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Easily said: give them excellent managers. People don't quit jobs, they quit a boss.

• artsyca 6y ago
  Calling a manager a boss already puts you one foot into employee mentality. The only boss is the investor. That's the team, the client's clients and the client in that order. Not everybody even knows this.
• danaris 6y ago
  I feel like this is sort of begging the question; I mean, what makes an excellent manager? Why, the things that retain great employees!
  • PostPlummer 6y ago
    To me, I like to describe my role as mommy & daddy rolled into one. I need to take the time to comfort the group as I need the time to correct them. Since I have had the opportunity to raise my kids, I have grown tremendously as a manager: I have learned to forgive and to stand fast. To allow for slack and to demand relentlessness. To treat people as individuals (you might have guessed I work in IT where rather exquisite characters seem to flourish) and learn them to enjoy the results of our efforts as a team. Loads of seemingly contradictional qualities that are required from parents and very easily translate to people management. Basically I see my role as a temporary one: you are here with me since we need each other to reach some goal, and then we will both move on. This might be short-term or long, but we will separate and I will do my utmost best to become a better person / employee / employer over time, as I will do my utmost best to let you grow and fore fill yourself. Oh and I will try to be having a good time while doing that, since I have ran out of time to suffer for no reason but suffering.