It’s a scary thought. What if your only responsibility was improving employee retention…the only, single thing you were measured for…and your back was against the wall to figure it out? I’ll bet two dollars you would do this:

• Find out why employees leave, usually done via exit interviews conducted either in person or electronically
• Find out next what employees want by conducting an employee engagement survey, so you have a clear list of resulting to-dos
• Get a team together, including HR, to develop your resulting action plan, paying special attention to the most-mentioned needs like recognition ...