How to Keep Best People from Quitting

If you are like most managers, when someone on your team leaves it creates a void and can be disruptive to your business. There are many components to being a good manager, one of the most important is deliberately creating an environment designed to retain your best people. Here are some things to keep in mind:

• Establish performance objectives for each person that reports to you and let them know how well they are meeting them.
  
  

• Understand that the best talent is worth investing in and make sure the salaries you pay are above the 75th percentile for your industry.
  
  

• Make sure your employees feel challenged by their work and communicate openly with them about how they can keep growing in their current jobs.
  
  

• Allow people to do their work in their own style, as long as the final goal is effectively and efficiently reached.
  
  

• Regularly asked people for their opinion about how to handle business challenges.
  
  

• Have fun activities and celebrations at work to mark special occations and try to create an environment where people can laugh in the office.
  
  

• Invest the time to get to know people on your team and learn a little about their family and personal lives.
  
  

• Share bussiness news with your team so they see the connection between the work they are doing and results the company is getting.

The strategies above are considered by management experts to be among the most important and effective in making sure your best people are content in their jobs and stay on your team.

For more expert advice on your career, and to search hundreds of jobs, visit www.cambodiaworks.com

Back to Top