4 Habits to Build, 1 Initiative to Avoid (#Retention)

by Scott PatchinMay 18, 2011Insights, Leadership, Managing Talent, Performance Management, Professional Development

In organizations, initiaves around people and talent happen because we allow good habits to go away. Keep the key habits and you avoid most initiatives. Let me give an example:

I am hearing lots about the latest Initiative —> EMPLOYEE RETENTION

Big initiative: Employee Engagement

Great focus, but did anyone ever ask Why are we refocusing on this? Layoffs? Maybe. But let me offer you another perspective.

Have any of these HABITS left your organization in the last few years?

Performance evaluations (if we can’t give raises why do them?)
One on ones with staff (too busy?)
Monthly check-ins with your most valuable people – how are they doing? what do they need? what do they want to be doing next year? (they know they are valuable – they still have a job don’t they?)
Development plans for people – investing time in their areas of interest and preparing them for the future. (we cannot afford development right now

One more conversation that has stuck with me. A CEO shared that they cannot afford leadership development right now, but it is in the list for next year. Sounds like a great initiative.

Of course there are some free habits laying around . .

A few more blogs around this:

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