch you may value your employees, if you do not show them they are valued they\nwon\u2019t stick around. The fastest way a company can lose a valued employee is taking\ntheir efforts for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Studies\nhave shown that employees who feel their work is valued are more likely to stay\nin your employment than those who are simply paid more. Don\u2019t get me wrong,\nthis is not an excuse to underpay your employees in exchange for words of\nappreciation. Just be sure to let your employees know that their work matters and\ncompensate them appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enormous\nworkloads and impossible deadlines are a guaranteed way to get good employees\nto abandon ship. Just because an employee is good at their job doesn\u2019t mean\nthat now they get to \u2013 or have to do all the work themselves. This gets old and\ntiring. If this practice becomes the norm, then at some point all you\u2019ll be\ngetting out of your employee is subpar work and a worn-out employee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\npart from being a part of a company and working to help the company succeed,\nemployees also have professional and personal goals that they want to achieve.\nA good employer will enable this to happen by providing adequate compensation,\npromotions and opportunities to take on more responsibilities in the company.\nWhen an employee isn\u2019t provided with opportunities to grow, they feel stuck and\neventually they may lose motivation to keep working there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An\nunhealthy work environment is one where the company culture does not fit with\nthe employee\u2019s ideals, work philosophy, and work ethic. This also includes abuse\nand bullying, an overall negative\/hostile atmosphere of overworked and\nunderpaid employees. These situations may frustrate an employee and cause them\nto leave in search of a company that better integrates with their personal\ngoals and ideals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a manager, there will come a day; or there may have already been a few days when your top tier employees have handed in their resignation letters and left your company. As a manager, director or C-Level executive \u00a0you understand how important it is to attract and retain star employees. These are the top five reasons why your top employees may be leaving your company and what you can do to better your retention and boost productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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