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How to Calculate and Improve Employee Turnover

How to Calculate and Improve Employee Turnover

Learn what causes employee turnover and how to improve retention. Employee turnover is the rate at which employees leave a company within a set period of time. Calculate employee turnover by dividing the number of employee departures by the average number of employees. Reduce employee turnover by...

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Don’t Skip Exit Interviews

Don’t Skip Exit Interviews

They're usually an afterthought, but these check-ins on the way out can uncover a multitude of issues that are hurting retention and keeping you from hiring the best. If you’ve seen any news in the past year, you know we’re currently knee-deep in one of the tightest labor markets in years. It all...

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The Costs of Being a Perfectionist Manager

The Costs of Being a Perfectionist Manager

Our obsession with perfection is increasing: A comprehensive study of perfectionism involving young adults in the UK, U.S., and Canada revealed that perfectionistic tendencies and behaviors have significantly risen — up to 32% over the past three decades. Notable figures such as tennis superstar...

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The 3 Secret Blunders Leaders Make

The 3 Secret Blunders Leaders Make

The 3 Secret Blunders Leaders Make: The most damaging blunders leaders make are the ones they ignore. A blunder you DON’T notice leads to a dead-end. The 3 secret blunders leaders make: #1. Leaving your best self at home: The draining blunders leaders make include pretending you’re someone you...

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How to Cover for Employees Gone for an Extended Period

How to Cover for Employees Gone for an Extended Period

Planning is important to avoid emergency responses. If the past few years have taught small business owners anything, it’s the unpredictability of life. Assuming that your small to medium business weathered the pandemic, you are understandably concerned about shoring things up ahead of the next...

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To Make Better Hires, Learn What Predicts Success

To Make Better Hires, Learn What Predicts Success

The current talent struggles of U.S. companies are hardly a new trend. A PwC survey dating 15 years back cited that 93% of CEOs recognized the need to change their strategy for attracting and retaining talent. If organizations have been trying to improve their hiring outcomes for so long, then why...

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