These days, we’re quick to label everything “great.” There was the Great Recession, which lasted barely a year and a half-not really that great, in the scheme of things. Now, it’s the Great Resignation, though when you actually examine the data, it’s more like a somewhat-higher-than-average resignation.
Regardless, whether it’s to gaze at their navels or to take new positions, a lot of people are leaving their jobs. And that has a lot of other people asking: How do you get them to stay? Now, that is a great question. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal ’s The Future of Everything section posed it to five people in the fields of management and human resources. Their suggestions included more flexible time off, more get-togethers, and a focus on the team rather than on the individual when it comes to compensation and rewards.
What would I say if asked? Well, first of all, of course