Engaging and Retaining Top Talents with Stay Interviews: Strategize Employee Engagement Before It’s Too Late
OVERVIEW Job markets go up and down but one thing remains clear: companies want and need to retain their best performing employees. Unfortunately, most companies use the exit interview to collect reasons why their employees leave – an action that can be described by the old adage, “too little, too late.” A better strategy is to implement and leverage “stay interviews,” which help managers to proactively take action ahead of the employee’s decision to leave. A stay interview is a powerful retention tool that gives organizations a jumping-off point to build upon the positive aspects of the job. It helps to identify the key factors that engage and excite employees and help in formulating better employee engagement strategies. As well, it helps to pinpoint aspects that drive dissatisfaction and frustration for high-performing employees, so that those aspects can be minimized or eliminated. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND If you’ve ever found yourself dumbfounded by high performin