Top 10 Clues Your Best Employees Are Leaving

• They start dressing better.
• They take lunches at different times.
• Their production drops off.
• They seem “quiet” or “down.”
• They request holidays one day at a time.
• They are “sick” more often.
• They stop championing their positions.
• They stop volunteering.
• They get more incoming phone calls than usual.
.....And number 10....
• They ask for a reference

People often get more money when they leave, but the money (unless it’s a lot more) is usually not the reason for leaving. Research shows employees leave when....

• Their values are very different from the organisation’s values.
• Things do not work out the way they were promised during recruiting.
• They do not like the work itself.
• They do not like the people they work with.
• They are not allowed to assume responsibility.
• They see no opportunities for growth and promotion, and
• They do not share in the organisation’s success.

16th April 2003