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Does Your Leadership Suffer From Proximity Bias?

Rich Gee Group

Set clear goals and expectations. Clearly define goals and expectations for the team and regularly check in to ensure they are being met. In addition, technology has exploded in the past 40 years — take advantage of the flexible nature of work. That’s a prescription for attrition — and your prescription is for more cowbell. 


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Wall Street banks opt for greater automation for grunt work to retain talent

HR Digest

An internal survey by Goldman Sachs junior employees detailing the crushing workload and the accompanying stress due to demanding bosses has led to some stocktaking about the working conditions in the industry and the high attrition rates. Banks now insist on weekend offs, no excessive overtime, and greater use of technology for routine work.

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The Right Way to Cut Costs

HR Digest

Instead of outright layoffs, you may explore alternatives such as attrition or offering voluntary early retirement packages. Additionally, leveraging technology can enable collaboration and virtual meetings, reducing the need for physical meeting rooms. Another option is to outsource certain tasks or functions to external providers.

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How HR leaders can deliberately shape their worker-employer relationship?

HR Digest

1] Organizations that are able to build a sustainable and differentiated worker-employer relationship will be able to stem attrition, traverse shifts in marketplace conditions, and thrive not just through the pandemic, but future disruptions as well.

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Onboarding and Employee Retention: A Match Made in HR

HR Digest

If your company is suffering from poor attrition rates and you’re wondering about the best ways to retain employees, then supporting your new hire from day one with a good onboarding process might be key. According to Urban Bound , 60 percent of businesses ignore goal setting for new employees.

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Can You See What I See?

Lead Change Blog

Many years later I learned the technique for using black light technology. Attrition wasn’t vacating enough positions to stop the bleeding of weekly layoffs, but the executive team knew this was not the time to put down the paintbrush and fold up the canvas. Generates passion versus obligatory compliance.

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Align the Scales Correctly for a Better Work-Life Balance

HR Digest

More than just a trendy topic, it is important for us to learn how to improve our work-life balance if we want to achieve any of the goals we have planned in our lives. It also allows them to prioritize their personal goals on their own time. million annually.

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