What makes employees quit ?

employee quitThere is an old adage that people quit managers, and not jobs. It maybe true in some cases but I don’t totally agree with that. There are many other factors which contribute directly or indirectly to such a major decision – which maybe :

Some companies like the way things are and employees don’t get a chance to learn anything new. Things continue to go the same way and slowly the good employees who are more ambitious to learn and grow start to leave. Peer pressure play a key role in such a situation and if all your friends have more interesting and rewarding jobs then the pressure keeps increasing.

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Prepare for your performance appraisal

PerformanceThe year is ending and performance appraisals are in full swing. It’s an important time of the year and one of the most important things you can do to ensure the success of your performance appraisal is to actively prepare for it.

Whether the company you are in includes a self-evaluation step in their process or not, you don’t have to play a passive role where you are merely the recipient of feedback and direction from your manager. You can take the initiative to properly prepare for your appraisal meeting with your manager and ensure that your manager has a complete picture of your performance.

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Continuous development

updatedSkillsKnowledgeAfter completing our education we tend to think that learning and exams are a thing of the past – but very soon we realize that the workplace can also be a very competitive learning environment. In the workplace employees are constantly being assessed and judged on their knowledge, capabilities and skills. Further they are compared and bench marked against their peers.

We are normally so caught up in our daily responsibilities that we don’t have time for anything else. But in this age of rapid technological advancement, where both the tools we use and the methods we employ develop and change quickly, it’s imperative that we keep our skills and knowledge up to date.

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Communicate – communicate – communicate

communicateIn today’s world communication is an essential tool which helps an organization to achieve productivity and maintain strong working relationships at all levels.

Those employer who invests time in communicating with employees will build up levels of trust which in turn, leads to increase in productivity and morale. While poor communication inevitably leads to demotivated employees who may question their own abilities and inevitably the organization. So, how can organizations improve and enhance their communication ?

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