7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, the: How to Recognize the Subtle Signs and Act before It's Too Late
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More than 85% of managers believe employees leave because they have been pulled away by "more pay" or "better opportunity." Yet, more than 80 percent of employees say it was "push" factors related to poor management practices or toxic cultures that drove them out. This gaping disparity between belief and reality keeps organizations from addressing the costly problems of employee disengagement and regrettable turnover with on-target solutions.The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave gives readers a deeper understanding of why conventional exit interviewing doesn't work, and what organizations can do to identify, prevent, and correct the root causes of these problems. This valuable book shows how to avoid job-person mismatches, how to align employee expectations with the realities of the position and the company, how to provide constructive feedback and coaching that breeds employee confidence, and much more. The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave incorporates data from surveys of 19,700 employees performed by the Saratoga Institute, an internationally recognized research organization. Author Biography: Leigh Branham (Kansas City, MO) is the author of Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business (0-8144-0597-5), and Principal of Keeping the People, Inc. He is widely recognized as an authority on employee engagement and the best practices of organizations that continually boast exceptional retention. Canadian HR Reporter "An insightful and sobering account."
Ch. 1Why care about why they leave?1Ch. 2How they disengage and quit11Ch. 3Why they leave : what the research reveals17Ch. 4Reason #1 : the job or workplace was not as expected31Ch. 5Reason #2 : the mismatch between job and person47Ch. 6Reason #3 : too little coaching and feedback70Ch. 7Reason #4 : too few growth and advancement opportunities93Ch. 8Reason #5 : feeling devalued and unrecognized118Ch. 9Reason #6 : stress from overwork and work-life imbalance147Ch. 10Reason #7 : loss of trust and confidence in senior leaders179Ch. 11Planning to become an employer of choice196App. ASummary checklist of employer-of-choice engagement practices215App. BGuidelines and considerations for exit interviewing/surveying and turnover analysis218
