Retain Me If You Can: Why Your Retention Tricks Aren't Leading to Engagement

Without great talent, businesses fail. But retaining great talent these days feels nearly impossible. That may be because retention work is desperate.Leaders are frustrated because their best thinking consistently falls on deaf ears. Staff move on with bitter tastes in their mouths, and the brand quickly loses its luster with new candidates. If word gets out (and it usually does) you not only struggle to hire, but customers abandon all sense of loyalty. It just never turns out well, and yet it's pretty common to see organizations prioritizing retention over engagement.When leaders understand this dynamic, solutions are possible. We shift away from the "Please don't leave us" rhetoric. We start to believe that our people are destined for other things, and something shifts. We start taking care of them.And then people stay.How they stay is what matters most.If we understand that good talent is absolutely going to leave us whenever they’re ready, what would we do differently? How might we operate if we felt on the hook to ensure they had a great experience while they stay? Retain Me If You Can explains how to create an organization that people hate to leave. This book lays out a roadmap for teaching leaders how to properly care for their workforce, and as a result create a thriving business. Explore practical, ready-to-implement tactics to shift the organization's culture. Read more