In a recent classroom challenge to brainstorm 10 ideas for employee retention through online research, I encountered a few concepts that challenged my conventional thinking.
Here are three actionable ideas you can implement today to better enable, empower, and retain your employees:
- Hold Stay Meetings: Instead of conducting traditional exit interviews, consider holding stay interviews. Engage employees in conversations about why they choose to remain with the organization, their aspirations, and how the organization can support them in achieving their personal and professional goals. For more insights, you can explore the full article on monster.com: Stay Interviews.
- Seek Coaching from a Junior Team Member: Offer resources for coaching to a junior team member and request them to coach you regularly over six months. This arrangement allows them to develop their coaching and communication skills while providing you with fresh insights from a different perspective. You can facilitate these sessions by providing a meal, fostering a mutually beneficial exchange.
- Offer Extra Experience Opportunities: Invite one of your promising team members to collaborate with you on a community project. This could involve volunteering at a local food bank or serving the homeless at a shelter. Such experiences provide your team member with diverse skills and perspectives, while also giving you the chance to observe their abilities in a different context.
Ideas on employee engagement and fulfillment abound on the internet. As you work towards enabling others to act, these ideas are only one internet search away.