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Four Tips for Creating a Rewarding Environment for Your Tech Staff

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As a manager, you are your own best retention and job satisfaction tool. The number one reason people leave companies is because their relationship with their manager is poor. Leave your feedback in the comments!). In technology roles, often the only feedback we get is negative and when something has gone horribly wrong.

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention. To learn more about employee retention and the reasons employees decide to leave an organization, read Overland Park, KS author Leigh Branhams book, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. In fourth place is an organizations financial stability.

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Use A Board Of Advisors

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

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Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Business leaders can read Overland Park, KS’s Leigh Branham’s books: • The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave • Re-Engage to learn more about why employees leave their workplaces (including non-financial reasons), and what leaders can do to boost employee retention. Both are excellent books.

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What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:31 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Employee Retention , General Management Skills , Goal Setting , Leadership , Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Performance Appraisals , Providing Feedback 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) UpTweet Subscribe To Posts (..)

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How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us? To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews.