As businesses face historically high levels of employee turnover, alongside labor shortages in certain fields, headlines are filled with stories about “the Great Resignation.” As HR leaders, it’s time to consider if what we’re really facing is a great retention conundrum.
Building strong employee retention takes time, and over the past year, businesses have been facing very real challenges around operating safely during a pandemic — or continuing to operate at all. While today’s talent challenges underscore the need for investing in employee retention, the managers and employees who remain at their organizations are often under tremendous stress. Here are five steps HR managers can take to support managers who are struggling with issues of high employee turnover.
