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Exit Interviews

Exit interviews are designed to tell employers why the employee is leaving and whether the company can do something to retain them or prevent others from leaving.

But when you talk to employees, the popular narrative is: ‘When it comes to exit interviews, the general rule is if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. You don’t want to burn bridges, you don’t want to create grievances. The risk of offending people is just too high, and that’s a missed opportunity.

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The Bottomline

The pandemic has sparked a movement among employees where they’ve come to expect more from their jobs—they want fulfilment, flexibility, and support in various forms. When they don’t get those things from their employers, they resign.

Employers need to pivot to a ne...

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Leaving The Companies And Giving Reasons On Social Media

Google, Facebook, multi-level marketing companies (MLMs), and “The Big 4” management consulting firms are also popular targets—with alumni skewering their former employers in extensive, detailed, no-holds-barred, direct-to-camera testimonials.

Meanwhile, on TikTok, shorter-form [#iquit] h...

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Public Platforms For Decompressing Emotions

When employees turn to public platforms instead of internal resources to vent frustrations, oftentimes it’s because they don’t feel safe to do so within their organizations—and they hold back, even when they already have one foot out the door.

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Public Bridge-Burning

Back in the nascent days of social media, when non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses were par for the course, one-on-one exit interviews were the extent of employee feedback—and, for better or for worse, poor experiences were relegated to the realms of industry gossip.

Fast forward ...

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The Star Employee Is Gone

The Star Employee Is Gone

More than 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November and, in the arsenal of resources corporations will tap into to understand this attrition and stem the bleeding, creator-based social media platforms have become increasingly im...

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Psychological Safety

There is absolutely no replacement for a candid, one-on-one conversation with employees. We get infinitely more valuable information when we sit with folks one on one.

But in order to have a meaningful conversation, you need to build trust and psychological safety, so people will tell you...

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From Transactional To Relational

So how can employers flip the script—especially during the “Great Resignation”, when retaining talent has become increasingly difficult? By taking a closer look at corporate culture.

As employees’ preferences continue to evolve toward a more values-centric, work-life balance, companies must...

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Job interviews are an opportunity for employers to find whether you're a good match for them, but it is also your time to see if the role is a good fit for you.

When you are sure the answer is "no", you can simply back out, or you can see it as another networking opportunity

Productivity and priorities

One nice thing about the “one-minute rule” is that you don’t have to think about priorities, because you do anything that presents itself, right away.

And your productivity will shot up because you get so many little things got done quickly, so you'll have more time for the bigger...

2. Temperance

2. Temperance

“‘If you seek tranquility, do less.’ Or (more accurately) do what’s essential—what the logos of a social being requires, and in the requisite way. Which brings a double satisfaction: to do less, better. Because most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’...

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