Great employees leave their companies everyday for a whole myriad of reasons \u2013 and the best you can do to prevent this from happening is by assessing the risks before they become reality.<\/p>\n
Have you been overworking them? <\/strong><\/p>\n Every employee has different capabilities \u2013 that goes without saying. The trick is to learn about these capabilities, as opposed to assuming that everybody has them \u2013 don\u2019t think that, just because one worker can handle an extensive workload, another can, and produce the same quality results. Everybody is different, and if you treat each employee the same, you run the risk of burning them out. Make sure you dispense your work evenly and fairly across your employees based on their skills. Additionally, if you think you\u2019ve detected a few who can manage extra tasks, make it clear there are rewards at the end of the hardworking tunnel. Your employees won\u2019t want to pick up all the extra slack for nought \u2013 throw in employee-specific incentives with the extra duties you\u2019re assigning them, if you want to keep them smiling.<\/p>\n Are you friendly? <\/strong><\/p>\n You don\u2019t have to be actual friends with your employees to be kind and thoughtful to them. An empathetic employer is far more likely to rate highly in their staff\u2019s good books: after all, you are spending the best portion of Monday to Friday with them. It\u2019s worth being amiable. If you\u2019re detached and distant from your recruits, their lack of connection to you may encourage them to leave, seeking greater rapport with a new boss elsewhere. Avoid this risk by ensuring that you\u2019re considerate \u2013 a kind word goes a long way. If your employee is going through a tough time, show empathy. Or why not offer to make the coffee for everyone on occasion? It\u2019s not just the intern\u2019s job, you know. Most agree that the days of the strict, megalomaniac boss are over: we\u2019re all adults, and people generally prefer to be treated as peers as opposed to pawns<\/p>\n Are you allowing them to grow?<\/strong><\/p>\n Monster credits ambition as the main reason your \u2018golden apples\u2019 choose to fall from the office tree \u2013 the better and more successful an employee, the more likely they\u2019ll want to move on and scale the business ladder elsewhere. This is echoed in other studies, which show 55% of employees leave to progress their career. To avoid this, think about how you can make your company the place to be \u2013 give your employees room for growth, and make it clear that the opportunity for promotion is there, too, if they earn it. Let them pursue their passions, and they\u2019re less likely to pursue a different path. If your employees feel like they\u2019re lacking development, or that they\u2019re bored, they\u2019re unlikely to feel stimulated enough to stay \u2013 after all, a lot of time is spent behind office doors, so it\u2019s no surprise that your employees want to make the most of that. – See more at: http:\/\/www.learningtoleap.co.uk\/2015\/10\/why-great-employees-quit\/#sthash.SfPGN9bO.dpuf<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you paying them enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, an obvious one \u2013 but you must assess salaries from time to time and deliver praise where deserved. Make it clear there are benefits in working for you: you\u2019re a thoughtful employer who cares about their employees\u2019 best interests, as well as their role within your company, their sense of loyalty and enjoyment in working for you<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you engaging them creatively?<\/strong><\/p>\n Make room for your team\u2019s suggestions about the company, to offer their two cents on pitches and approaches to clients and to take on extra roles that they\u2019re potentially interested in. Challenge them intellectually and offer them your wisdom where they\u2019re lacking. If there\u2019s plenty of opportunities for growth and development with you, they\u2019re less likely to seek it elsewhere<\/p>\n What else can you offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n Consider their needs outside and inside the office: what kind of pension schemes do you offer? Do you offer travel incentives? Bonuses? Flexible hours? It\u2019s the little things that can really go a long way in making your employees crow about your company \u2013 after all, why would they want to leave somewhere where they\u2019re so well-looked after?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The bottom line\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Communicate. Regular dialogue with your employees \u2013 finding out what makes them tick \u2013 is at the heart of securing loyal relationships. Importantly, if your staff feel they can communicate with you openly and honestly, they\u2019ll be more inclined to address you with their issues, as opposed to leave you entirely. Ultimately, care for them as you would a golden sapling \u2013 keep on top of their health and happiness, constantly assess what they need, foster a caring relationship and keep them close at hand. 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