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Posts from Awesome Folks #10
Emily Webber
May 13, 2022
Hello and happy Friday!
This week, many posts are popping up about retention and attrition; the first three posts in this week's collection talk directly about it.
There is a general awareness of people moving companies more than ever before, and some have dubbed this period "the great resignation". These concerns highlight the importance of potential and new employees' experience more than ever. It takes a lot of effort to hire the right people, so the last thing you want is to lose them almost immediately or not give them the right conditions to succeed.
Enjoy and as always, send me a message on Twitter or leave a comment if you want to chat.
Emily
People and culture
Most new hires start job searching again within three months, survey finds
For workers in a job for between three and six months, that figure jumps from 52% to 59%— a sign that sticking it out in a job you hate is no longer the norm.
The Key to Retaining Young Workers? Better Onboarding.
It is no news that hiring right now is incredibly difficult. Labor shortages are widespread, young workers are expecting higher starting wages, and after employers hire and train a new employee, the risk that they will jump ship for a better paying job is rising fast.
The Great Resignation: How To Stop Losing Your Talent
Companies across the globe, and particularly those in the US, are facing a great challenge: people are quitting their jobs or people are checking out. One could say that this movement was unforeseen but progressive leaders and organizational culture experts saw it coming.
How to Build Strong Business Relationships — Remotely
Although many managers have adapted to virtual meetings to replace face-to-face ones as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, developing new business relationships online presents a particular set of challenges.
“Community is like a muscle that grows when you practice together”
Whenever we start working with a new group, we usually introduce the practice of a “check-in” at the beginning of each call, and a “check-out” at the end of each call. They are simple opportunities for people to share how they are showing up and how they are leaving the call.
Organisations and systems
Failureship and “Show, don’t tell”
Thirty years ago I moved to London from the North of England. To fill my empty dance card I took night classes in short short story writing. Thirty years later the one thing we were taught that is still seared into my memory is “Show, don’t tell”.
Resources for leading through crises
This post originally appeared in my newsletter. Subscribe to receive it! My blog post from 2017, “Managering through terrible times,” continues to (sadly) be relevant for folks leading teams through the tumultuous times we find ourselves in.
Change Is Hard. Here’s How to Make It Less Painful.
Every leader has had the experience of unveiling an organizational change — a new system or process, a corporate restructure, a shift in the business model — and getting a less-than positive response from their team. Sometimes the reaction is subtle: lowered eyes, tightened lips, silence.
Setting and measuring goals
Services — how to even start?
If you can’t answer the previous questions, you have a problem. Fill that knowledge gap first — you need a state of high observability to improve and experiment systematically. Then ask yourself questions like the following, to generate areas of focus for (re)design
