How to manage the Great Resignation
High staff churn is here to stay. Retention strategies require a rethink
IN THE NOT-SO-DISTANT past, bosses did not have to worry as much about their workforces. Newcomers could absorb the corporate culture osmotically. Workers’ families were invisible, not constantly interrupting Zoom calls. Employees had a job, not a voice. Now firms have to “be intentional” (management-speak for thinking) about everything from the point of the office to how staff communicate with each other. Retention is the latest area to require attention.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Managing the Great Resignation”
Business November 27th 2021
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