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Innovative Ways to Improve Employee Retention

HR Digest

Moreover, attracting and training new employees is time-consuming and expensive, making it crucial for employers to find innovative ways to decrease staff turnover rates and keep their workforce engaged and motivated. The current competitive marketplace has made it a necessity for organizations to discover steps in managing attrition rates.

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When Do Scientists Reach Their Peak?

The Horizons Tracker

This was reinforced by a recent study from Ohio State University, which showed that scientists were generally most creative in the first flushes of their careers. Indeed, the study found that the impact of one’s work seems to drop by up to two-thirds over the course of our career.

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Is Money More Important Than Meaning In Our Work?

The Horizons Tracker

Although having a job that means something to you is important, it seems that money talks louder when people consider their career options and their current jobs. This results in high attrition rates, which further exacerbates the problems for those who remain, and the vicious cycle continues.

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May 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

In the workplace, this manifests as low engagement, high attrition, bullying, toxic culture, harassment, lack of psychological safety and stifled communication. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared What Does a Career Look Like Today ? The same is true for your leadership career. Getting to know them will propel your career forward.

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Three Ways to Improve Retention on Your Team

Great Leadership By Dan

For organizations, attrition is an expensive issue that takes money away from impactful progress, innovation, employee benefits, and enjoyable team activities. Give Opportunities for Development Leaders often assume that opportunities for development and career growth only come with a promotion.

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Raising Pay Can Help Organizations Overcome The Talent Shortage

The Horizons Tracker

Ton, who is also the president of the Good Jobs Institute , argues that when employees are viewed purely as a cost, companies can quickly descend into a vicious cycle that sees employees treated poorly, which leads to high attrition rates, which makes it harder for those who remain, and so on.

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Research Highlights The Glass Ceiling In Academia

The Horizons Tracker

Women make up a growing proportion of academia, but as in so many other walks of life, their path up the career ladder is a slippery one indeed. New research from McGill University highlights how while women make up around two-thirds of doctorates in archaeology, they make up just one-third of tenure-stream faculty. Brain drain.

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