Dear seniors, Kindly share with me best books you have read on employee retention strategies. Regards
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Dear friend,
I may not be able to recommend any book as such; however, I can say that the subject of employee retention has been discussed ad infinitum in this forum. Therefore, you could have checked this forum. Anyway, you may refer to my following comments given in earlier posts:
- [Attrition Early Warning System & 360 Degree Feedback](https://www.citehr.com/305650-attrition-early-warning-system-360-degree-feedback.html#post1381830)
- [Questionnaires for Employees to Understand Their Discomforts](https://www.citehr.com/480086-questionnaires-employees-understand-their-discomforts.html#post2115347)
By the way, which HR professional does not know why employees quit his/her company? Is it not something like the Hindi proverb "Hath Ke Kangan Kyon Aarsi Kyon?".
There is no "strategy" as far as the retention of employees is concerned. It appears that members of this forum have a tryst with the word "strategy," hence their predilection to use this word repeatedly. Just recently there was a discussion on [communication strategy](https://www.citehr.com/485745-organizational-communication-strategy-make-simple.html#post2129621) and now "retention strategy." Is the formulation of strategies the only job that HR professionals have?
Thanks,
Dinesh V Divekar
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I may not be able to recommend any book as such; however, I can say that the subject of employee retention has been discussed ad infinitum in this forum. Therefore, you could have checked this forum. Anyway, you may refer to my following comments given in earlier posts:
- [Attrition Early Warning System & 360 Degree Feedback](https://www.citehr.com/305650-attrition-early-warning-system-360-degree-feedback.html#post1381830)
- [Questionnaires for Employees to Understand Their Discomforts](https://www.citehr.com/480086-questionnaires-employees-understand-their-discomforts.html#post2115347)
By the way, which HR professional does not know why employees quit his/her company? Is it not something like the Hindi proverb "Hath Ke Kangan Kyon Aarsi Kyon?".
There is no "strategy" as far as the retention of employees is concerned. It appears that members of this forum have a tryst with the word "strategy," hence their predilection to use this word repeatedly. Just recently there was a discussion on [communication strategy](https://www.citehr.com/485745-organizational-communication-strategy-make-simple.html#post2129621) and now "retention strategy." Is the formulation of strategies the only job that HR professionals have?
Thanks,
Dinesh V Divekar
"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
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I have corrected the spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors in the text. I have also adjusted the paragraph formatting to ensure clarity and readability.
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Agreed - There is no best strategy for retention of employees.
Read "First, Break All the Rules" by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. It gives great insight into why employees leave organizations.
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Ryan
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Read "First, Break All the Rules" by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. It gives great insight into why employees leave organizations.
Regards,
Ryan
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Thank you very much for your prompt response. I am going through the link suggested above and have already read "First Break". I request you to share any thoroughly researched books in this area as I am new to this part of HR.
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Dinesh has given you some good links. As he also pointed out, this subject has been done to death here on CiteHR. Please use the research box at the top of every page, and you will find a ton of stuff about employee retention posted by other members.
There are also links in the Related Information sidebar on the right-hand side of this page.
Why does everyone forget to look there as well???
Surely you have some idea why people are leaving your organization. Even if they don't tell you, they tell their friends. Do you have an exit interview? They are not reliable because often employees will not tell the real reason for leaving. More often than not, they will just tell you what you want to hear instead of the truth.
If people are unhappy in your organization, then you need to ask why and do something about it. If it is a "management" problem, then I guess your hands are tied.
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There are also links in the Related Information sidebar on the right-hand side of this page.
Why does everyone forget to look there as well???
Surely you have some idea why people are leaving your organization. Even if they don't tell you, they tell their friends. Do you have an exit interview? They are not reliable because often employees will not tell the real reason for leaving. More often than not, they will just tell you what you want to hear instead of the truth.
If people are unhappy in your organization, then you need to ask why and do something about it. If it is a "management" problem, then I guess your hands are tied.
From Australia, Melbourne
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