The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 24, 2024

How To Engage Your Workforce & Reduce Employee Attrition Each of us wants to know we are valued and bring value. Consider these practical strategies that will both engage your workforce and reduce your attrition. Let’s make it happen.” It could be with someone in Talent Development or Recruiting.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The whole management team saw it as just a passing thing. The exec team didn’t bother to plan for a work disruption of more than 2 weeks, deciding to comply with early standards from the CDC to prepare for just a short disturbance due to a short-term infection break out. Moving On From Anchoring.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Beating Burnout at Work : Why Teams Hold the Secret to Well-Being and Resilience by Paula Davis. Davis’s research-driven, fast-reading, and actionable book is the first of its kind to explore a new solution to the burnout problem at work: a comprehensive approach focused on building the resilience of teams of all sizes.

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HR Digest

MARCH 9, 2020

Teams that have interdepartmental interactions do better. Individuals and teams with ‘skin in the game’ (some kind of monetary investment) do better. Teams that have interdepartmental interactions do better. So, can we connect such a team to the wider business, and could we create professional networks that connect teams?”.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 26, 2016

Agile was originally a software technique, meant to shorten software development times and make the development team more accountable to customer needs. Maneuver stands in opposition to existing “attrition” strategy, where firms fight expensive battles over small differences in market share based on essentially similar products.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 4, 2021

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared The 3 Most Important Traits Teams Want in a New Manager. Communication. Engagement. Jennifer V.

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HR Digest

MARCH 14, 2022

Without a well-thought-out people strategy, there can be inconsistencies in managing employees leading to human resource (HR) issues and even employee attrition. . Human resource strategy is focused on ways the HR teams work, including things like recruiting , onboarding and managing the database and similar administrative tasks. .

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2019

Simons’ team defines behavioral integrity as “managers keeping their promises and demonstrating espoused values.” Dr. Simons’ team created an assessment that measured behavioral integrity on a five-point scale. After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 27, 2024

.” The authors conclude, “Introducing return-to-office mandates that seem at odds with a human-centric corporate purpose can lead to tremendous organizational damage, including an erosion of already-frayed employee trust and connection to the organization, as well as an increase in attrition.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Of course you need fresh perspective, but too much churning keeps your wheels spinning, and the cost of attrition is expensive. . Those who are recently promoted or have been transferred to a new position need support in getting up to speed with their new responsibilities as well as how to work with their new team.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

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. Instead of eight to 10 [presentations] a week for the team, it’s now eight to 10 presentations a day.”.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Diversity and inclusion is a buzzword in the business world, countless company websites tout their commitment to building diverse teams and inclusive cultures. Human resource departments are instilling D&I training for hiring managers and discussing their role in hiring diverse employees and creating a culture of inclusion.

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HR Digest

JUNE 12, 2023

By harnessing AI capabilities, HR teams can proactively address challenges and create a more conducive work environment. For example, AI algorithms can track employee attrition rates, pinpoint factors contributing to turnover, and help develop initiatives to reduce employee churn.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In Organizing Genius , noted management thinker Warren Bennis chronicles the unifying characteristics of many of the finest teams mankind has ever known. One particularly noticeable trait of many of these teams is their respective ages. Bennis reveals that in the vast majority of the great teams he studied, 35 was considered old.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2018

Attenuating Attrition: How Leaders Can Create a Sticky Situation by @Julie_WG. The Three Required Virtues of an Ideal Team Player by @patricklencioni. 4 Things to Do Every Day from @wallybock. Understanding Speed and Velocity : Saying "NO" to the Non-Essential via @farnamstreet. Turns out it’s just chance. See more on Twitter. * * *.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

While the HR team is mainly responsible for employee retention, it takes an entire organizational effort to make it a success. Establish Effective Recruitment Strategies and Onboarding A big reason for high attrition rates is the hiring of candidates who are not suited for the organization.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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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CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

Developing the skills to engage team members is important. As a leader you are obligated to develop your skills to influence and support each and every team member. Your goal must be to ensure your team members are regularly performing work that they are good at and care about. It won’t always be like this, however.

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QAspire

MARCH 30, 2022

As attrition soared amidst pandemic, companies had to initiate short term measures to retain their best talent which included tactics like special salary hikes, off-cycle pay outs, work-from-anywhere options and offering special learning opportunities. One day he approached me (a skip level meeting) requesting a short conversation.

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

However, according to data from the Eagle Hill National Attrition Survey , low performers can have significantly negative effects on an organization. Low performers in management roles contribute to attrition among high performers. 44% say low performers increase the work burden on high performers.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

They account for a difference of up to 70 percentage points in employees’ experience of belongingness and psychological safety, and inclusive leaders see a 17% increase in team performance, a 20% increase in decision-making quality, and a 29% increase in team collaboration. Inclusive leaders also cut down employee attrition risk.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 10, 2022

Among the several reported reasons for employee attrition, difficulty in achieving a work-life balance was on the top. Companies with younger management teams tend to be keener to make changes that benefit the employee’s work-life balance. During the Covid-19 pandemic, employee churn was critical for many companies.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

And one of the very real consequences associated with this pervasive change is employee attrition. That may seem like a blinding flash of the obvious, but it is sometimes lost in the mix because the attrition reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is done so in aggregate. And in so doing, causing disruptions of their own!

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration Leigh Thompson Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How and why focused, individual work can achieve innovation breakthroughs when combined with structured team interaction However different they may be in many respects, all of the healthiest organizations (most highly admired, best to (..)

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 26, 2022

Either way, culture issues will eventually affect employees in their day-to-day work experience, upping the risk of attrition. For example, turnover may be higher on a certain team. Each department could have their own “culture team.” Each team would commit to at least one work-free lunch hour each week.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

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. There is no substitute for a clear vision when leading a team, an organization, or a family. It is a dream with direction.”.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 16, 2015

What is the temperature of the team; what do they know, how do they feel? Are these good gaps due to promotional opportunities, or bad gaps due to attrition? Team Dynamics Leadership Management Teamwork' Does leadership communicate consistently? Training & Job Knowledge. Do people fully know what is expected of them?

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HR Digest

JUNE 30, 2023

Instead of outright layoffs, you may explore alternatives such as attrition or offering voluntary early retirement packages. Additionally, leveraging marketing automation tools can streamline processes and save time, allowing your team to focus on high-impact activities.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Among reports of increasing job dissatisfaction and high employee attrition rates, many companies are caught wondering how to recruit top talent and retain top talent as well. Team Stage reported that 6 percent of job applications are abandoned because they take too long to complete.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JULY 12, 2022

Step 2 – Align on the readiness of the individual or team to perform that task. Leaders that help others recognize that the root cause of challenges, like attrition during disruptive change might well have something to do with aggregate WPD, frequently double down on their efforts to build a culture defined by effective leadership.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Obviously, the rate of attrition was high in the organization. This is like saying the team did well in putting it all together in such a short time but… The ‘but’ here says that in spite of achieving the impossible I am unhappy. This story may have been experienced in some form by all of us in our work life sometime.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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. The HR team will be required to handle the administrative tasks and be the first face the employee sees when they join a company.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 11, 2013

Meanwhile, their behavior has consequences: - Low employee morale, retaliation, passive aggression, attrition. The program team was highly dysfunctional and everyone had his or her own ideas about the source of the problems – the technical challenges, the difficult customer, the bureaucracy of the large company, procurement issues.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 14, 2016

The feature to feature competition is called “attrition”, and it’s adopted from the military, where the goal is to overwhelm and defeat a competitor, regardless of the cost. But attrition relies on size, deep pockets and slowly evolving markets in order to succeed. What skills and capabilities does your organization need to succeed?

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2019

A common challenge is that they have not hired the level of skill necessary on the sales team. The Disconnect puts the sales team outside of the strategic conversation. But that familiarity carries a steep cost: slow growth, missed targets, attrition, and unfulfilled potential. I call this obstacle The Disconnect.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 24, 2021

Have measurable targets – Having female role models in senior positions is clearly beneficial in a number of ways, and the authors urge companies to have measurable targets for improving the diversity of their leadership team.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2015

Many Boomers are frightened by social media like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook which are beginning to invade companies in such a way that is paralyzing to the harmony of the team that is led, in many cases, by the “type writer generation”. The element of engagement’s having the most significance is “trust”.

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