There are many reasons good employees quit and go to another company, maybe even your competitor. Most of the reasons start with management and most are preventable. Good people don’t leave good companies, they leave bad managers. Here are seven reasons. Are they prevalent in your organization?
- Management requires one person to do the work of two or more people, resulting in longer days and weekend work. This becomes a moral killer not only for the individual but for the team.
- Management does not allow the base to make decisions about their work. Therefore, employees see their work as just a job instead of developing enthusiasm and pride of ownership.
- Management is constantly reshuffling, moving people around, and constantly changing direction. So employees don’t know what’s going on, what the priorities are, and what they should be doing.
- Management does not take the time to clarify their decisions. For example, it rejects the work once it is finished, damaging the morale and esteem of those who prepared it.
- Management alienates staff by promoting someone who lacks the necessary training and/or experience to supervise. This leads employees to feel that management is showing favoritism, so why do a good job?
- Management encourages departments to compete with each other while at the same time preaching teamwork and cooperation. Therefore, employees become cynical and only put effort into what they see management wants, not what they say.
- Management throws a tantrum, points fingers and blames when things go wrong. Therefore, employees do not want to be on the other side of the barrage of negativity.