More than 2 million Americans leave their job voluntarily every month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — and that number has been continually growing, according to a Forbes report.
To stem the flow of the best employees from organizations — especially healthcare employees, who are more in-demand than ever — the report suggests that employers take the following five steps:
1. Take care of employees. Employers should ask employees directly what they want or need to feel engaged and happy in their jobs.
2. Empower them. Allow employees to have a sense of ownership of their work and feel like they are their own boss, something the majority of millennials feel is important. Other ways to empower employees is to allow them more leniency in how they accomplish their goals, such as allowing a work-from-home day or instituting more flexible office hours.
3. Recognize them. Real-time feedback on job performance "is not only instructive but rewarding to employees," according to the article. When positive performance is recognized, especially in front of peers, employees feel more engaged and satisfied in their jobs, and therefore are less likely to leave.
4. Eliminate negative politics. Leaders need to confront negativity and any existing culture that pits employees or cliques against one another. "Your team has to know you are establishing a culture without disruptive politics and that this norm is non-negotiable," the report states.
5. Be trustworthy. Finally, managers need to build trust with their employees over time. Workers are more likely to leave if they feel their manager is unfair, lies, cheats or deceives them.
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