How to Actually Keep Your Team Around

How can I reduce employee turnover in my business?

Hiring’s just the beginning—retention is where the real game is played. The goal? Make them want to stay, not feel stuck.

What keeps people around:

• Onboarding that’s actually useful (not death-by-PowerPoint)

• Clear career paths so they can grow, not guess

• Recognition that’s genuine, not cringey

• Honest, two-way feedback loops

• Managers who care, not control

  
  

What sends them running:

• Making the team do unnecessary overtime

• Guilt-tripping them over small things

• Not being flexible with hours or life needs

• Constantly moving the goalposts

• Overpromising and underdelivering

• Not approving or replying to requests in a timely way

• Having obvious favourites on the team

• Not understanding or supporting the different generational needs

• Ignoring their personal goals and growth

• Toxic culture or managers who kill the vibe

  
  

Bottom line: People don’t just leave jobs—they leave bad vibes, broken promises and burnout. Build a workplace they want to be part of and turnover takes care of itself.

** People leave bad vibes & bad people, not bad jobs.