Gallup survey details how leaders can retain workers

More than 40% of workers who left their organization in the past year said leadership could have taken action to keep them from departing, a recent Gallup survey of 717 people found. About one-third of respondents who left said additional compensation and benefits could have retained them. The remaining 70% said other factors could have kept them from leaving, including more positive interpersonal interactions with their manager (21%), discussing organizational issues (13%), creating opportunities for career advancement (11%), improving staffing, workload or scheduling (9%), and less negative interpersonal interactions with their manager (8%). Leaders should especially address problems contributing to burnout and exits in younger workers, who generally place greater value on relationships and culture. To improve retention, Gallup recommends leaders make more efforts to interact with employees. (HealthLeaders Media article, 7/19/24)