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Issue
Perhaps your organization is confronting a situation similar to one of these:
  • Is your organization experiencing a high turnover / attrition rate?

  • Perhaps you suspect a connection between low retention and low employee survey results?

  • Do you need to calculate the full cost of your employee attrition rate?

  • Have you been asked to determine and fix the root causes of a high attrition rate among your best performers?
High turnover or attrition and low employee morale in all or part of an organization are two major indicators of an ineffectual work environment. Related indicators that may exist in such a situation include:
  • Conflict
  • Many complaints
  • Low employee survey results
  • Diversity and inclusion objectives being unrecognized or going unmet.
These factors can reinforce or drive each other - a problem with one can create or exacerbate problems in all others.

There are many possible root causes stemming from uncertain business conditions, the work environment, and external factors. In such an environment, employees focus more on their career choices, sense of well being, and personal safety. Work output and productivity drop. Business suffers.

Ultimately this can send a company's profits into a downward spiral.

Solution

How to correct employee turnover? Calculating the full cost of employee attrition is the easy part. Frequently, though, these types of issues can be addressed more readily and quickly than is commonly assumed with effective HR retention strategies.

Root causes typically exist in the work environment, people processes (e.g. performance management) definition or implementation, communications, and supervisors’ managerial effectiveness. Lack of inclusion is a factor when only part of the organization sees and feels these issues at the same time that “everything is fine” to other groups.

MDB Group addresses these issues using your existing data and customized climate assessments. Depending upon need, the assessments might range from simple interviews to extensive focus groups or surveys.

Getting and using employee input on the issues and potential solutions is central to our approach. We focus on getting some visible results quickly while simultaneously addressing longer-term needs, and on effective communications.

Sample results

See representative results achieved by MDB Group's principals at Retention, Turnover, Morale.

Related links
As indicated above, morale and turnover issues frequently occur along with other related factors. Click the links below for more insight:
Solutions to morale and turnover frequently can be implemented as extensions of an existing diversity strategy.
Workplace conflict may be contributing to low morale and to people leaving in search of a better work environment.
Discontented employees are more likely to speak about and represent your company negatively.
Assessments of the current work environment help determine the appropriate plan and measure progress.

Next steps
Please call us so that together we can start improving morale and retention at your company.

Your business success is our most important objective.


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