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Solutions 21 Weekly Insights
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Breaking the cycle
by Tyler Palko | Posted on May 15, 2018
There is a vicious cycle that organizations in today’s 21st-century workforce can’t seem to break.
Executives ask us, “How do we retain young high performers?” Only to defend their current strategy by stating, “We are putting them through programs and giving them what they are asking for.”
Are you? Seems like it’s time to take a look in the mirror.
According to an article from Harvard Business Review, research shows that “young high achievers—30 years old, on average, and with strong academic records, degrees from elite institutions, and international internship experience—are antsy.” In fact, a startling number are engaging in activities like resume building, touching base with search firms, and researching different opportunities to leave.
Why? Read the rest at the Solutions 21 Blog >
Great Reads from Around the Web
- Asking Yourself This 1 Question Will Instantly Reveal Whether You're a Good Leader
Inc.
Why you should read it: Because "if you're in a leadership role now or aspiring to one, the journey toward leadership greatness never ends. But it does have a starting point. It's asking yourself this question." (Hint: "Answering this question with a level of confidence means you've arrived at taking the higher leadership road of success.")
- Why Would People Consider Quitting Their Jobs, Exactly? Gallup Research Sums Up the Entire Reason in 1 Sentence
Inc.
Why you should read it: Sneak peek: "When [employees] don't get to experience this regularly, they exit early... It seems like common sense. Shouldn't every employer or manager allow for valued workers to feel this way about their work every day? Common sense, yes; common practice, no. As a result, more than half of employees (51 percent) say they are actively looking for a new job or watching for openings; more than one in three employees (35 percent) have changed jobs within the last three years; and 91 percent of employees left their company to do so."
- Why Great Employees Leave “Great Cultures”
Harvard Business Review
Why you should read it: Because "great organizations and leaders know that the culture stuff is the hard stuff. Culture takes time to define. It takes work to execute." Yet, if you spend time reviewing the behaviors, systems, and practices in place in your company, you'll "stop your best people from saying, 'I know it’s a great culture, but I am leaving.'" Here's how.
- Want to Keep Your Best Workers From Leaving? Please Stop Being This Type of Boss
Inc.
Why you should read it: Because according to Gallup, "50 percent of employees left their job 'to get away from their manager to improve their overall life at some point in their career.'" Check out the five types of bosses that will "instantly repel valued employees from doing good work."
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