Employee Retention Strategies Here is a portion of an artcile written by Rebecca R. Hastings, SPHR that appeared on the SHRM.org website. High morale may not correlate with retention, recent studies suggest. Consider these seemingly contradictory results: Eighty-one percent of 443 U.S. based employees described morale at their organization as “very good” or “good” in […]
Employee Satisfaction Surveys
America’s Favorite Retailers Have One Thing In Common – Great Customer Service
One of the first jobs I held was with K-Mart. Back then K-mart was one of the top retailers in the country. I was proud of the fact of all the people working at our store, I generated more sales than any other person. My success was based on one thing. I was good at […]
Gen X and Baby Boomers
Many good employees are quitting traditional organizations because the older workforce does not know how to manage them properly. I recently worked with the U.S. Army who is experiencing a severe retention problem. Highly skilled Generation X junior officers and enlisted soldiers are leaving in droves. The lure of higher paying civilian jobs is only […]
Workforce Motivation and Retention Survey Results
Number of submissions (152) Number of questions answered (1672) Received: as of Monday, July 28, 2003 @ 7:05:30 PM 1. During the past 12 months, has your voluntary turnover rate? 2. Does your organization plan on hiring new employees this year? 3. Does your organization have a retention strategy to keep employees? 4. Does your company […]
What Is Wrong with Your Human Resources Department Satisfaction Survey
Atlanta, GA. (April 2, 2008) Chart Your Course International conducted an online survey about how people perceive their Human Resources departments. The survey asked individuals to answer the question, “Do you trust your HR department?” They were also asked to evaluate if the HR department cares more about employees or management. The data collected for […]
Education and Training Survey Results
Number of submissions (262) Number of questions answered (2096) Received: as of Monday, January 06, 2003 @ 4:49:57 PM 1. How important is training and development to your organization? 2. Has your organization cut back on training and development due to economic conditions? 3. Which is the MOST COMMON training strategy currently being provided in your […]