7 Tells that You are on the Brink of Lossing Team Members

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Date posted: 04/27/16

Dorothy Dalton blogs that the stats on the level of engagement in all organizations come out overwhelmingly against the boss. 66% seems to be a standard figure for disengaged employees, so let us work around that. It starts with the top employee who can bail fastest and more easily than the others. Then it trickles downwards, so that means losing your team will be the next step. The top performer departure can blindside you. They are the best for a reason. Part of that is they are tapped into the market and bring their best selves to every situation. Very often their exit will be discreet and sudden. You can rightly be shocked, although some would say that even that might indicate that you are not in touch as you might be. But for the others, there are a multitude of tells that let you know you are losing your team, they are restless and out there testing the market. This might be as active candidates, or actively passive candidates, driving traffic to themselves and raising their visibility. Whether you have your head in the sand or the clouds, unless you get on the ball, it will trickle down the ranks, until eventually you will be stuck with a team that will not be top calibre. Multiple departures is a sign that you have a cultural issue which needs addressing urgently. Becoming tuned into the tell tale signs that you are on the brink of losing your team can help you take pre-emptive action. So how do you know you are losing your team? Tell #1... LinkedIn not Facebook activity, and lots of it. Maybe a professional head shot or a profile that has been written with a career coach or by a resume writer. There will be some sensible updates going out on matters relating to your sector, not likes of a mate posts or selfies. The smart ones will do this on an on-going basis, but most do not. So this is tell number one for sure. They will connect with recruiters or contacts in other companies and will have forgotten to adjust their privacy settings.