Losing Staff?

Here's some interesting stats for you on losing staff members:
- bad managers are responsible for 20% of employee resignations - but most organisations don't realise this is why their staff members are leaving
- only 14% of departures are due to pay
- 44% of outgoing employees say they could have been convinced to stay on
- in 2/3 of cases, employees made no effort to dissuade employees from leaving the firm

Other reasons for staff leaving include:
- staff feeling there are no opportunities for career advancement in their current job
- lack of interest in the work they're doing
- no perceived challenges
- poor management by a direct manager
- feeling the need for a career change

Source: "It's Not Me, It's You" - Article featuring Exit-Info - BRW August 7-13, 2008