Employee Turnover

“Why are you leaving the company?” This is the question commonly asked during an employee’s exit interview. It is great to take the time to conduct an interview with an exiting employee, but it won’t (99% of the time) change the fact that you are losing that employee and everything…

Reducing staff turnover is something all organizations think about. After all turnover is expensive, it takes time to find and train new staff. While its not possible to eliminate turnover altogether, there are ways to work around the negative side effects. …

What is People Analytics? People analytics (or HR Analytics) is the use of data, technology, and analytics to derive actionable insights. This allows leaders to make critical decisions about employees throughout their entire lifecycle with an organisation. It involves identifying and prioritising key problems that have a major business impact. It then requires collecting…

Every single nonprofit organization’s success is directly linked to its ability to attract and retain donors. As an organization relies heavily on donor contributions for financial sustainability, it only stands to reason that understanding how donors behave–and what challenges them from giving–is key to forming a successful fundraising strategy. One…

The Turnover Tsunami, The Great Resignation, The Big Quit … whatever you want to call it, employee turnover in the COVID-19 world is gaining serious momentum. The talent shortage, coupled with the gradual exit of Baby Boomers is turning hiring into a challenge. Many companies are working hard to hold…

Have you ever compared an old resume with your current one? Or done a thorough self-evaluation to review the inventory of your personal skills? Many of your skills and abilities will have been learned or honed in the workplace — even the transferable soft skills like “negotiating,” which can also…

Do you feel like your team’s attendance record is out of control? Are days off and sickness levels being taken advantage of? If so, it may be time to hit the reset button and start using the Bradford factor formula. The Bradford factor has been around for years but is…

Hey, probably you have heard in the news about the “Skill Shortage”. It turns out that Data Scientists have actually also a very high turnover rate, meaning they don’t stay in one company for very long. …

3 Ways to Improve Employee Retention by Increasing Connection “All the businesses in my area are offering $15, $16 up to $20 per hour. I can only offer $13. Why would anyone want to work here?” said a General Manager, frustrated with the cap their company placed on labor costs. My answer? Connection. Over and over again, I have…